PubMed ID: 8906031
Author(s): Shternfeld IS, Lasudry JG, Chappell RJ, Darjatmoko SR, Albert DM. Antineoplastic effect of 1,25-dihydroxy-16-ene-23-yne-vitamin D3 analogue in transgenic mice with retinoblastoma. Arch Ophthalmol. 1996 Nov;114(11):1396-401. PMID 8906031
Journal: Archives Of Ophthalmology (Chicago, Ill. : 1960), Volume 114, Issue 11, Nov 1996
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the in vivo efficacy and clinical toxic effects of the 1,25-dihydroxy-16-ene-23-yne-vitamin D3 analogue in beta-luteinizing hormone-Tag (LH beta-Tag) transgenic mice with heritable retinoblastoma.
METHODS Forty-two mice (8-10 weeks old), randomly assigned to experimental (n = 21) or control (n = 21) groups, received intraperitoneal injections of 0.05 microgram of 1,25-dihydroxy-16-ene-23-yne-D3 in 0.5-mL mineral oil vehicle (experimental group) or 0.5 mL of mineral oil vehicle (control group) for 5 weeks. One experimental and 3 control animals died of injection-related trauma. Eyes were enucleated 1 week after treatment and were examined histologically in a masked fashion.
RESULTS All experimental and control animals showed evidence of tumor. The tumors in the experimental mice showed a significantly smaller cross-sectional area (0.88 +/- 0.08 mm2) compared with that in the control mice (1.12 +/- 0.12 mm2) (P = .02). All mice completed the treatment and showed no clinical evidence of toxic effects.
CONCLUSIONS Tumors in transgenic mice with retinoblastoma treated with 1,25(OH)2-16-ene-23-yne-D3 showed a 21% smaller cross-sectional area compared with that in the control mice, without producing clinically apparent toxic effects. This compound may be useful as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of retinoblastoma.