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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
23
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-1-5
pubmed:abstractText
Primary resistance to vincristine (VCR) has been selected in rhabdomyosarcoma xenograft HxRh12 by sequential administration of VCR at 1.5 and subsequently 3 mg/kg/passage. The resistant tumor (HxRh12/VCR-3) was approximately 4-fold resistant to VCR and resistance was stable in the absence of selecting pressure (greater than 2 yr). HxRh12/VCR-3 was 2- to 3-fold cross-resistant to L-phenylalanine mustard (L-PAM) but only slightly cross-resistant to ifosfamide. To determine whether selection for primary resistance to L-PAM conferred cross-resistance to VCR we selected an L-PAM-resistant subline of rhabdomyosarcoma xenograft HxRh28 (HxRh28/L-PAM-13). This tumor was 2- to 3-fold resistant to L-PAM and 3-(p-fluorophenyl)-L-alanyl-3-[m-bis-(2-chloroethyl)-aminophenyl]-L- alanyl-L-methionine ethoxyhydrochloride, cross-resistant to cyclophosphamide and ifosfamide, and completely resistant to VCR under in vivo conditions. Pharmacokinetic studies in HxRh12/VCR-3 showed decreased retention of [G-3H]VCR but not alteration in metabolism. Expression of mdr1, a gene that encodes P-glycoprotein, associated with the multiple drug resistance phenotype, was examined. Expression of mdr1 was detected in both HxRh12 and HxRh28 tumors, sensitive to VCR, but there was no increase in expression in tumors selected for primary resistance to VCR or L-PAM. Data suggest that mechanisms other than those associated with "classical" multiple drug resistance confer resistance in these tumors. In clinical evaluation against childhood rhabdomyosarcoma, L-PAM has demonstrated only slight activity in patients relapsing on conventional therapy (including VCR) but demonstrated marked activity in patients with advanced previously untreated disease. It appears likely, therefore, that cross-resistance between VCR and L-PAM as demonstrated in this model may have clinical significance.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0008-5472
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6288-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Reciprocal cross-resistance in human rhabdomyosarcomas selected in vivo for primary resistance to vincristine and L-phenylalanine mustard.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory for Developmental Therapeutics, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38101.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't