Killing of human lung cancer cells using a new [111In]bleomycin complex [111In]BLMC.

Cancer Investigation
D Y HouY Maruyama

Abstract

The ability of a [111In]bleomycin complex [( 111In]BLMC) to kill five cell lines of human lung cancer (small cell lung cancer) was investigated. Cells were exposed to either 0.9% NaCl, [111In]Cl3, BLM, [111In]BLMC, nonradioactive InCl3, or In-BLMC for 60 minutes, plated in soft agarose, and assessed for colony formation. [111In]BLMC (40-200 microCi carried by 15-25 micrograms BLM/ml) was more cytotoxic than BLM (15-25 micrograms BLM/ml) by a factor of 1.6-5.3 for five cell lines. The percent survival of N417 cells was 28.4 for [111In]BLMC (40 microCi/15 micrograms BLM/ml) and 54.3 for BLM (15 micrograms/ml); 1.9 for [111In]BLMC (200 microCi/25 micrograms BLM/ml), and 10.0 for BLM (25 micrograms/ml). 111InCl3 (200 microCi/ml) and nonradioactive InCl3 failed to inhibit colony formation. The new [111In]BLMC may be useful for therapy of some lung cancer patients.

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Feb 1, 1992·Journal of Surgical Oncology·D Y Hou, Y Maruyama
Jan 1, 1993·Acta Oncologica·S E StrandJ Tennvall

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