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Thirty evaluable patients with histologically confirmed primary liver cancer (PLC) were treated with neocarzinostatin (NCS). All patients had measurable disease and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 1, 2, or 3. NCS 2250 units/m2 was given daily for 5 days, repeated at 28-day intervals. Hemopoietic suppression was the major side effect. In 23 of 30 patients (13 with leukopenia and 19 with thrombocytopenia), this toxic effect was documented. Other toxic effects included nausea, vomiting, allergic-type reaction, and elevation of NPN. Partial response, with a median duration of 12.7 weeks (range 4--37 weeks) was observed in seven patients. In nine patients the response was classified as no change, and in 14 patients there was progressive disease. NCS has some therapeutic activity in patients with PLC.
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PMID:A phase II study of neocarzinostatin (NSC 157365) in malignant hepatoma. An Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group pilot study. 624 4

Thirty-five evaluable patients with histologically confirmed primary liver cancer (PLC) were treated with m-AMSA. All patients had measurable disease and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 1, 2, or 3. m-AMSA 120 mg/M2 IV was given every 21 days. Hemopoietic suppression was the major side-effect. In 26 of 35 patients (25 with leukopenia and five with thrombocytopenia), this toxic effect was documented. There was only one patient who had a partial remission (PR) of 51 weeks' duration, but a no change (NC) status was maintained in 28 patients for at least 6 weeks. The median survival time of all patients on this study was 13 weeks, which compares favorably with most previous studies.
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PMID:A phase II study of m-AMSA in patients with primary liver cancer. 689 85