U937 cells are inoculated into the flanks of SCID/beige mice. When xenografted tumors reach a volume around 100 mm, mice are orally administrated with either vehicle control (5% ethanol, 2% Tween 80, and 5% polyethylene glycol-400) or WYE-687 (5 or 25 mg/kg) daily for a total of 7 days. The WYE-687 regimen utilized in this study is based on preexperimental results and related studies. WYE-687 administration (5 or 25 mg/kg, daily) significantly inhibits U937 xenograft tumor growth in SCID mice, and the in vivo activity by WYE-687 is dose-dependent. At day 15, the 5 mg/kg WYE-687-treated tumors and 25 mg/kg WYE-687-treated tumors are 50% and 75% smaller than the vehicle control tumors, respectively. Tumor weights of WYE-687-treated mice are also significantly lower than that of vehicle group. Oral administration of WYE-687 potently inhibits U937 leukemic xenograft tumor growth in SCID mice, without causing significant toxicities.
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