Title: Evaluation of the Ability of an Organic Derivative of Ruthenium(II) to Reinforce the Cytotoxicity of Fast Neutron Against Malignant Cells in Culture
VOLUME: 5 ISSUE: 1
Author(s):P. Bischoff, L. Leyva, F. Malek, S. Benzina, J. M. Denis, J. Gueulette, P. Dufour, C. Gaiddon, J. P. Loeffler, C. Sirlin and M. Pfeffer
Affiliation:Institut de Recherche contre les Cancers de l'Appareil Digestif (IRCAD), 1 place de l'Hopital, 67091 Strasbourg-France.
Keywords:Ruthenium-based anticancer drugs, Apoptosis, High-LET radiation, Concomitant chemoradiotherapy, Fast neutrons
Abstract: The effect of combining RDC-11 (a new ruthenium organometallic complex) and fast neutrons (high-LET radiations) has been evaluated in RDM4 and U-87 tumor cell lines. After co-treatment, a substantial reduction of cell growth was recorded, which appears not to be correlated with the induction of apoptosis.