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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-8
pubmed:abstractText
No standard regimen has been identified for patients with a carcinoma of unknown primary (CUP). This study compared protracted venous infusion 5-fluorouracil (PVI 5-FU) with or without mitomycin C (MMC) in patients with CUP in a multicentre, prospectively randomised study. 88 patients were randomised to PVI 5-FU (300 mg/m(2)/day for a maximum of 24 weeks) +/-MMC (7 mg/m(2) 6 weekly for four courses). The overall response rate was 11.6% for PVI 5-FU alone compared with 20.0% for PVI 5-FU plus MMC (P=0.29). Median failure-free survival (FFS) was 4.1 months for PVI 5-FU and 3.6 months for PVI 5-FU plus MMC (P=0.78) with an equivalent overall survival (OS) (6.6 versus 4.7 months, P=0.60). Symptomatic benefit was observed in most patients in each arm. PVI 5-FU is a well tolerated outpatient treatment regimen for patients with CUP, although the addition of MMC provides little extra benefit. PVI 5-FU may be a potential reference regimen in randomised trials with newer chemotherapy agents in patients with CUP.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0959-8049
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
39
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1121-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-4-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
A randomised study of protracted venous infusion of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) with or without bolus mitomycin C (MMC) in patients with carcinoma of unknown primary.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Royal Marsden Hospital, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5PT, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial