title: Antitumour activity of oxaliplatin in neuroblastoma cell lines.
abstract: Oxaliplatin appears non cross-resistant with cisplatin and has a comparable antitumour effect both in preclinical and clinical studies. We compared the antitumour effect of oxaliplatin with that of cisplatin in human neuroblastoma cell lines SK-N-DZ, LAN-1 and BE(2)M17 following 24 h exposure at concentrations ranging from 0.5 to 5 microM. Oxaliplatin was less potent with IC50 values 1.08-3.4-fold higher than cisplatin. Like cisplatin, oxaliplatin induced a cell cycle block in the G2/M phase although to a lesser extent than that caused by cisplatin. The concomitant increase of DNA fragmentation and decrease of G2/G1 ratio at 72 h indicated that a fraction of blocked cells underwent apoptosis. Morphological analysis confirmed these data, although oxaliplatin appeared to be 2-3 times less potent than cisplatin in inducing apoptosis. Our results indicate that oxaliplatin is active in neuroblastoma in vitro and this finding warrants in vivo preclinical studies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Paediatric Oncology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy. rriccard@tin.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riccardi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferlini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Meco
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mastrangelo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scambia
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Riccardi
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077150:Oxaliplatin; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; D000077150:Oxaliplatin; D002945:Cisplatin