Abstract
Chinese hamster ovary cells have been treated in vitro with the platinum coordination complexes cis-PAD or CHIP and with radiation, either alone or in combination with different doses and time intervals. The isobologram method has been used to make a graphic comparison of these combined-modality data in terms of additivity and enhancement. The data showed enhancement of the radiation effect by these platinum complexes in many combinations, and a truly synergistic effect in one case. This method of analysis points to the limited usefulness of the parameter dose-modifying effect (DMF) since the most synergistic combination did not have the highest DMF.
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Szumiel, I., Nias, A. Isobologram analysis of the combined effects of anti-tumour platinum complexes and ionizing radiation on mammalian cells. Br J Cancer 42, 292–296 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1980.229
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.1980.229