[Screening test of antitumor agents by human tumor cell lines in nude mice in ascitic form].

Two kinds of, serially transplantable human tumor cell lines were established in nude mice in ascitic form. One is breast cancer cell line, poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma, Hattori strain, and the other is acute lymphocytic leukemia cell line, T-cell type, Ichikawa strain. There exists a distinct correlation between the survival time of nude mice and the number of tumor cells transplanted. Clinically established antitumor agents which showed over 200% increase in life span were MMC, ADM and 5FU in Hattori strain, and VCR, VLB, VDS, ADM and BH-AC in Ichikawa strain. These results were considered to be consistent with the clinical effect of these drugs in breast cancer or in acute lymphocytic leukemia. Both strains can serve as the reliable screening system of antitumor agents.