title: Synergistic antitumor effects of rat gamma-interferon and human tumor necrosis factor alpha against androgen-dependent and -independent rat prostatic tumors.
abstract: We have examined the antitumor effects of rat gamma-interferon (IFN-gamma) and human tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) against androgen-dependent and -independent Dunning rat prostatic tumors. In vitro studies, using the double layer soft agar assay, showed a very limited antiproliferative activity of the drugs in the dose range tested (1-1000 units IFN-gamma and/or 1-1000 ng TNF/dish). For in vivo studies IFN-gamma and TNF were administered s.c., peritumorally. IFN-gamma was given 3 times/week, 8,000 or 80,000 units/rat, and TNF 5 times/week, 10 or 100 micrograms/rat. IFN-gamma and TNF monotherapy were not significantly effective in inhibiting tumor growth, except for IFN-gamma against the androgen-independent MatLyLu tumor. Combinations of IFN-gamma and TNF had synergistic antiproliferative effects against all four tumor lines tested; however, complete growth inhibitions could not be achieved. Survival studies showed significant increase in survival of tumor-bearing rats.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: van Moorselaar
authors.forename: B T
authors.initials: BT
authors.lastname: Hendriks
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van Stratum
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: van der Meide
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Debruyne
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Schalken
mesh_terms: D000728:Androgens; D000818:Animals; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D004357:Drug Synergism; D006801:Humans; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D009376:Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D051381:Rats; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000728:Androgens; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D007371:Interferon-gamma