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16884375

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-8-3
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of weekly cisplatin in a sample population of South African patients with cervical carcinoma, when given in combination with radical pelvic irradiation. Patients with cervical carcinoma stage IB2-IIIB (without hydronephrosis) received up to six cycles of cisplatin at weekly intervals. Groups consisting of three patients each were treated at each of the three predetermined dose levels of cisplatin (20, 25, and 30 mg/m(2)). Eighteen patients were treated and evaluated for toxicity. All the patients who received 20 mg/m(2) (n = 3) and 25 mg/m(2) (n = 3) cisplatin had no dose-limiting toxicity (DLT). Four of the 12 patients who were given cisplatin 30 mg/m(2) experienced DLT with rising serum creatinine and declining creatinine clearance. The minimum creatinine clearance was 22 mL/min. The highest serum creatinine was 174 mumol/L. This study showed that a weekly dose of 25 mg/m(2) of cisplatin was the MTD when used in combination with pelvic irradiation for this sample of patients. This dose is lower than the recommended dose of cisplatin 40 mg/m(2)/week. The patients in this study may have reduced tolerance to higher doses of cisplatin, when compared to patients from Western countries.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1048-891X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1614-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
A phase I study of concurrent cisplatin chemotherapy in patients with carcinoma of the cervix receiving pelvic radiotherapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Radiation Oncology, Department of Radiation Sciences, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. catherinenyongesa@yahoo.com
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Phase I