Enhancement of antitumor effect of tegafur/uracil (UFT) plus leucovorin by combined treatment with protein-bound polysaccharide, PSK, in mouse models

Cell Mol Immunol. 2007 Aug;4(4):295-9.

Abstract

We evaluated the antitumor effect of combined therapy with tegafur/uracil (UFT) plus leucovorin (LV) (UFT/LV) and protein-bound polysaccharide, PSK, in three mouse models of transplantable tumors. UFT/LV showed antitumor effect against Meth A sarcoma, and the antitumor effect was enhanced when PSK given concomitantly. UFT/LV showed antitumor effect to Lewis lung carcinoma and PSK alone also showed antitumor effect at high dose, but a combination of UFT/LV and PSK resulted in no enhanced antitumor effect. Colon 26 carcinoma was weakly responsive to UFT/LV, and no enhancement of antitumor effect was found even PSK was used in combination. In conclusion, while the effect of PSK varies depending on tumor, combined use of UFT/LV and PSK may be expected to augment the antitumor effect.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents / pharmacology*
  • Carcinoma, Lewis Lung / drug therapy
  • Colonic Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Disease Models, Animal*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Leucovorin / pharmacology*
  • Leucovorin / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Proteoglycans / pharmacology*
  • Proteoglycans / therapeutic use
  • Sarcoma / drug therapy
  • Tegafur / pharmacology*
  • Tegafur / therapeutic use
  • Uracil / pharmacology*
  • Uracil / therapeutic use
  • Xenograft Model Antitumor Assays

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Proteoglycans
  • Tegafur
  • polysaccharide-K
  • Uracil
  • Leucovorin