title: Self-renewal capacity of leukemic blast progenitor cells.
abstract: A review is presented of experimental information pertaining to the characteristics of a procedure designed to quantitate the capacity for self-renewal in clonogenic cells of human acute myeloblastic leukemia. In a series of 44 previously untreated patients, a significant correlation (p less than 0.01) was seen between low capacity for self-renewal and successful remission induction. Three cytotoxic drugs (Adriamycin, 1-beta-D-arabinofuranosylcytosine, and N-[4-(19-acridinylamino)-3-methoxyphenyl]-methanesulfonamide) were tested for preferential effect against self-renewal events. Surviving clonogenic cells to these agents had, respectively, unchanged, lower, and higher capacity for self-renewal. The implications of such drug properties are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000609:Aminoacridines / Q000494:pharmacology; D000677:Amsacrine; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002999:Clone Cells / Q000473:pathology; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006412:Hematopoietic Stem Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000609:Aminoacridines; D000677:Amsacrine; D003561:Cytarabine; D004317:Doxorubicin