Mamoru Nukatsuka1, Hitoshi Saito2, Shinzaburo Noguchi3, Teiji Takechi4. 1. Translational Research Laboratory, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokushima, Japan m-nukatsuka@taiho.co.jp. 2. Pharmacology Laboratory, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokushima, Japan. 3. Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan. 4. Translational Research Laboratory, Taiho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokushima, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Endocrine therapy is clinically administered in hormone-responsive breast cancer. Combinations of fluoropyrimidine S-1 and an aromatase inhibitor or anti-estrogen are considered beneficial in Japan. Herein we assessed new combinations of S-1 and fulvestrant. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Cytotoxicity of fulvestrant and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) was assessed in hormone-responsive (MCF-7) and non-responsive (MDA-MB-231) breast cancer cell cultures. Fulvestrant and S-1 were evaluated for antitumor activity in mice and their effects on estrogen receptor (ER)-α and progesterone receptor (PgR) levels in MCF-7 xenografts using immunohistochemical methods. RESULTS: Fulvestrant inhibited growth of MCF-7, but not of MDA-MB-231 xenografts. Combinations of 5-FU and fulvestrant were superior to monotherapy in vitro. In vivo antitumor activity of S-1/fulvestrant combination therapy was significantly (p<0.05) enhanced compared to that of both monotherapies. Fulvestrant partially down-regulated expression of ERα and PgR, but in combination with S-1, it almost completely blocked their expression. CONCLUSION: Chemo-endocrine combination therapy using S-1 and fulvestrant is beneficial in estrogen-responsive breast cancer. Copyright
BACKGROUND: Endocrine therapy is clinically administered in hormone-responsive breast cancer. Combinations of fluoropyrimidine S-1 and an aromatase inhibitor or anti-estrogen are considered beneficial in Japan. Herein we assessed new combinations of S-1 and fulvestrant. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Cytotoxicity of fulvestrant and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) was assessed in hormone-responsive (MCF-7) and non-responsive (MDA-MB-231) breast cancer cell cultures. Fulvestrant and S-1 were evaluated for antitumor activity in mice and their effects on estrogen receptor (ER)-α and progesterone receptor (PgR) levels in MCF-7 xenografts using immunohistochemical methods. RESULTS:Fulvestrant inhibited growth of MCF-7, but not of MDA-MB-231 xenografts. Combinations of 5-FU and fulvestrant were superior to monotherapy in vitro. In vivo antitumor activity of S-1/fulvestrant combination therapy was significantly (p<0.05) enhanced compared to that of both monotherapies. Fulvestrant partially down-regulated expression of ERα and PgR, but in combination with S-1, it almost completely blocked their expression. CONCLUSION: Chemo-endocrine combination therapy using S-1 and fulvestrant is beneficial in estrogen-responsive breast cancer. Copyright
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