Radiosensitization of the RIF-1 murine flank tumor by desmethylmisonidazole (Ro 05 9963) during interstitial brachytherapy. Academic Article uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • We have investigated the interaction of the nitroimidazole radiosensitizer desmethylmisonidazole (Ro 05 9963) with interstitial radiation using a clonogenic cell assay as the endpoint. Removable I-125 sources were implanted at right angles to the outer surface of globular RIF-1 tumors grown in the flanks of C3H/He mice. Desmethylmisonidazole was administered by continuous intraperitoneal infusion at a rate of 2.7 mg/gm body weight /24 hr. Tumor and serum drug levels were measured by high performance liquid chromatography. Tumor drug levels of 40--100 mugm/gm tumor tissue were achieved consistently. No appreciable cytotoxicity was produced by desmethylmisonidazole alone, but a radiosensitization effect with a dose modifying factor of 1.6 was found.

publication date

  • January 1, 1982

Research

keywords

  • Misonidazole
  • Neoplasms, Experimental
  • Nitroimidazoles
  • Radiation-Sensitizing Agents

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0019985134

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/0360-3016(82)90667-8

PubMed ID

  • 7107372

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 8

issue

  • 3-4