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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-9-21
pubmed:abstractText
In an attempt to limit toxicities associated with dose-intensive therapy used for transplant regimens, we performed a pilot study using amifostine with high-dose busulfan (12 mg/kg), melphalan (100 mg/m2), and thiotepa (500 mg/m2) in 21 patients with a variety of malignancies. After 3 days of oral busulfan, amifostine was given at 910 mg/m2 IV for 10 minutes, preceding the infusion of each of 2 doses of melphalan and thiotepa given for 4 days. Antiemetic premedication for amifostine was given to all patients. The median patient age was 50 years (range: 32-65 years). Twenty-one patients received 82 separate amifostine infusions. One patient discontinued amifostine after the second dose because of severe nausea and emesis, and two infusions were temporarily held secondary to hypotension. Of these 82 cycles, there was a total of 37 episodes of nausea/vomiting, 28 episodes of sneezing, 11 episodes of flushing, and 1 episode of oral paresthesia. Systolic blood pressure and mean arterial pressure decreased by a mean of 8.4 mm Hg and 5.0 mm Hg, respectively. In general, the infusion was well tolerated. Patients were observed until discharge home (N = 15), until initiation of an additional tandem transplant procedure (N = 4), or until death (N = 2). All twenty-one patients experienced nonhematologic toxicities grade II or greater. Grade II toxicities included mucositis (N = 21), gastrointestinal (N = 3), skin (N = 1), and liver (N = 1), and grade III toxicities included liver (N = 1). Mucositis was also scored according to a detailed toxicity assessment. Mucositis did not appear to be improved with amifostine when compared with a control group of patients not receiving amifostine. Renal dysfunction after transplantation was decreased in the amifostine group, whereas there was no significant effect on posttransplant hepatic dysfunction. Although these data demonstrate the feasibility of delivering parenteral amifostine in conjunction with dose-intensive chemotherapy and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation, there was no evidence of a significant reduction in nonmarrow toxicities.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0277-3732
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
406-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Amifostine, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Antiemetics, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Blood Pressure, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Busulfan, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Feasibility Studies, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Flushing, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Hypotension, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Melphalan, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Mucous Membrane, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Pilot Projects, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Protective Agents, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Sneezing, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Thiotepa, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Transplantation, Autologous, pubmed-meshheading:10955873-Vomiting
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Pilot trial of cytoprotection with amifostine given with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation.
pubmed:affiliation
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't