title: 5-[125]iodo-2'-deoxyuridine in the radiotherapy of solid CNS tumors in rats.
abstract: We have been investigating the therapeutic efficacy of the thymidine analog 5-iodo-2'-deoxyuridine (IUdR) when radiolabeled with the Auger electron emitter 125I in rats bearing intrathecal (i.t.) or intracerebral (i.c.) 9L gliosarcoma solid tumors. [125I]IUdR was infused i.t. (via subarachnoid catheters) or intracerebrally over a 5- or 2-day period; equimolar concentrations of [127I]IUdR were infused into control animals. Hind-leg paralysis and/or survival were followed over time. The results indicate that compared with [127I]IUdR, rats bearing intrathecal tumors and infused i.t. with [125I]IUdR showed significant prolongation of the onset of median paralysis (15.2 versus 9 days). Similarly, the median survival of rats bearing intracerebral tumors and infused i.c. with [125I]IUdR was significantly increased (24 versus 17 days). The data substantiate the antineoplastic potential of [125I]IUdR and indicate a promising role for this radiopharmaceutical in the treatment of CNS cancers.
authors.affiliation: Harvard Medical School, Department of Radiology, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Kassis
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Adelstein
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D018316:Gliosarcoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D007065:Idoxuridine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D009368:Neoplasm Transplantation; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007065:Idoxuridine