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Combination chemotherapy with doxorubicin, dacarbazine, and ifosfamide in advanced adult soft tissue sarcoma. Canadian Sarcoma Group--National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2778839     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Forty-three adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma entered a pilot study of combination chemotherapy comprising 50 mg of doxorubicin/m2 by intravenous bolus, 850 mg of dacarbazine/m2 by 1-hour infusion, and 5 g of ifosfamide/m2 by 24-hour infusion with mesna uroprotection. The overall response rate in 40 assessable patients was 25% with two complete remissions. Twenty-four episodes of infection occurred in 148 courses (16%). These infections were usually associated with neutropenia (granulocyte count less than 0.5 X 10(9)/L), which occurred in 70% of the courses. These results do not differ from those elicited by each agent alone, and may reflect inadequacies of dose intensity or scheduling, or evaluation in a study population with adverse prognostic factors.
Authors:
V Bramwell; I Quirt; D Warr; S Verma; V Young; M Knowling; E Eisenhauer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the National Cancer Institute     Volume:  81     ISSN:  0027-8874     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Natl. Cancer Inst.     Publication Date:  1989 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1989-10-20     Completed Date:  1989-10-20     Revised Date:  2006-04-24    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7503089     Medline TA:  J Natl Cancer Inst     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1496-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
London Regional Cancer Centre, Ontario, Canada.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects,  therapeutic use*
Dacarbazine / administration & dosage*,  adverse effects
Doxorubicin / administration & dosage*,  adverse effects
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Ifosfamide / administration & dosage*,  adverse effects
Infusions, Intravenous
Male
Middle Aged
Pilot Projects
Remission Induction
Sarcoma / drug therapy*,  secondary
Soft Tissue Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
23214-92-8/Doxorubicin; 3778-73-2/Ifosfamide; 4342-03-4/Dacarbazine

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