| Autor: |
Moore, Dennis, Brown, Thomas, LeBlanc, Michael, Dahlberg, Steve, Miller, Thomas, McClure, Suzanne, Fisher, Richard |
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Investigational New Drugs; May1999, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p169-172, 4p |
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Purpose: To assess the efficacy and toxicity of menogaril against non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in a group of previously treated patients. Patients and methods: Sixty-two eligible patients with a histologic diagnosis of NHL were enrolled, 35 of who had intermediate or high-grade histologies and 27 of who had low-grade lymphomas. Patients with intermediate or high-grade lymphomas had received only 1 prior chemotherapy regimen, while patients with low-grade histologies had received 1 or 2 prior chemotherapy regimens. Menogaril was administered at 160 mg/m2 intravenously over 1 hour, once every 28 days. Results: Among the 35 patients with intermediate or high-grade lymphomas who were evaluable for response, 6 of 35 patients achieved a partial response (PR) for a response rate of 17% (95% confidence interval: 7%−34%). Median survival in this group of patients was 13 months. For those patients with low-grade lymphoma, 5 of 26 patients achieved a PR for a response rate of 19% (95% confidence interval: 6%−38%). No complete responses were observed in either patient group. The incidence of serious (grade 3 or 4) toxicity for those with intermediate/high-grade and low-grade lymphomas was 43% and 44%, respectively. Most of these toxic effects consisted of reversible myelosuppression. Menogaril was discontinued in 2 patients due to prolonged neutropenia. Cardiotoxicity was observed in 4 patients, requiring discontinuation of the drug in 1 patient. No treatment-related deaths occurred and the overall toxicity was felt to be acceptable. Conclusion: The observed antitumor activity of single agent menogaril against both intermediate/high-grade and low-grade lymphomas was modest. Further exploration of this agent in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphomas does not seem warranted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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