title: Sequence dependent synergistic cytotoxicity between etoposide and fluoropyrimidines.
abstract: The cytotoxic interactions between etoposide and two fluoropyrimidines (FP), 5-fluorouracil (FUra) and 5-fluoro-2'-deoxyuridine (FdUrd), were determined in L1210 cells by soft agar clonogenic assay and in five human adenocarcinoma cell lines by colony growth assay. The administration of etoposide prior to FP resulted in synergistic cytotoxicity in L1210, HCT-8, Mia PaCa, MCF-7, and T47-D cells while the reverse sequence resulted in additive or antagonistic cytotoxicity in L1210, HCT-8, and Mia PaCa cells. Etoposide prior to FdUrd produced more DNA single strand breaks than expected in L1210 cells, while the reverse sequence produced fewer than expected. The sequence--dependent synergistic cytotoxicity of etoposide--FP correlates with relative DNA single strand break production in L1210 cells.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco 94143.
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Damon
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rochlitz
authors.forename: E C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Cadman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002460:Cell Line; D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects*; D004249:DNA Damage; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000187:drug effects; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D004357:Drug Synergism; D005047:Etoposide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005467:Floxuridine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D013997:Time Factors; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D014410:Tumor Stem Cell Assay
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm; D005467:Floxuridine; D005047:Etoposide; D005472:Fluorouracil