PURPOSE: To evaluate intravesical paclitaxel monotherapy and combined treatment with antiapoptotic bcl-xL antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (AS-ODNs) on urothelial carcinoma (UC). METHODS:Forty-eightFoxN(rnu) athymic nude rats with orthotopic human bladder UC were randomized to four treatment groups [1, paclitaxel; 2, paclitaxel/bcl-xL AS-ODNs; 3, bcl-xL AS-ODNs (control); 4, medium (control)]. Three consecutive instillations were applied and weekly endoscopic tumor size measurements were performed. RESULTS:Significant tumor size reduction was achieved in groups 1 and 2 (each P < 0.0001), whereas continuous UC growth was observed in control animals (groups 3 and 4; P < 0.0001 and P < 0.0020). Complete tumor eradication was achieved in four treated animals (groups 1 and 2). No significant difference in chemoresection effects was found between groups 1 and 2 (P = 0.2251). CONCLUSIONS: We present an in vivo evaluation of intravesical treatment with paclitaxel and combined bcl-xL AS-ODNs. Despite efficient tumor size reduction, no gain was observed when adding bcl-xL AS-ODNs in this experimental setting.
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PURPOSE: To evaluate intravesical paclitaxel monotherapy and combined treatment with antiapoptotic bcl-xL antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (AS-ODNs) on urothelial carcinoma (UC). METHODS: Forty-eight FoxN(rnu) athymic nude rats with orthotopic human bladder UC were randomized to four treatment groups [1, paclitaxel; 2, paclitaxel/bcl-xL AS-ODNs; 3, bcl-xL AS-ODNs (control); 4, medium (control)]. Three consecutive instillations were applied and weekly endoscopic tumor size measurements were performed. RESULTS: Significant tumor size reduction was achieved in groups 1 and 2 (each P < 0.0001), whereas continuous UC growth was observed in control animals (groups 3 and 4; P < 0.0001 and P < 0.0020). Complete tumor eradication was achieved in four treated animals (groups 1 and 2). No significant difference in chemoresection effects was found between groups 1 and 2 (P = 0.2251). CONCLUSIONS: We present an in vivo evaluation of intravesical treatment with paclitaxel and combined bcl-xL AS-ODNs. Despite efficient tumor size reduction, no gain was observed when adding bcl-xL AS-ODNs in this experimental setting.
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