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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-1-10
pubmed:abstractText
Thirty glioblastoma patients treated at our institute between April 1998 and September 1999 were randomized in a two-arm study to receive carboplatin plus ACNU intraarterial (IA) chemotherapy (arm A) or cisplatin plus BCNU intravenous (IV) treatment (arm B). After the second course of chemotherapy and before the third cycle they also received concomitant radiotherapy, consisting of a median dose of 56.5 Gy. There were 3 (21.4%) partial responses and 11 (78.6%) disease stabilizations in group A. There were 5 (33%) partial responses and 10 disease stabilizations in group B. Time to tumor progression was 5.2 and 5.8 months for IA and IV treatment respectively. Median survival time was 18.3 months for arm A patients and 18.6 for arm B patients. Our IA chemotherapy schedule has produced no conclusive evidence of benefit compared with intravenous treatment. Moreover, its cost-benefit ratio is not good enough to justify its continued pursuit.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1590-1874
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
219-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12522677-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:12522677-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12522677-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12522677-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:12522677-Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, pubmed-meshheading:12522677-Carboplatin, pubmed-meshheading:12522677-Carmustine, pubmed-meshheading:12522677-Cisplatin, pubmed-meshheading:12522677-Drug Administration Routes, pubmed-meshheading:12522677-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12522677-Glioblastoma, pubmed-meshheading:12522677-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12522677-Injections, Intra-Arterial, pubmed-meshheading:12522677-Injections, Intravenous, pubmed-meshheading:12522677-Karnofsky Performance Status, pubmed-meshheading:12522677-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12522677-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12522677-Nimustine
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Intra-arterial ACNU and carboplatin versus intravenous chemotherapy with cisplatin and BCNU in newly diagnosed patients with glioblastoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neuro-oncology, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico Carlo Besta, Via Celoria 11, I-20133 Milan, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Clinical Trial, Phase II