For both treatments, p53 positive expression was a significant negative prognostic factor for OS and DFS while Bcl-2 was not. No predictive ability of p53 status or Bcl-2 status for paclitaxel treatment was evident.
We studied the antitumor activity of Navelbine (NVB) together with its ability to induce cellular differentiation and to influence estrogen receptor status of Lewis lung carcinoma (LLC). A total of 32 C57B1 mice divided into 5 groups were used for transplantation of LLC. Four groups of mice were treated with 5.0, 2.5 and 1.25 mg/kg/day from day 1 to 9 and 1.25 mg/kg on days 1, 7 and 13. Eight mice were controls. The dose of 1.25 mg/kg/day was the most effective and produced 72.7% inhibition of tumor growth. Ultrastructurally, on day 1 the cells showed poor differentiation. On day 14, in the case of 72.7% inhibition of tumor growth the study revealed a significant restoration of the morphology of the cells. Estrogen receptors gave a positive value in contrast to the initial measurement which was negative. The present study demonstrated good antitumor activity of NVB on LLC. NVB may also induce cellular differentiation and influence the estrogen receptor status.
EB1089, a vitamin D analogue without the acute side effects of 1alpha,25(OH)2D3, the physiologically active form of vitamin D, exerts strong antiproliferative activities in malignant cells, including hepatoma cells in vitro, and in experimental hepatomas in animals as well. It also induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in premalignant conditions, suggesting its application in chemopreventive trials. We examined the possible chemopreventive effect of EB1089 on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) incidence in C3H/Sy virgin female mice, a strain developing an incidence of 58% spontaneous HCCs. A total of 95 mice, 16 weeks old, were used. EB1089 injections of 0.5 microg/kg of body weight were given IP every other day for 2, 4, and 6 months to 51 mice (18, 19, and 14 mice, respectively). The remaining 44 mice were divided into three control groups, accordingly, and injected with the vehicle solution only. The mice were sacrificed when they appeared moribund because of their disease. The rest were sacrificed at the age of at least 80 weeks. A full autopsy was performed and liver tissue was processed for histological examination. The results obtained show that 3.9% of treated mice developed HCC, exclusively in the 2-month group, compared with 36.4% of HCCs in the control group. Our results suggest that the chemopreventive administration of EB1089 causes a very statistically significant (P < 0.0001) inhibitory effect on HCC incidence of C3H/Sy mice. This effect could be useful in a potential application on the chemopreventive control of HCCs.
Our purpose was to investigate a new therapeutic model, GM-CSF-targeted immunomodulation on transitional cell carcinoma (TCC) marker lesions and to evaluate the immunologic response of the bladder mucosa. Eleven patients with pTa or pT1 bladder cancer were eligible for the study. All lesions were removed by transurethral resection (TUR) except for a marker lesion. All patients received 8 weekly instillations of 300 microg of GM-CSF, after which cystoscopy with bladder biopsies +/- TUR was repeated on adjacent urothelium or tumor or both. Paraffin-embedded sections were immunohistochemically stained with CD68, which labels monocytes and macrophages. The CD68+ cell population was evaluated as 1+ to 3+. Comparable specimens were routinely processed for ultrastructural analysis. Complete response was observed in 6 patients (55%), persistent tumor occurred in 4 patients (approximately 36.4%), and 1 patient (8.6%) showed recurrence. Immunohistochemically, an at least twofold increase in the number of the CD68+ cells was observed in all responders. Submicroscopically, migration of macrophages to the surface layer occurred. Macrophages showed an extensive lysosomal system and pseudopodia. This study indicates that the prophylactic treatment of TCC with GM-CSF may induce immunomodulatory effects on macrophage activities, which could be associated with the clinical evolution of the disease.
A case of a canine large cell type T-cell lymphoma, with features of high-grade malignancy is described. The tumour was found confined in the nasal cavity and the paranasal sinuses of a crossbred German Shepherd dog. Histological examination revealed the features of a highly malignant large cell lymphoma. Ultrastructurally, the lymphoid tumour cells bore cytoplasmic protrusions that interdigitated tightly. From a panel of tumour markers used, the neoplastic cells were stained only for vimentin. Immunophenotyping of the tumour cells by means of CD3, CD79, kappa-light chains and lambda-light chains detection was undertaken. The tumour stained only for CD3 and was classified as T-cell lymphoma.
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