title: Anti-tumor effect of tumor necrosis factor combined with electrotherapy on mouse sarcoma.
abstract: Anti-tumor effectiveness of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha applied peritumorally was assessed in combination with local electrotherapy on subcutaneous SA-1 tumors in mice. TNF and electrotherapy each induced significant tumor growth delay. In combined treatment using TNF and electrotherapy, a synergistic anti-tumor effect was observed, regardless of whether TNF was injected before or after electrotherapy. An extra anti-tumor effect was achieved when TNF in the same total dose (2 x 10(5) U) was split into a priming dose (0.5 x 10(5) U) 1 h before electrotherapy and the other (1.5 x 10(5) U) 24 h thereafter. As the result of this therapeutic combination survival rate of the animals was 40%. No animal survived more than 50 days in groups subjected to TNF or electrotherapy treatment alone. Combined treatment with TNF and electrotherapy induced massive tumor destruction, confirmed by histological examination 2 days after the treatment. The results indicate that TNF and electrotherapy interact and that they can be effective in control of local tumor growth.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tumor Biology, Institute of Oncology, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sersa
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Golouh
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miklavcic
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D051379:Mice; D008805:Mice, Inbred A; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D012513:Sarcoma, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha