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Chemotherapy of autochthonous myeloid leukemias (Chloroleukemias) in Wistar rats

Chemotherapie autochthoner myeloischer Leukämien (Chloroleukämien) bei Wistar-Ratten

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Nach wöchentlicher Injektion von 15 mg/kg Äthylnitrosoharnstoffüber 15 Wochen in erwachsene männliche Wistar Ratten (Gesamtdosis: 225 mg/kg) entwickelten etwa 10% der Tiere Chloroleukämien, die eine auffallende Ähnlichkeit mit der chronischen myeloischen Leukämie (CML) des Menschen haben (peripheres Blutbild, Gewebsinfiltration, chronischer Verlauf beim Vergleich mit unreifzelligen Rattenleukämien). Eine Monotherapie mit Busulfan bewirkte keine Remissionen. Nach täglicher Behandlung mit Busulfan lag die mediane Überlebenszeit bei 29,5 Tagen (Spanne: 7–70 Tage) und war somit kürzer als die der unbehandelten Kontrolltiere (mediane Überlebenszeit: 47,5 Tage; Spanne: 22–81 Tage). Nach wöchentlicher Behandlung mit 20 mg/kg sowie mit 50 mg/kg Cyclophosphamid (CPA) stieg die mediane Überlebenszeit auf 69,5 (Spanne: 26–114) bzw. 61,5 (Spanne: 20–92) Tage an. Die Remissionsrate und die Remissionsdauer nach wöchentlich wiederholten Einzeldosen von Cyclophosphamid zeigten eine positive Korrelation zur Höhe der Einzeldosis; so bewirkte eine intermittierende Behandlung mit 50 mg/kg CPA/Woche bei allen behandelten Ratten eine komplette Remission. Trotz der Remissionen konnte jedoch kein signifikanter Anstieg der Überlebenszeit beim Vergleich mit den unbehandelten Kontrollen beobachtet werden. Die Vergleichbarkeit der autochthonen Chloroleukämie der Ratte mit der CML des Menschen wird diskutiert.

Summary

After injection of 15 mg/kg ethylnitrosourea (ENU) weekly for 15 weeks to adult male Wistar rats (total dose: 225 mg/kg) about 10% of the animals developed myeloid leukemias (chloroleukemias), which resemble the chronic myeloid leukemia in man (CML) (peripheral blood picture, tissue infiltration, chronic course as compared to immature-cell rat leukemias). Monotherapy with busulfan effected no remissions. The median survival time after daily treatment with busulfan was 29.5 days (range: 7–70); it was significantly shorter than that of untreated controls (median: 47.5 days, range: 22–81). After weekly application of 20 mg/kg and 50 mg/kg Cyclophosphamide the median survival time increase to 69.5 (range: 26–114) and 61.5 (range: 20–92) days, respectively. Rate and duration of remissions after repeated weekly single doses of cyclophosphamide were positively correlated with the increase in single dose; the high dose-intermittent treatment with 50 mg/kg CPA/week yielded complete remissions in all treated animals. Despite these remissions, however, no significant increase in survival time could be observed in comparison with untreated controls.

The comparability of autochthonous chloroleukemias in the rat with human CML is discussed.

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Zeller, W.J., Reusch, K. & Schmähl, D. Chemotherapy of autochthonous myeloid leukemias (Chloroleukemias) in Wistar rats. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 101, 243–248 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00410110

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