title: An in vitro chemosensitivity test for gastric cancer using collagen gel droplet embedded culture.
abstract: Collagen gel droplet embedded culture drug sensitivity test (CD-DST) was applied to 33 patients with gastric cancer (30 primary tumors, 12 metastatic tumors and 25 biopsy specimens). Evaluable rates by CD-DST were 80% for primary tumors, 75% for metastatic tumors and 72% for biopsy specimens. Chemosensitivities of primary tumors were: 5-fluorouracil 25%, mitomycin C 17%, cisplatin 13%, adriamycin 17%, etoposide 21%. Chemosensitivities of metastatic tumors were lower than those of primary tumors. In 4 out of 6 patients who had measurable lesions, clinical responses to chemotherapy were predictable by CD-DST.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hanatani
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kodaira
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takami
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asagoe
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kaneshiro
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001706:Biopsy; D002455:Cell Division / Q000187:drug effects; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003094:Collagen; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004354:Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor / Q000379:methods*; D005047:Etoposide / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000494:pharmacology; D005782:Gels; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D005782:Gels; D016685:Mitomycin; D005047:Etoposide; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003094:Collagen; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil