title: Synergistic cytotoxicity of recombinant human TNF and various anti-cancer drugs.
abstract: A synergistic increase in the cytotoxic effects of recombinant human tumor necrosis factor (rH-TNF) and anti-cancer drugs was demonstrated in vitro. The cytotoxicity of rH-TNF against L-M cells in combination with Mitomycin C (MMC), Adriamycin (ADM), Cytosine arabinoside (Ara-C), Actinomycin D (ACD), Daunomycin (DM), Cisplatin (CDDP), Vincristine (VCR), and 5-Fluorouracil (5FU), based on the concentration necessary for 50% inhibition of cell growth (IC50), was 4 to 347 times as high as that of rH-TNF alone. The results suggest that combination therapy including rH-TNF and anti-cancer drugs may be of value in the treatment of malignancy in human patients.
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000494:pharmacology; D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic / Q000187:drug effects*; D003609:Dactinomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003630:Daunorubicin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000494:pharmacology; D016685:Mitomycin; D008937:Mitomycins / Q000494:pharmacology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014750:Vincristine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D008937:Mitomycins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D003561:Cytarabine; D001761:Bleomycin; D003609:Dactinomycin; D016685:Mitomycin; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil; D003630:Daunorubicin