Stimulation of UV-induced DNA excision repair by chemotherapeutic drugs in cancer patients

M. Roth, S. Rogers, S. S. Roberts, J. M. Boyle, Hj Muller, W. Weber

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    Abstract

    We have used a monoclonal antibody specific for UV-induced 6-4 photoproducts in an ELISA assay to determine the kinetics of loss of antigenicity from the DNA of lymphocytes obtained from four groups of people; normal controls and cancer patients who had either received chemotherapy, hormone therapy or no treatment at all. This result was confirmed on a matched pairs analysis of 12 breast cancer patients sampled before and after chemotherapy. We conclude, that chemotherapeutic treatment with alkylating agents modulate the capacity of UV-induced DNA-repair in human lymphocytes in a yet unknown way.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)809-815
    Number of pages6
    JournalAnticancer Research
    Volume14
    Issue number3 A
    Publication statusPublished - 1994

    Keywords

    • 6-4 Photoproducts
    • Cancer
    • Chemotherapy

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