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4'-Epi-doxorubicin (4'-epi-DX) is a new doxorubicin derivative that in phase II human studies has been demonstrated to be less toxic than doxorubicin. Sixty-four patients with advanced solid tumors were treated with the drug combination of 4'-epi-DX and cis-dichlorodiammineplatinum (CDDP) at the doses of 40-60 and 50 mg/m2, respectively, every 21-28 days. Out of 52 evaluable patients, complete remission (CR) was recorded in 5, partial remission (PR) in 12, minor remission (MR) in 7, no change (NC) in 16 and progression (P) in 12. The median duration of remission in patients who achieved a CR and PR was 9+ months. In particular, out of 19 patients with ovarian cancer, 2 CR (second look) and 7 PR have been documented. One CR and 3 PR also have been observed in 21 patients with lung carcinoma. Complete and partial responses also have been documented in breast cancer (1 CR/1), in bladder carcinoma (1 CR/2), in renal cancer (1 PR/5) and in testicular cancer (1 PR/1). Hematologic toxicity was generally mild to moderate (leukopenia less than or equal to 1500 cells/mm3 in 3% of the patients; thrombocytopenia less than or equal to 120,000 cells/mm3 in 2% of the patients). Vomiting was present in almost all patients while alopecia has been recorded in 63% of the patients. No case of cardiac toxicity had been observed up to now (median cumulative dose of 4'-epi-DX:240 mg/m2, range 40-650 mg/m2). The combination of 4'-epi-DX with CDDP appears to be an active and well-tolerated regimen in ovarian cancer and lung cancer.
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PMID:A phase II study of 4'-epi-doxorubicin plus cis-platinum in advanced solid tumors. 658 74

A cooperative phase II study of vindesine, a new vinca alkaloid, was carried out in 16 major institutions. The selection of patients and evaluation of tumor response were based on the Criteria for the Evaluation of Tumor Response by Chemotherapy in Solid Tumor Patients by Koyama and Saito. Vindesine was administered by i.v. bolus injection at a dose of 3 mg per week. Out of 130 patients who entered into the study, 117 patients were evaluable. Partial responses were obtained in 16 (13.7%) out of 117 evaluable patients, including 7 (17.1%) out of 41 lung cancer, 3 (8.1%) out of 37 breast cancer, 2 (33.3%) out of 6 esophageal cancer, and one each of cervical cancer, liposarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and embryonic tumor. Major side effects were leukopenia (less than 3000/cm) 60.2%, gastrointestinal disturbances 23.6%, neurotoxicity 25.2% and hair loss 14.2%.
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PMID:[A cooperative phase II study of vindesine sulfate in patients with solid tumors]. 661 38

Sixty-one assessable patients with advanced small cell and non-small cell carcinoma of the lung were given PCNU on an intermittent every 6-week schedule. Starting doses ranged from 75 mg/m2 for poor-risk patients to 100 mg/m2 for good-risk patients, depending on the bone marrow, liver, and renal status. Six partial responses (two small cell carcinoma, two adenocarcinoma, two large cell carcinoma) of short duration were documented. The major toxic effects were thrombocytopenia (35%) and leukopenia (16%). PCNU does not appear to have sufficient antitumor activity to warrant further investigation in advanced lung cancer.
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PMID:Phase II evaluation of 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-(2,6-dioxo-(piperidyl)-1 nitrosourea (PCNU)(NSC-95466) in patients with advanced carcinoma of the lung. 683 9

A phase II study of vindesine was performed by National Chest Hospital Lung Cancer Cooperative Study Group involving 21 institutions. Of 91 patients who entered into the study, 68 patients were evaluable. Response rates were 11.8% (3/33), 8.3% (1/12) and 14.3% (1/7) for small cell, adeno, squamous cell, and large cell carcinoma of the lung, respectively. Vindesine was given by bolus i.v. injection at doses of 3 to 5 mg weekly, and the total doses ranged from 12 to 24 mg with 8 responders. Adverse reactions of vindesine were leukopenia (less than 3000 cells/cmm, 54%), anorexia, peripheral neuropathies, hairloss, etc., but they were generally reversible and the discontinuation of treatment was rare.
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PMID:[Phase II study of vindesine in patients with primary bronchogenic carcinoma by Cooperative Study Group]. 688 7

One-hundred-twenty patients with advanced lung cancer were treated by the MACC (methotrexate, doxorubicin (Adriamycin), cyclophosphamide and CCNU) regimen. Ninety-eight patients were evaluated. Objective complete response occurred in one case for 27+ months. Partial response was observed in 20 patients lasting for a median of 4.7 months. The overall objective response rate was 21% and the median duration of response was 5.5 months. Stable disease was noted in 44 patients with a median time to progression of 4.7 months from the start of treatment. Tumor progression occurred in 33 cases. There was a significant prolongation of median actuarial survival of responders (11.2 months) vs. stable disease (6.2 months) or vs. non-responders (3.8 months, P less than 0.05). The median actuarial survival for the whole group was 7.3 months. Bone marrow toxicity including thrombocytopenia (less than 100,000 cells/mm3) occurred in 16 patients and leukopenia (less than 3000 cells/mm3) in 24 patients. Forty-seven patients had no hematologic toxicity. Other adverse reactions were nausea and vomiting (50%), stomatitis (16%), alopecia (5%), cardiotoxicity (1%) and fever during leukopenia (1%).
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PMID:Four-drug combination chemotherapy in advanced lung cancer: methotrexate, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide and CCNU. 702 45

The combination of 1 KE/day of OK-432 (everyday) and 10 mg/day of Carboquone (once a week) had been administered for three weeks to 18 cases of the patients with unresectable lung cancer. The response rate was 50% in the patients whose diameters of tumors could be measured. These results might be provided by the fact that the large dose administration of Carboquone became possible with simultaneous administration of OK-432, which might have an activating effect of bone marrow function; consequently, original properties of alkylating agent could be utilized in this therapy. Leukopenia, (leukocyte counts: less than 3,000) was observed in 10 out of 18 cases (55.6%) at one week after administration of the drugs, and in all but one case leukopenia was recovered after 4 weeks of the administration. No other severe side effects were observed.
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PMID:[Combination therapy of large amount of carboquone and OK-432 for unresectable lung cancer]. 718 36

In a phase II study 40 patients with non-small-cell lung cancer were treated with 100 mg/m2 cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II) (DDP) i.v. on day 1, combined with VP 16-213 (VP) in a dose of either 80 mg/m2 daily i.v. on days 1, 2 and 3 or 120 mg/m2 daily by mouth on days 3, 4, 5 and 6. The course was repeated every 3 weeks. In 30 evaluable patients, 10 partial remissions were recorded with a median duration of 3 months. Eleven patients had stable disease and 9 showed progression under treatment. Leukopenia was more pronounced with intravenous administration of VP than with oral VP (median leukocyte nadir 2400/mm3 and 3700/mm3 respectively). Two patients had thrombocytopenia under 50,000/mm3. All patients suffered from moderate to marked nausea and vomiting. All patients had alopecia. Nine patients had serum creatinine elevations over 1.4 mg/dl. Six patients with renal toxicity were treated in one institution with incorrectly applied forced diuresis during DDP administration. DDP and VP are an active regimen for remission induction in non-small-cell lung cancer. Due to cumulative and marked gastrointestinal intolerance this regimen cannot be given over prolonged periods of time.
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PMID:[Chemotherapy of non-small-cell bronchial cancer with a combination of Cis-diamminedichloroplatinum (II) and VP 16-213]. 719 2

The clinical usefulness of Recombinant Human Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor (rhG-CSF, Filgrastim, GRAN) was evaluated in patients with leukopenia and neutropenia following chemotherapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, lung cancer and breast cancer. During chemotherapy when patients' leukocyte count (WBC) fell below 4.0 x 10(9)/L.rhG-CSF(GRAN) at a dose of 75 micrograms/body.day was given subcutaneously 48 hours after the termination of chemotherapy. The results indicated that rhG-CSF(GRAN) could elevate nadirs of WBC and significantly shortened leukopenic period with WBC below 4.0 x 10(9)/L and expedited the recovery of WBC. rhG-CSF (GRAN)'s side effects were mild.
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PMID:[Clinical study of recombinant human granulocyte colony stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) on leukopenia induced by chemotherapy in cancer patients]. 752 73

We carried out the present study for the purpose of investigating the toxicity and efficacy of dose-intensive chemotherapy (Tokushima-CODE; T-CODE) against advanced lung cancer. Ten patients (8 with small-cell lung cancer and 2 with non-small-cell lung cancer) received chemotherapy consisting of cisplatin (27 mg/m2 on days 1-3), vincristine (0.7 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8), doxorubicin (40 mg/m2 on day 1) and etoposide (133 mg/m2 on days 1-3). Recombinant granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (75 micrograms/body on days 4-15) was injected subcutaneously. Nine patients had measurable lesions, and they all experienced partial responses. WHO grades 3 and 4 leukopenia was found in 7 out of 10 patients; thrombocytopenia (grades 3 and 4) was seen in 5 out of 10 patients during the first cycle. These results suggest that T-CODE chemotherapy is a promising induction chemotherapy.
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PMID:Dose-intensive chemotherapy with cisplatin, vincristine, doxorubicin and etoposide against lung cancer: a pilot study. 753 41

Edatrexate (10-ethyl-10-deaza-aminopterin, or 10-EDAM) is a water-soluble antifolate which is under study in a variety of malignancies. Edatrexate demonstrated greater antitumor activity than methotrexate in several solid tumor models and xenografts, which may be due to a more extensive formation of polyglutaminates within tumor cells by edatrexate metabolites. Phase I studies have recommended a dose of 80 mg/m2 i.v. weekly for tumor specific trials. When used with leucovorin, edatrexate doses more than 10 times as high have been found to be well-tolerated. Dose-limiting toxicity is mucositis, with leukopenia and thrombocytopenia being less prominent. In three Phase II trials without leucovorin in non-small cell lung cancer, edatrexate has shown an overall objective major response rate of 17% in 66 previously untreated patients (95% C.I.: 9-28%), making it one of the more active single agents in this malignancy. With its relatively low degree of myelosuppression, edatrexate has been an attractive agent for use in combination. To date, trials combining this drug with mitomycin plus vinblastine, cisplatin plus cyclophosphamide, paclitaxel, and carboplatin have been initiated. The encouraging response rates and low degree of toxicity make this agent interesting for further investigation in non-small cell lung cancer.
Lung Cancer 1995 Apr
PMID:Edatrexate studies in non-small cell lung cancer. 755 28


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