Novel approaches to intraperitoneal drug delivery

Acta Med Austriaca. 1989;16(3-4):61-4.

Abstract

The prolonged continuous intraperitoneal infusion of cytoarabin was studied in 28 courses. Only 9 courses were completed for the full period of 3 weeks. No cytoarabin was detected in the plasma of patients on any of these courses. The combination of intraperitoneal administration of methotrexate and dipyridamole did not show a synergistic interaction of these 2 substances. However, the addition of dipyridamole to etoposide showed a clear synergy between these 2 substances studied on a human ovarian carcinoma cell line.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Dipyridamole / administration & dosage
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Drug Evaluation
  • Drug Synergism
  • Etoposide / administration & dosage
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infusion Pumps
  • Infusions, Parenteral / instrumentation
  • Long-Term Care
  • Methotrexate / administration & dosage
  • Ovarian Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Tumor Cells, Cultured / drug effects
  • Tumor Stem Cell Assay

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Dipyridamole
  • Etoposide
  • Methotrexate