title: In vitro concentration response studies and in vitro phase II tests as the experimental basis for regional chemotherapeutic protocols.
abstract: The theoretical pharmacologic benefit of regional vs. systemic chemotherapy is defined and the concentration response behavior of cytostatic drugs and their optimal exposure times are described with human cancer cell lines (HT29, NMG64/84) and fresh human tumor cell suspensions in the human tumor colony assay (HTCA). The theoretical pharmacological advantages are 5.8 to 6 for adriamycin (ADM), 8 for cisplatinum (CDDP), 6.3 for epidoxorubicin (EPI), 22 to 58 for 5-fluorouracil (5FU), 4.6 for mitomycin C (MMC), and 6.3 for mitoxantrone (NOV). The drugs differed in their cytotoxic potency in vitro and thus also potential efficacy for regional chemotherapy; however, all but 5-fluorodeoxyuridine (5FUDR) exerted cytotoxicity dependent on exposure time and concentration. On average, elevation of the test concentrations by 1 lg doubled responses in fresh human tumor cell suspensions. From these results and clinical considerations, optimal times were defined for the regional chemotherapy strategies of hepatic artery infusion, intraperitoneal instillation, and chemoembolisation as performed at our institution.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University of Ulm, Germany.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Link
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leder
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pillasch
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Butzer
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Staib
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kornmann
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bruckner
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Beger
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic; D010478:Chemotherapy, Cancer, Regional Perfusion; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D013997:Time Factors; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents