| Autor: |
Basser, Russell, Green, Michael, Sheridan, William, Fox, Richard, Basser, R L, Green, M D, Sheridan, W P, Fox, R M |
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Cancer Chemotherapy & Pharmacology; Mar1992, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p161-163, 3p |
| Abstrakt: |
In all, 18 patients with histologically proven advanced cancer received 400 mg/m2 carboplatin (CBDCA) plus 800 mg/m2 cyclophosphamide (level 1), and 14 others received 550 mg/m2 CBDCA plus 1100 mg/m2 cyclophosphamide (level 2). A maximum of six cycles was given if a response occurred. The dose-limiting toxicity was myelosuppression, with neutropenia being more marked than thrombocytopenia. At level 2, patients experiencing a febrile-neutropenic event showed a mean 24-h urinary creatinine clearance value of 1.1 ml/s (95% confidence limits 0.8-1.4 ml/s), whereas in those who remained afebrile it was 1.7 ml/s (95% confidence limits, 1.3-2.0 ml/s). This difference was significant (P less than 0.01). Other toxicities were only mild. Creatinine clearance is a predictor of febrile episodes after treatment with high doses of CBDCA and cyclophosphamide. We are now conducting a study using human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor to reduce the incidence of neutropenia with escalating doses of these drugs in an attempt to prevent febrile events. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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