1996
In vitro and in vivo inhibition of glioblastoma and neuroblastoma with MDL101731, a novel ribonucleoside diphosphate reductase inhibitor.
Piepmeier J, Rabidou N, Schold S, Bitonti A, Prakash N, Bush T. In vitro and in vivo inhibition of glioblastoma and neuroblastoma with MDL101731, a novel ribonucleoside diphosphate reductase inhibitor. Cancer Research 1996, 56: 359-61. PMID: 8542592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant brain tumorsMedian survivalControl animalsAthymic miceBrain tumorsReductase inhibitorsHuman malignant brain tumorsHuman glioblastomaDays of treatmentSK-N-MCConcentration-dependent inhibitionTumor regressionIntracerebral implantsIntracerebral xenograftsXenograft modelGlioblastoma cell linesVivo inhibitionPotent antiproliferative activityNeuroblastomaGlioblastomaSurvivalCell linesXenograftsNanomolar concentrationsTumors
1994
Selective antimitotic effects of estramustine correlate with its antimicrotubule properties on glioblastoma and astrocytes.
Yoshida D, Cornell-Bell A, Piepmeier J. Selective antimitotic effects of estramustine correlate with its antimicrotubule properties on glioblastoma and astrocytes. Neurosurgery 1994, 34: 863-7; discussion 867-8. PMID: 8052384, DOI: 10.1227/00006123-199405000-00012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntimitotic effectHuman glioblastoma cellsGlioma cellsGlioblastoma cellsEstramustine binding proteinModest antiproliferative effectsConcentration-dependent cytotoxic effectConcentration-dependent inhibitionEstramustine treatmentImmunohistochemical analysisAstrocyte viabilityEstramustineAstrocyte culturesAntiproliferative effectsMonoclonal antibodiesAstrocytesHuman glioblastomaTumor culturesCytotoxic effectsDimethylthiazol-2Diphenyltetrazolium bromideAntimicrotubule activityDeoxyribonucleic acid synthesisEstramustine sensitizes human glioblastoma cells to irradiation.
Yoshida D, Piepmeier J, Weinstein M. Estramustine sensitizes human glioblastoma cells to irradiation. Cancer Research 1994, 54: 1415-7. PMID: 8137240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMicroM estramustineRadiation enhancerGlioma cellsEffect of estramustineGlioblastoma cellsG2M cellsConcentration-dependent inhibitionMalignant glioma cellsHuman glioma cellsMinimal systemic toxicityEstramustineHuman glioblastoma cellsPotentiation factorSystemic toxicityG2M fractionFlow cytometryClonogenic survivalAntimicrotubule agentsCytotoxic effectsControl cellsH treatmentDaily scheduleCellsCell cycleRadiation sensitivity