The antitumor effect of a synthetic cord factor (6, 6'-Di-O-decanoyl-alpha, alpha-trehalose) (SS 554) on the growth of Meth-A fibrosarcoma in BALB/c mice was examined. With regard to administration routes, only intratumoral (i.t.) injection showed a curative effect; subcutaneous (s.c.), per oral
The antitumor effect on Meth-A fibrosarcoma in BALB/c mice of a synthetic cord factor, 6,6'-di-O-decanoyl-alpha,alpha-trehalose (designated as SS554), was examined. Only intratumoral injection had a curative effect; subcutaneous, per oral, or intravenous routes had no such effect. The co-presence of