Control of a human tumour (Ewing sarcoma) in mice by a single lethal dose of dimethyl-myleran and bone marrow

Int J Cancer. 1981 Jun 15;27(6):743-8. doi: 10.1002/ijc.2910270603.

Abstract

A Ewing sarcoma grown in immunosuppressed mice was eradicated with a single lethal dose of dimethylmyleran (DMM) followed by autologous or syngeneic bone marrow. Sarcomas treated 2 weeks after grafting in a phase of rapid proliferation disappeared and large sarcomas treated after 6 or 10 weeks were reduced to necrotic tissue. A human osteosarcoma also regressed distinctly after this therapy while a human colon carcinoma responded poorly. Sub-lethal DMM treatment induced complete remissions in only 62% of the mice. Tumours which display sensitivity in this model may be treated clinically with lethal doses of DMM and autologous marrow transplantations.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation*
  • Busulfan / administration & dosage
  • Busulfan / analogs & derivatives*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Humans
  • Immunosuppression Therapy
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred C3H
  • Mice, Nude
  • Neoplasm Transplantation
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / drug therapy
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / pathology
  • Sarcoma, Ewing / therapy*

Substances

  • dimethylmyleran
  • Busulfan