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Flavone Acetic Acid Increases the Antitumor Effect of Hyperthermia in Mice

Cancer Center of Kyushu University Hospital [Y. S., T. K., K. S.], and Department of Surgery II [Y. M., H. B., K. S.], Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, and Department of Medical Oncology, The University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030 [R. A. N.]

The combined effects of flavone acetic acid (FAA), a synthetic flavonoid, and hyperthermia on B16 melanoma cells were investigated. In vitro, FAA alone at concentrations below 100 µg/ml was not cytotoxic with a 60-min exposure at 37°C. Hyperthermia at 43°C for 60 min enhanced the cytotoxicity of FAA only at concentrations over 100 µg/ml. Inhibition of the growth of B16 melanoma solid tumor by FAA and/or hyperthermia was examined in vivo. FAA (100–200 mg/kg) inhibited tumor growth in a dose-dependent manner. The combined treatment of FAA (200 mg/kg) and hyperthermia (43°C, 15 min) significantly inhibited tumor growth compared to a treatment of FAA or hyperthermia alone. The maximum antitumor effect of FAA combined with hyperthermia was obtained when FAA was administered 2 or 4 h before heat. The significantly increased cytotoxicity of FAA combined with hyperthermia seems to relate to specific decreases in tumor blood flow, a reduction in tumor pH, and an increased tumor temperature, without altering pH in the normal tissues. This combined treatment of FAA and hyperthermia warrants further study for treating subjects with solid tumors.

¹ To whom requests for reprints should be addressed, at Department of Surgery II, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812, Japan.

Received 12/ 3/91. Accepted 4/ 6/92.

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