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Date publication

octobre 1991

Journal

Anti-cancer drugs

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr CHASTAGNER Pascal , Pr MERLIN Jean-Louis


Tous les auteurs :
Merlin JL, Chastagner P, Marchal C, Weber B, Bey P

Résumé

The aim of this in-vitro study was to evaluate the combination of busulfan with radiotherapy on TE-671 human medulloblastoma cells since unexpected clinical toxicity of busulfan was reported during the treatment of brain tumors, suggesting a possible radiopotentiation. The cytotoxicity of busulfan was determined by using colony forming assays, and doses inducing growth inhibitions of 10, 20 and 50% were selected to be tested in association: 6, 12 and 32 mumol/l for busulfan and 0.5, 1 and 3 Gy for irradiation. All possible combinations were considered within this frame and the results showed that the combination of busulfan with radiotherapy exerted an additive effect without potentiation.

Mots clés

Busulfan, administration & dosage, Cell Line, Cerebellar Neoplasms, pathology, Colony-Forming Units Assay, Combined Modality Therapy, Humans, Medulloblastoma, pathology, Tumor Cells, Cultured, drug effects

Référence

Anticancer Drugs. 1991 Oct;2(5):465-8