RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Effect of Hyperglycemia on Antitumor Activity and Survival in Tumor-bearing Mice Receiving Oxaliplatin and Fluorouracil JF Anticancer Research JO Anticancer Res FD International Institute of Anticancer Research SP 5463 OP 5468 VO 37 IS 10 A1 MAI IKEMURA A1 TOHRU HASHIDA YR 2017 UL http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/37/10/5463.abstract AB Background/Aim: Diabetic patients are at a higher risk of carcinogenesis and death from cancer, including colorectal cancer, than healthy individuals. The efficacy of cancer chemotherapy in the diabetic condition remains unclear. In this study, we investigated the efficacy of anticancer agents oxaliplatin and fluorouracil in streptozotocin (STZ)-treated hyperglycemic mice. Materials and Methods: Starting 7 days after transplantation of colonic adenocarcinoma colon-26 cells, STZ-treated and control mice were intraperitoneally administered oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and levofolinate (FOLFOX) every 2 weeks. Results: Tumor growth was delayed in STZ-treated mice compared to control mice. The tumor volume was significantly smaller after treatment with FOLFOX in control mice, but not in STZ-treated mice. Despite delayed tumor growth, and regardless of whether they received treatment, survival was shorter in STZ-treated mice than in control mice. Conclusion: Cancer chemotherapy with oxaliplatin and fluorouracil was less effective and survival was shorter in hyperglycemia.