[Collagen gel droplet-embedded culture drug sensitivity test in human breast cancer]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2008 May;35(5):793-6.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

The efficacy of the collagen gel droplet-embedded culture drug sensitivity test (CD-DST) was estimated clinically among breast cancer patients to select a rational chemotherapy. Twenty-five specimens of breast cancer (n=21) or lymph nodes (n=4) were investigated. Four anticancer drugs (5-Fluorouracil, Adriamycin (ADM), Docetaxel (DOC), Paclitaxel (PTX)) were estimated for CD-DST. Sixteen samples among 25 samples (64.0%) seemed to be worth estimation. The chemosensitivity values were as follows: 5-FU 30.8%, ADM 30.8%, DOC 53.8% and PTX 46.2%, respectively. Thus, CD-DST may predict the chemosensitivity with high accuracy in breast cancer patients and seems to be superior to the conventional predictors.

MeSH terms

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / pharmacology
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / pharmacology
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / pharmacology
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Collagen
  • Docetaxel
  • Doxorubicin / pharmacology
  • Drug Screening Assays, Antitumor / methods*
  • Female
  • Fluorouracil / pharmacology
  • Gels
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Paclitaxel / pharmacology
  • Taxoids / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
  • Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic
  • Gels
  • Taxoids
  • Docetaxel
  • Doxorubicin
  • Collagen
  • Paclitaxel
  • Fluorouracil