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ArticleInternational journal of clinical oncology2015

Usefulness of alternate-day administration of S-1 and leucovorin in a xenograft mouse model of colorectal cancer: a shorter drug-free interval leads to more efficient antitumor effects.

Toshihiro Komura, Koh Miura, Tetsuhiko Shirasaka, Shinobu Ohnuma, Miki Shimada, Taiki Kajiwara, Fumiyoshi Fujishima, Alex Philchenkov, Kei Nakagawa, Katsuyoshi Kudoh and 7 more

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Article in International journal of clinical oncology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Toshihiro KomuraDepartment of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Seiryo-machi, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8574, Japan.
Koh Miura
Tetsuhiko Shirasaka
Shinobu Ohnuma
Miki Shimada
Taiki Kajiwara
Fumiyoshi Fujishima
Alex Philchenkov
Kei Nakagawa
Katsuyoshi Kudoh
Sho Haneda
Masahide Toshima
Atsushi Kohyama
Hiroaki Musha
Takeshi Naitoh
Chikashi Shibata
Michiaki Unno
Tohoku University · JPTohoku University Hospital · JPKitasato Institute Hospital · JPMiyagi Prefectural Hospital Organization · JPR.E. Kavetsky Institute of Experimental Pathology, Oncology and Radiobiology · UA

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backgroundA clinical trial of S-1 with leucovorin (S-1/LV) in metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) patients demonstrated promising efficacy; however, the gastrointestinal toxicities were so severe that it has not been applied in the clinical setting. On the other hand, alternate-day administration of S-1 has been proposed to attenuate the adverse events without reducing its anticancer activity. Our present study was conducted to confirm the feasibility of alternate-day administration of S-1/LV in in vivo xenograft tumor models.

methodsMice were treated with S-1/LV in a daily group (2 weeks of administration followed by 2 weeks of withdrawal) or an alternate-day group (administration on alternate days for 4 weeks), then the mice were killed and the xenograft tumors were resected. We compared body weight changes, condition of feces, mucosal injury and myelosuppression and assessed adverse reactions, tumor volume, tumor growth inhibition (TGI) and expression of Ki67, TUNEL, cIAP2 and XIAP to evaluate the antitumor activity and tumor apoptosis.

resultsSevere weight loss, diarrhea, mucosal injury and myelosuppression were observed only in the daily group; however, some myelosuppression was also observed in the alternate-day group. The TGI in the alternate-day group was better than in the daily group, possibly resulting from apoptosis due to the suppression of cIAP2 but not XIAP.

conclusionOur findings suggest that alternate-day administration of S-1/LV for CRC treatment can achieve high antitumor activity without severe adverse reactions, and we propose that clinical trials with this regimen should be conducted in CRC patients.

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AnimalsAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsApoptosisCell Line, TumorColorectal NeoplasmsDrug Administration ScheduleDrug CombinationsDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsHeterograftsHT29 CellsHumansLeucovorinMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticDrug CombinationsLeucovorinOxonic AcidS 1 (combination)Tegafur

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