title: Therapeutic effects of 5-fluorouracil microspheres on peritoneal carcinomatosis induced by Colon 26 or B-16 melanoma in mice.
abstract: The delivery formulation 5-FU-MS [5-fluorouracil (5-FU) incorporated in microspheres composed of a poly(glycolide-co-lactide) matrix] slowly releases 5-FU over 3 weeks. 5-FU-MS delivers higher concentrations of the drug to the i.p. tissues for a longer period of time with lower blood plasma concentrations than does an aqueous 5-FU solution and reduces toxicity. In this study, we evaluated the therapeutic effects of 5-FU-MS on peritoneal carcinomatosis in mice. Four days after an i.p. inoculation with Colon 26 or B-16 PC melanoma, 5-FU at 200 mg/kg was administered i.p. as 5-FU-MS or as an aqueous solution of 5-FU. 5-FU-MS extended the survival of mice bearing Colon 26 or B-16 PC melanoma significantly better than the equivalent dose of aqueous 5-FU solution.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hagiwara
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sakakura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shirasu
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Togawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muranishi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hyon
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikada
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D019344:Lactic Acid; D008297:Male; D008546:Melanoma, Experimental / Q000188:drug therapy*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008863:Microspheres; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011108:Polymers; D012996:Solutions
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D011108:Polymers; D012996:Solutions; D000077182:Polylactic Acid-Polyglycolic Acid Copolymer; D011100:Polyglycolic Acid; D019344:Lactic Acid; D005472:Fluorouracil