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A 48-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of upper abdominal pain, and a cervical tumor, on Oct. 23, 1992. Chest X-ray, CT scan and MRI revealed a tumor (left-S10) and enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes. A pathological diagnosis of small cell lung cancer was made by transbronchial biopsy. Ultrasonography showed liver metastases. He received four courses of chemotherapy (Carboplatin, Ifosfamide, Etoposide). Three days after the completion of chemotherapy, his serum transaminase level was markedly increased, and he was disorientated on March 4, 1993. In spite of plasma exchange, the patient died due to hepatic failure on March 6, 1993. Fulminant hepatitis in a patient with lung cancer receiving chemotherapy is rarely reported.
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PMID:[A case of small cell lung cancer associated with fulminant hepatitis B]. 779 62

Ifosfamide as a single agent has produced overall response rates greater than 5O% in the treatment of small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Etoposide/ifosfamide/cisplatin (VIP) has produced overall response rates of 74% to 100% with complete response rates of 27% to 64% in SCLC patients. In a Hoosier Oncology Group randomized study involving extensive-disease SCLC patients, VIP was superior to etoposide/cisplatin with regard to median time to progression (6.6 v 5.8 months), median survival times (9.1 v 7.3 months), and 2- and 3-year survival rates (13% v 5% and 5% v 0%, respectively). In limited-disease SCLC, ifosfamide/carboplatin/etoposide (ICE) achieved overall response rates of 76% to 94%, median durations of survival ranging from 14 to 19 months, and 2-year survival rates of 24% to 37%; in extensive disease, overall response rates ranged from 72% to 100%, median durations of survival ranged from 9 to 14 months, and 2-year survival rates ranged from 14% to 22%. The use of high-dose ICE plus epirubicin and peripheral blood stem cell support appears promising in the treatment of limited-disease SCLC.
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PMID:Ifosfamide in the treatment of small cell lung cancer. 867 43

The emergence of chemotherapy has dramatically improved both quality of life and survival in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Nonetheless, achieving long-term survival in SCLC patients has been a problem. Early studies of combination chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide/doxorubicin/vincristine (CAV) and cyclophosphamide/methotrexate/lomustine/vincristine (CMCV) reported impressive response rates in patients with SCLC. Ifosfamide, an analogue of cyclophosphamide, has demonstrated single-agent activity against SCLC, achieving overall response rates ranging from 5.6% to 76.5%. Because of this, and because of the agent's proven synergism in combination chemotherapy for recurrent testicular cancer and its relative non-myelosuppressive qualities (compared with cyclophosphamide), the incorporation of ifosfamide into combination chemotherapy for SCLC was rational. The Hoosier Oncology Group reported high response rates with VIP (ifosfamide combined with etoposide/cisplatin) in SCLC patients and proved the superiority of VIP over etoposide/cisplatin in patients with extensive disease. Presently, this group is evaluating the role of chronic oral etoposide as maintenance chemotherapy for patients with extensive SCLC that responds to initial VIP treatment. Salvage treatment with daily oral etoposide has also produced encouraging results, leading the Hoosier Oncology Group to incorporate oral etoposide as part of the VIP regimen (VoIP). It is currently unclear whether combination chemotherapy containing daily oral etoposide will have a major impact on survival. Further trials of combination chemotherapy with newer active agents like paclitaxel and topotecan, as well as with proven single agents like ifosfamide, are clearly warranted to improve the outcome of patients with SCLC.
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PMID:The role of ifosfamide in small cell lung cancer. 871 1

Human Recombinant Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (G-CSF) allows rapid neutrophil recovery after chemotherapy-induced leukopenia. In a prospective series of 54 patients with extensive small cell lung cancer, we evaluated the feasibility and efficacy of accelerated delivery of the AVI chemotherapy regimen. Treatment consisted of Doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 day 1, Etoposide 120 mg/m2 day 1-3 and Ifosfamide 2 g/m2 (+ Mesna 4 g) day 1 and 2 given every 2 weeks and followed by G-CSF (Neupogen, Amgen Roche 5 micrograms/kg/day s.c. day 4-14). Twenty-seven (50%) patients could not receive the total of six courses, seven because of severe septic complication, 10 because of Grade 4 thrombopenia, seven because of non-response and three because of patient refusal. Chemotherapy had to be delayed in 58 out of the 244 administered courses and this was due to thrombopenia in 48% of cases. The probability of optimal dose-on-time administration was 64% at three courses. The mean actually received dose intensity was 93% at six courses (27 patients treated). It was increased by 76% compared to our previously published conventional 3-week interval chemotherapy. The median neutrophil nadirs were stable during the successive treatment courses while haemoglobin and platelet values significantly worsened from cycle 1 to cycle 6. The overall response rate after three courses was 77% in the 48 evaluable patients. The median survival is 8 months overall and 5 months disease free. The actuarial survival is 22% at 2 years. We conclude that substantial dose intensification with accelerated chemotherapy and G-CSF support is feasible. However, the rate of severe infectious episodes is too high and thrombopenia is the main limiting factor. Either growth factors active on the megacaryocytic lineage or haematological rescue with peripheral blood stem cells might be useful in this setting.
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PMID:The limits of chemotherapy dose intensification using granulocyte colony stimulating factor alone in extensive small cell lung cancer. 879 14

Vinorelbine (VNB) and Ifosfamide (IFO) have recently been proposed for treatment of non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The two drugs separately induce response rates in excess of 20% and, when combined, of 32.56%. Cisplatin (DDP) is considered a standard in chemotherapy of NSCLC affected patients. We report data on the feasibility and the toxicity of an IFO, VNB and DDP combination in comparison with IFO, VNB association. Results obtained show that the IFO, VNB, DDP combination has a more severe toxicity profile than the IFO, VNB combination although not to a degree precluding its feasibility. Responses, however, appear somewhat more favorable than in the group treated with the combination IFO, VNB. It is therefore necessary to ascertain if clinical advantages in survival and symptom palliation offered by IFO, VNB, DDP combination outweigh impairment in quality of life due to its significant toxicity.
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PMID:Feasibility and toxicity of combination chemotherapy with ifosfamide, vinorelbine, cisplatin versus ifosfamide, vinorelbine in patients with advanced non small cell lung cancer. 925 17

A randomized trial was conducted to determine whether administration of Amifostine with chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer could decrease the toxicity. 84 patients with small cell lung cancer of favourable prognosis (limited disease, performance status 0-1; limited disease with performance status 2 but normal sodium and alkaline phosphatase, or extensive disease with performance status 0-1, normal sodium and alkaline phosphatase) received treatment with Ifosfamide 3 g/m(2)intravenously, Carboplatin (Glomerular filtration rate + 25) x6 mg intravenously, Etoposide 50 mg orally, twice daily, for 7 days, every 3 weeks. Patients were randomized to receive amifostine 740 mg/m(2)immediately prior to the intravenous drugs (n = 42) or to receive chemotherapy alone (n = 42). The two groups were similar with respect to baseline prognostic factors. There was no significant difference in the occurrence of grade III or IV neutropenia or thrombocytopenia between the two groups, nor in the response rate or overall survival, for which the median was 11 months in the chemotherapy only group and 14 months in the group treated with amifostine. This study has not shown a protective effect from the use of amifostine with this regimen and there does not appear to be any effect upon the efficacy of treatment.
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PMID:A randomized trial of amifostine as a cytoprotective agent in patients receiving chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer. 1113 7

The purpose of this study was to verify the kinetic response of the human marrow myeloid progenitor cells to the short term use of GM-CSF and its impact on the therapeutic activity of this three-drug cisplatinum containing regimen in non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Sixty patients with stage III-B and IV NSCLC were randomised to receive GM-CSF for 3 days, five days prior to the onset of chemotherapy. The chemotherapy regimen consisted of Mitomycin-C: 6 mg/m2 on day one, Ifosfamide: 2000 mg/m2 days 1 to 3, Mesna: 2000 mg/m2 days 1 to 3, Cisplatinum: 30 mg/m2 days 1 to 3, and was repeated every 4 weeks. All the patients received 30-50 Gy of radiotherapy to the primary and/or metastatic sites. There were positive correlations between stage of the disease, chemosensitivity of the tumor, number of chemotherapy cycles and overall survival (p=0.000). Administration of GM-CSF was an independent prognostic parameter in locally advanced and metastatic disease (p=0.041). In the GM-CSF receiving arm more courses could be given (117 versus 99, p=0.0415), and less courses were postponed (6 versus 22). In this arm, the mean of granulocyte nadir was higher (p=0.033) and mean time to granulocyte recovery became shorter (p=0.001) as the number of chemotherapy cycles increased. It was concluded that, dose intensification with GM-CSF prophylaxis is benefical in increasing the treatment tolerability by decreasing the intensity of granulocytopenia as well as providing rapid recovery.
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PMID:Anticipated administration of GM-CSF in the treatment of non small cell lung cancer. 1171 13


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