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The effects of OK-432 (Picibanil) on estrogen receptor (ER) levels and subsequent tamoxifen (TAM) treatment were examined in 189 female Sprague-Dawley rats with 7,12-dimethylbenz[a]anthracene (DMBA)-induced mammary cancers. When OK-432 was administered (0.1 KE/kg i.p. once weekly) for 12 weeks to the rats after DMBA, the average ER level of the TAM-responsive tumors in the OK-432-treated group was significantly higher than that in the control group. The antitumor effect of TAM was significantly greater in the OK-432-treated group. When OK-432 was administered to rats with established DMBA tumors, the average ER levels did not change significantly after 2 or 4 weeks of treatment. ER levels in the control group (no treatment) fell significantly after 2 or 4 weeks. These results suggest that hormone dependence of DMBA-induced rat mammary cancers may be maintained or augmented by the administration of OK-432.
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