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[Cancer Research 61, 6739-6746, September 15, 2001]
© 2001 American Association for Cancer Research


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Comparison of the Short-Term Biological Effects of 7{alpha}-[9-(4,4,5,5,5-pentafluoropentylsulfinyl)-nonyl]estra-1,3,5, (10)-triene-3,17ß-diol (Faslodex) versus Tamoxifen in Postmenopausal Women with Primary Breast Cancer1

John F. Robertson2, Robert I. Nicholson, Nigel J. Bundred, Elizabeth Anderson, Zenon Rayter, Mitchell Dowsett, John N. Fox, Julia M. W. Gee, Alan Webster, Alan E. Wakeling, Charles Morris and Michael Dixon

Department of Surgery, Nottingham City Hospital, Nottingham, United Kingdom [J. F. R.]; Tenovus Centre for Cancer Research, Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff, Wales CF10 3XF [R. I. N., J. M. W. G.]; Department of Surgery, South Manchester University Hospital, Manchester M20 8LR, United Kingdom [N. J. B.]; Clinical Research Department, Christie Hospital National Health Service Trust, Manchester M20 4BX, United Kingdom [E. A.]; Department of Biochemistry, Royal Marsden Hospital, London SW3 6JJ, United Kingdom [M. Do.]; Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol DS2 8HW, United Kingdom [Z. R.]; Castle Hill Hospital Cottingham, East Yorkshire HU16 5JQ, United Kingdom [J. N. F.]; AstraZeneca, Macclesfield SK10 4TF, United Kingdom [A. W., A. E. W., C. M.]; and Department of Surgery, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, Scotland [M. Di.]

7{alpha}-[9-(4,4,5,5,5-Pentafluoropentylsulfinyl)-nonyl]estra-1,3,5, (10)-triene-3,17ß-diol (ICI 182,780; Faslodex) is a novel steroidal antiestrogen. This partially blind, randomized, multicenter study compared the effects of single doses of long-acting ICI 182,780 with tamoxifen or placebo on estrogen receptor (ER{alpha}) and progesterone receptor (PgR) content, Ki67 proliferation-associated antigen labeling index (Ki67LI), and the apoptotic index in the primary breast tumors of postmenopausal women. Previously untreated patients (stages T1–T3; ER-positive or -unknown) were randomized and received a single i.m. dose of ICI 182,780 50 mg (n = 39), ICI 182,780 125 mg (n = 38), or ICI 182,780 250 mg (n = 44) or oral tamoxifen 20 mg daily (n = 36) or matching tamoxifen placebo (n = 43) for 14–21 days before tumor resection surgery with curative intent. The ER and PgR H-scores, together with the Ki67LI were determined immunohistochemically in the matched pretreatment biopsy and the posttreatment surgical specimens. The apoptotic index was determined by terminal deoxynucleotidyltransferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling on the same samples. The effects of treatment on each of these parameters were compared using analysis of covariance. ICI 182,780 produced dose-dependent reductions in ER and PgR H-scores and in the Ki67LI. The reductions in ER expression were statistically significant at all doses of ICI 182,780 compared with placebo (ICI 182,780 50 mg, P = 0.026; 125 mg, P = 0.006; 250 mg, P = 0.0001), and for ICI 182,780 250 mg compared with tamoxifen (P = 0.024). For PgR H-score, there were statistically significant reductions after treatment with ICI 182,780 125 mg (P = 0.003) and 250 mg (P = 0.0002) compared with placebo. In contrast, tamoxifen produced a significant increase in the PgR H-score relative to placebo, and consequently, all doses of ICI 182,780 produced PgR values that were significantly lower than those in the tamoxifen-treated group. All doses of ICI 182,780 significantly reduced Ki67LI values compared with placebo (ICI 182,780 50 mg, P = 0.046; 125 mg, P = 0.001; 250 mg, P = 0.0002), but there were no significant differences between any doses of ICI 182,780 and tamoxifen. ICI 182,780 did not alter the apoptotic index when compared with either placebo or tamoxifen. Short-term exposure to ICI 182,780 reduces the ER{alpha} in breast tumor cells in a dose-dependent manner by down-regulating ER protein concentration. The reductions in tumor PgR content by ICI 182,780 demonstrate that ICI 182,780, unlike tamoxifen, is devoid of estrogen-agonist activity. Reductions in tumor cell proliferative activity (as indicated by Ki67LI) show that ICI 182,780 is likely to have antitumor activity in the clinical setting.




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