title: In vivo cytokinetic effects of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in patients with advanced breast carcinoma.
abstract: We have investigated the possibility of inducing a kinetic recruitment of breast cancer cells by the in vivo administration of recombinant human Growth Hormone (rhGH). Twelve patients with advanced breast cancer received rhGH i.m. for 2 days immediately before the first course of chemotherapy. The following biological parameters have been evaluated before and 24 hours after rhGH administration: tumor TLI, tumor IGF-I content, serum IGF-I concentration. The mean tumor TLI values before and after rhGH were 1.3% and 2.6% respectively; median tumor and serum IGF-I levels before rhGH were 4.64 ng/g and 63.5 ng/ml respectively; after the administration of rhGH median tumor IGF-I content was 1.8 and median serum IGF-I level was 112 ng/ml. These data suggest that, in vivo, rhGH stimulates breast cancer cell proliferation; the mitogenic stimulus is likely due to the local production of IGF-I induced by rhGH.
authors.affiliation: U.O. Oncologia Medica, Ospedale S. Chiara, Pisa, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Baldini
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Giannessi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gardin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alama
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Minuto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barreca
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Conte
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D005260:Female; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000032:analysis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D013006:Growth Hormone