title: Enhanced inhibition of anticancer drugs by human recombinant gamma-interferon for human renal cell carcinoma in vitro.
abstract: We studied the inhibitory effect of seven anticancer drugs and alpha-, recombinant beta-, and recombinant gamma-interferons on the in vitro growth of two established human renal cell carcinomas and 16 renal cell carcinomas obtained from patients using monolayer culture and the double-layer soft agar system. Recombinant gamma-interferon was the most effective of three types of interferon. Combined treatment with recombinant gamma-interferon and some anticancer drugs inhibited the cell growth in both cell lines more than treatment with each drug alone. Treatment with recombinant gamma-interferon and cisplatinum or 5-fluorouracil following a 24-hour incubation with the interferon was more effective than when interferon and the drug were given simultaneously. Treatment using doxorubicin, cisplatinum, or vinblastine with recombinant gamma-interferon synergistically inhibited colony formation in 11 of the 16 renal cell carcinomas that showed clonal growth. Our results suggest that treatment with anticancer drugs in combination with recombinant gamma-interferon is effective for renal cell carcinoma.
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology; D014410:Tumor Stem Cell Assay
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007371:Interferon-gamma