The efficacy of 2',2'-difluorodeoxycytidine (gemcitabine) combined with interferon in human renal cell carcinoma cell lines.

  • Authors:
    • D Rohde
    • H K Hayn
    • J Blatter
    • G Jakse
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  • Published online on: June 1, 1998     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.12.6.1361
  • Pages: 1361-1367
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Abstract

The present in vitro study on three human renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cell lines (A-498, ACHN, SN12C) evaluated the efficacy of 2',2'-difluorodeoxycytidine (dFdC, gemcitabine), vinblastine (VBL), rhu-interferon-alpha (IFN-alpha) and rhu-interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) alone or in combinations. The cytotoxicity was measured by using the sulphorhodamine B colorimetric cytotoxicity assay. Analyses were made from cells being continuously long-term (4 weeks) or short-term (4 h) with IFN-alpha or IFN-gamma with regard to the cytotoxicity of the chemotherapeutic agents. dFdC was more cytotoxic against ACHN and A-498 cells compared to VBL. Pre-treatment with IFN-alpha enhanced growth inhibition caused by dFdC (4/4 cell lines) and VBL (2/3 cell lines), and was more effective than IFN-gamma. Pre-exposure with IFN-alpha sensitized SN12C and ACHN cells for dFdC. A-498 cells achieved a decreased sensitivity to dFdC and VBL after pre-exposure to IFN-gamma. The resistance of newly established dFdC-resistant SN12C cells (23-times) decreased when pre-treated with IFN-alpha. The data demonstrate efficacy of dFdC in human RCC at concentrations below clinically achievable doses. dFdC was more effective compared to VBL. Combined therapy preferentially with IFN-alpha increased cytotoxicity of dFdC in vitro. In vivo studies in nude mice xenografts are under investigation to support these observations.

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Rohde D, Hayn H, Blatter J and Jakse G: The efficacy of 2',2'-difluorodeoxycytidine (gemcitabine) combined with interferon in human renal cell carcinoma cell lines.. Int J Oncol 12: 1361-1367, 1998.
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Rohde, D., Hayn, H., Blatter, J., & Jakse, G. (1998). The efficacy of 2',2'-difluorodeoxycytidine (gemcitabine) combined with interferon in human renal cell carcinoma cell lines.. International Journal of Oncology, 12, 1361-1367. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.12.6.1361
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Rohde, D., Hayn, H., Blatter, J., Jakse, G."The efficacy of 2',2'-difluorodeoxycytidine (gemcitabine) combined with interferon in human renal cell carcinoma cell lines.". International Journal of Oncology 12.6 (1998): 1361-1367.
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Rohde, D., Hayn, H., Blatter, J., Jakse, G."The efficacy of 2',2'-difluorodeoxycytidine (gemcitabine) combined with interferon in human renal cell carcinoma cell lines.". International Journal of Oncology 12, no. 6 (1998): 1361-1367. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.12.6.1361