Treatment of residual metastases with Na[trans-RuCl4 (DMSO)lm] and ruthenium uptake by tumor cells.
Treatment of MCa mammary carcinoma metastases by i.p. administration of a total dose of 450 mg/kg Na[trans-RuCl4(DMSO)lm], after successful surgical removal of primary tumor mass, causes a significant prolongation of the host's life-time expectancy. This effect, related to lung metastasis inhibition, seems not attributable to a direct inhibition of tumor cells since antimetastatic effects can be achieved also when drug treatment occurs before tumor cell injection into the host. Also, the activity of Na[trans-RuCl4(DMSO)lm] seems independent of its concentration in tumor cells. Rather it must be stressed that the fate of this compound in the blood, following i.v. administration, is fast and only a very low percent of the total dose reaches the tumor target in the lungs. These data emphasize the possibility that Na[trans-RuCl4(DMSO)lm] increases the resistance of the host against metastasis formation, possibly by the already shown mechanism of potentiation of the extracellular matrix and reduction of blood stream invasion by tumor cells.
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Fondazione CD Callerio, Institutes of Biological Research, Trieste, Italy.
Cocchietto
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Capozzi
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Alessio
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Sava
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D000818:Animals; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000556:secondary*; D008325:Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy*; D051379:Mice; D018365:Neoplasm, Residual / Q000188:drug therapy; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016019:Survival Analysis
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C075498:dimethylsulfoxideimidazoletetrachlororuthenate(III); D012428:Ruthenium; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide