Increased efficacy of photodynamic therapy of R3230AC mammary adenocarcinoma by intratumoral injection of Photofrin II
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- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in British Journal of Cancer
- Vol. 61 (4), 553-557
- https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1990.124
Abstract
Photodynamic therapy consists of the systemic administration of a derivative of hematoporphyrin (Photofrin II) followed 24-72 h later by exposure of malignant lesions to photoradiation. We investigated the efficacy of this treatment after direct intratumoral injection of Photofrin II. This direct treatment regimen resulted in higher rates of inhibition of mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase (5.13% J-1 cm-2 .times. 10-1) and succinate dehydrogenase (3.14% J-1 cm-2 .times. 10-1) in vitro at 2 h after intratumoral injection compared to rates of inhibition obtained after intraperitoneal drug adminsitration: 0.51 and 0.42% J-1 cm-2 .times. 10-1, respectively. A significant delay in tumour growth in vivo was observed in animals that received intratumoral injections 2 h before photoradiation compared to animals injected intraperitoneally at either 2 or 24 h before photoradiation. The treatment protocols were compared with control groups, consisting of Photofrin II administration intratumorally or intraperitoneally without photoradiation, or photoradiation in the absence of Photofrin II. These data inicate that the intratumoral injection regimen with Photofrin II enhanced the efficacy of photodynamic therapy. The greater delay in tumor growth observed after intratumoral administration of Photofrin II suggests a mechanism favouring direct cell damage.Keywords
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