title: [Action of taxol on human tumors transplanted in athymic mice].
abstract: In order to study the antitumour activity of taxol (a diterpene of the taxane type) isolated from Yew: Taxus baccata L. (Taxacae), human tumours implanted as xenografts in athymic Mice were used. Swiss nude mice were treated subcutaneously (12.5 mg/kg/injection/day for 5 consecutive days out of 7, over a period of 3 weeks). Treatment by taxol of a liver metastasis of a breast tumour, a tongue primary tumour and a skin metastasis of bronchial carcinoma gave statistically significant results (0,01 greater than P greater than 0,001 and P less than 0,001). However, taxol showed a very moderate antitumour activity against a transplanted primary tumour of the colon.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000470:Alkaloids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008819:Mice, Nude; D008875:Middle Aged; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017239:Paclitaxel; D014183:Transplantation, Heterologous
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D017239:Paclitaxel
vernacular_title: Action du taxol vis-à-vis de tumeurs humaines transplantées sur des Souris athymiques.