Open AccessTreatment of false‐negative metastatic lymph nodes by a lymphatic drug delivery system with 5‐fluorouracil
Author(s) -
Fujii Honoka,
Horie Sachiko,
Sukhbaatar Ariunbuyan,
Mishra Radhika,
Sakamoto Maya,
Mori Shiro,
Kodama Tetsuya
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cancer medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.403
H-Index - 53
ISSN - 2045-7634
DOI - 10.1002/cam4.2125
Subject(s) - medicine , lymph , lymphatic system , metastasis , bioluminescence imaging , primary tumor , in vivo , cancer research , drug delivery , fluorouracil , stage (stratigraphy) , in vitro , cytotoxicity , pathology , oncology , cell culture , chemotherapy , cancer , biology , chemistry , luciferase , paleontology , transfection , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology , organic chemistry , genetics
Abstract Metastatic lymph nodes ( LN s) may be the origin of systemic metastases. It will be important to develop a strategy that prevents systemic metastasis by treating these LN s at an early stage. False‐negative metastatic LN s, which are found during the early stage of metastasis development, are those that contain tumor cells but have a size and shape similar to LN s that do not host tumor cells. Here, we show that 5‐fluorouracil (5‐ FU ), delivered by means of a novel lymphatic drug delivery system ( LDDS ), can treat LN s with false‐negative metastases in a mouse model. The effects of 5‐ FU on four cell lines were investigated using in vitro cytotoxicity and cell survival assays. The therapeutic effects of LDDS ‐administered 5‐ FU on false‐negative metastatic LN s were evaluated using bioluminescence imaging, high‐frequency ultrasound ( US ), and histology in MHX 10/Mo‐ lpr / lpr mice. These experimental animals develop LN s that are similar in size to human LN s. We found that all cell lines showed sensitivity to 5‐ FU in the in vitro assays. Furthermore, a concentration‐dependent effect of 5‐ FU to inhibit tumor growth was observed in tumor cells with low invasive growth characteristics, although a significant reduction in metastatic LN volume was not detected in MHX 10/Mo‐ lpr / lpr mice. Adverse effects of 5‐ FU were not detected. 5‐Fluorouracil administration with a LDDS is an effective treatment method for false‐negative metastatic LN s. We anticipate that the delivery of anticancer drugs by a LDDS will be of great benefit in the prevention and treatment of cancer metastasis via LN s.