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The effect of whole-body hyperthermia combined with 'metronomic' chemotherapy on rat mammary adenocarcinoma metastases.

Abstract
Many women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer have undetected occult metastases at the time of their primary tumour diagnosis. The development and growth of these micro-metastases relies heavily on angiogenesis. Therefore, administering an angiogenesis-blocking treatment from the time of diagnosis could reduce the incidence of metastasis and, ultimately, increase patient survival. It is hypothesized that an antiangiogenesis strategy combining fever-range whole-body hyperthermia (FR-WBH) and metronomic chemotherapy could inhibit the development of metastatic disease with minimal toxicity. To test this theory, a low, daily dose of the topoisomerase-I inhibitor irinotecan hydrochloride (CPT-11) was administered over a prolonged period of time to rats bearing the highly metastatic MTLn3 mammary adenocarcinoma primary tumour surgically excised on day 12 after implantation. The metronomic CPT-11 was combined with long-duration, low-temperature, fever-range whole body hyperthermia (FR-WBH). This systemic hyperthermia enhances chemotherapy-induced cytotoxicity as well as immunological activity. Both the group treated with FR-WBH alone and the combined FR-WBH + CPT-11 group had delayed onset and reduced incidence of axillary lymph node metastases compared to control (p < 0.05). Combination therapy of FR-WBH + CPT-11 resulted in a significantly greater inhibition of axillary lymph node metastasis volume compared to both control and CPT-11 alone (p < 0.02) at day 16. Interestingly, none of the therapies significantly affected inguinal lymph node metastases. Lung metastases were decreased by 36% at the time of death in rats treated with FR-WBH + CPT-11, by 25% in the CPT-11 alone group and by 14% in the FR-WBH alone group. Rats treated with FR-WBH, + CPT-11 survived significantly longer (35%) than control animals (p < 0.04). Neither significant body weight loss nor gastrointestinal toxicity was observed in any group. These data suggest that, after excision of the primary tumour, FR-WBH and metronomic CPT-11 can be safely combined to reduce distant lymph node and lung metastases and, thus, to increase survival.
AuthorsK Sumiyoshi, F R Strebel, R W Rowe, J M C Bull
JournalInternational journal of hyperthermia : the official journal of European Society for Hyperthermic Oncology, North American Hyperthermia Group (Int J Hyperthermia) 2003 Mar-Apr Vol. 19 Issue 2 Pg. 103-18 ISSN: 0265-6736 [Print] England
PMID12623634 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.)
Chemical References
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Irinotecan
  • Camptothecin
Topics
  • Adenocarcinoma (drug therapy, pathology, therapy)
  • Animals
  • Antineoplastic Agents (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
  • Camptothecin (administration & dosage, adverse effects, analogs & derivatives)
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Female
  • Hyperthermia, Induced (adverse effects)
  • Irinotecan
  • Mammary Neoplasms, Experimental (drug therapy, pathology, therapy)
  • Neoplasm Metastasis (drug therapy, therapy)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred F344

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