title: The therapeutic effect of fractionated radiation on DMBA-induced hamster buccal pouch squamous cell carcinomas.
abstract: Seventy hamsters were divided equally into experimental groups A and B and control groups C-G. After treating the pouches of groups A and B animals with DMBA (thrice a week) for 14 weeks, the heads of the animals received fractionated radiation of a total dose of 21Gy and 42Gy, respectively. The untreated pouches of groups C and D animals were similarly irradiated. The pouches of groups E and F animals were treated with DMBA or mineral oil for 14 weeks, respectively. The pouches of group G animals remained untreated throughout the experiment. Radiation response (RR) was not noted for 12 exophytic tumors of group A; the remaining 43 tumors showed partial response. For group B, no RR was noted for four exophytic lesions; the remaining 28 lesions revealed a combination of partial and complete response. No endophytic lesions of group A showed RR; a significant increase in radiation response was noted for group B compared with group A. In conclusion, the hamster pouch oral cancer model could be employed to study the effect of fractionated radiation.
authors.affiliation: Oral Pathology Department, School of Dentistry, College of Dental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Chen
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shi-Lung
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Yuk-Kwan
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Li-Min
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene; D000818:Animals; D002273:Carcinogens; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002610:Cheek; D006224:Cricetinae; D019583:Dose Fractionation, Radiation; D008297:Male; D008647:Mesocricetus; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012074:Remission Induction
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D015127:9,10-Dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracene