Pre-treatment with &agr;,&bgr; unsaturated aryl sulfones protects normal cells from the cytotoxic side effects of two classes of anticancer chemotherapeutics. Administration of a cytoprotective sulfone compound to a patient prior to anticancer chemotherapy with a mitotic phase cell cycle inhibitor or topoisomerase inhibitor reduces or eliminates the cytotoxic side effects of the anticancer agent on normal cells. The cytoprotective effect of the &agr;,&bgr; unsaturated aryl sulfone allows the clinician to safely increasing the dosage of the anticancer chemotherapeutic.
预处理使用α,β不饱和芳基磺酮可以保护正常细胞免受两类抗癌化疗药物的细胞毒副作用。在使用有丝分裂期细胞周期
抑制剂或拓扑异构酶
抑制剂的抗癌化疗前向患者给予细胞保护性磺酮化合物,可以减少或消除抗癌药物对正常细胞的细胞毒副作用。α,β不饱和芳基磺酮的细胞保护作用使临床医生可以安全地增加抗癌化疗药物的剂量。