title: Effect of oxygenation, pH and hyperthermia on RSU-1069 in vitro and in vivo with radiation in the FSaIIC murine fibrosarcoma.
abstract: We have evaluated the combination of the radiosensitizing and bioreductive alkylating agent RSU-1069 with hyperthermia and radiation in an attempt to improve the potential effectiveness of hyperthermia and radiation against locally advanced malignancies. In vitro studies in FSaIIC murine fibrosarcoma cells demonstrated that 1 h exposure to RSU-1069 was more cytotoxic toward hypoxic than normally oxygenated cells at 37 degrees C and pH 7.40 and was only minimally more cytotoxic at hyperthermic temperatures. At pH 6.45, however, RSU-1069 became significantly more toxic toward hypoxic cells and its cytotoxicity was markedly increased at hyperthermic temperatures. In contrast, the ability of this agent to radiosensitize hypoxic FSaIIC cells significantly diminished at pH 6.45. Hoechst 33342 diffusion selected FSaIIC tumor subpopulation studies revealed that hyperthermia and RSU-1069 were more toxic towards dim (hypoxic) cells, while radiation was more toxic towards bright (normally oxygenated) cells. A combination of all three modalities resulted in an equal and significant kill of hypoxic and oxygenated cells. These results suggest that the combination of RSU-1069, local hyperthermia and radiation has considerable clinical potential.
authors.affiliation: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Teicher
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Herman
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Holden
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Rudolph
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008920:Misonidazole / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D010100:Oxygen; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000528:radiation effects*
chemical_list: D001562:Benzimidazoles; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents; C041712:1-(2-nitro-1-imidazolyl)-3-aziridino-2-propanol; D008920:Misonidazole; C017807:bisbenzimide ethoxide trihydrochloride; D010100:Oxygen