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Levels of adenosine deaminase in some experimental animal tumours and the possible therapeutic effect of the ADA inhibitor 2-deoxy-coformycin

British Journal of Cancer volume 40, pages 750–754 (1979)Cite this article

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The intracellular adenosine deaminase activities (ADA) in 12 different experimental animal tumours were measured. Unlike the leukaemic lymphoblasts of man, those of two spontaneous rat leukaemias did not have elevated levels of the enzyme. Very high levels were found in a rat plasma-cell tumour (IR 461) and an attempt was made to treat such tumours with the specific enzyme inhibitor, 2-deoxy-coformycin. The shortage of this drug prevented a systematic study, but a daily dose of 8 mg/kg had a significant inhibitory effect on the growth of tumours.

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Hall, J., Gyure, L., Peppard, J. et al. Levels of adenosine deaminase in some experimental animal tumours and the possible therapeutic effect of the ADA inhibitor 2-deoxy-coformycin. Br J Cancer 40, 750–754 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1979.256

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