Chemotherapy of human alpha-fetoprotein-producing gastric carcinomas grown in nude mice
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- Published online on: March 1, 1997 https://doi.org/10.3892/or.4.2.397
- Pages: 397-400
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Abstract
We have examined the effects of chemotherapeutic drugs on tumor growth and metastasis of human alpha-fetoprotein-producing gastric carcinoma (AFPGC) xenografts growing in nude mice. These xenografts consisted of 3 hepatoid adenocarcinomas and 2 non-hepatoid, poorly differentiated adenocarcinomas. Mitomycin C and cisplatin inhibited the tumor growth and liver metastasis of hepatoid adenocarcinomas in nude mice. 5-fluorouracil also inhibited the growth of hepatoid adenocarcinomas but did not exhibit a significant antimetastatic action. Doxorubicin was effective only against non-hepatoid adenocarcinomas. These results indicate that chemotherapeutic drugs for AFPGC should be used according to the subtype of the tumor.