[Comparative studies on the antitumor activity of fluorinated pyrimidine derivatives against human bladder, cervical and ovarian cancer xenografts in nude mice].
Fluorinated pyrimidines given orally were examined for their antitumor activity with 11 human cancer xenograft models (4 bladder, 4 cervical and 3 ovarian cancers). The drugs were evaluated to be effective when they inhibited tumor growth over 58%. UFT was not effective against all of 11 cancer xenografts tested. 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) was effective against only one bladder cancer xenograft among 6 cancer xenografts tested. On the other hand, 5'-deoxy-5-fluorouridine (5'-DFUR) was effective against one bladder, 3 cervical and one ovarian cancer xenografts. The Antitumor activity of 5'-DFUR was correlated with the enzyme activity of pyrimidine nucleoside phosphorylase, which is an essential enzyme for phosphorolysis of 5'-DFUR to 5-FU.
Miwa
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Dept. of Oncology and Immunology, Nippon Roche Research Center, Japan.
Sekiguchi
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F
Akaza
H
H
Tokita
H
H
Nitta
K
K
Adachi
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S
Kanazawa
K
K
Ishitsuka
H
H
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005467:Floxuridine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D005641:Tegafur / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014498:Uracil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
D005467:Floxuridine; D005641:Tegafur; D014498:Uracil; D005472:Fluorouracil; C025034:doxifluridine