FLUORINATED PYRIMIDINES, A NEW CLASS OF TUMOUR-INHIBITORY COMPOUNDS
FLUORINATED PYRIMIDINES, A NEW CLASS OF TUMOUR-INHIBITORY COMPOUNDS
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DOI:
10.1038/179663a0
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发表时间:
1957-01-01
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影响因子:
64.8
通讯作者:
SCHEINER, J
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作者:
HEIDELBERGER, C;CHAUDHURI, NK;SCHEINER, J
Moreover, I and II have shown an appreciable bacteriostatic effect in vitro against various micro-organisms, particularly Gram-negative bacteria. III was much less effective. The synthesis and testing of a number of related compounds are undergoing investigation in our laboratories. To date, 5-fluoro-uracil and 5-fluoro-orotic acid have demonstrated growth-inhibitory activity against the following transplanted tumours in rats and mice: Flexner-Jobling carcinoma, VValker 256 carcinosarcoma, Yoshida ascites tumour, Shay's chloroleukæmia, Sarcoma 180, Ehrlich ascites carcinoma, L-1210 leukæmia, E0771, mammary adeno-carcinoma 755, and Sarcoma A-1 (a transplantable sarcoma derived from a dibenzanthracene-induced tumour; Buck, unpublished). The results of typical experi-ments are shown in Tables 1 and 2. In the work with solid tumours we have calculated their volumes, instead of weighing. This was done so that the determinations could be made repeatedly in order to assess the growth-rate of the tumours and the duration of effect of the drugs. It will be noted from Table 1 that in all cases in which they have been compared, 5-fluoro-uracil is more effective than 5-fluoro-orotic acid. A very significant inhibition of growth of all four tumours was produced by 5-fluorouracil, and a more pronounced effect was observed with repeated rather than with single doses. This is at a dose-level at which there is little toxicity, as indicated by the slight weight loss. On the contrary,