(Table 2). contd….

No.

HeLa S3
IC50 (nM)a

Sarcoma
180 (sc-iv)b

Hematotoxicity

 

1 h                       72 h

Dose (mg/kg)               T/Cc

WBCd (%)             PLe (%)

64

59                         3.2

4.0                         0.19

22                      94

65

0.64                      0.082

0.5                         0.22

29                      87

66

4.2                        0.27

2.0                         0.07

26                      91

58

0.045                    0.0052

0.25                       0.21

22                      38

57

53                         1.6

0.63                       0.15

24                      10

a Drug concentration required to inhibit the growth of HeLa S3 cells by 50%.

b Mice (five mice/group) were implanted subcutaneously (sc) with tumor cells, and the drug was dosed (mg/kg) intravenously (iv).

 c T and C are the values of mean tumor volume of treated and control mice respectively.

 d Number of white blood cells of tumor-bearing mice on day 4 (% of control).

 e Number of peripheral platelets of normal mice on day 7 (% of control).