Statements in which the resource exists as a subject.
PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-2-22
pubmed:abstractText
Seventy previously untreated patients with stage II, III, and IV intermediate- or high-grade lymphoma were treated with methotrexate, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, prednisone, and bleomycin (MACOP-B) between September 1985 and November 1987. Forty-nine of these patients had diffuse large-cell lymphoma (DLCL), and eight of these patients were human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive. Complete responses were achieved in 54% of all patients and 52% of those with DLCL. With follow-up extending to 36 months, 45% of all DLCL patients are alive, and 50% are still living, if the HIV-positive patients are excluded from the analysis. Chemotherapy was quite toxic. Seventy-five percent of patients had severe mucositis, 42% had peripheral neuropathy, 50% required hospitalization, and 54% experienced leukopenia with a WBC count below 1,000/microL. Seven percent (five patients) died of toxicity related to the chemotherapy. Our analysis of prognostic parameters indicated that B symptoms, a performance status below 80, and, to a lesser extent, elevation of serum lactic acid dehydrogenase (LDH) (in HIV-negative DLCL patients) were associated with an inferior survival. Advanced age, sex, and bulky disease were not found to have a statistically significant effect on survival. Our preliminary results indicate that MACOP-B chemotherapy is an effective regimen for high- and intermediate-grade lymphomas. However, the survival for patients with DLCL treated with MACOP-B is no different than that achieved with previous regimens at our institution.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0732-183X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
8
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
94-102
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Bleomycin, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Bone Marrow Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Cyclophosphamide, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Doxorubicin, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Female, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-HIV Seropositivity, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Leucovorin, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Male, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Methotrexate, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Neoplasm Staging, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Prednisone, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Prognosis, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Remission Induction, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:1688617-Vincristine
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Treatment results with an aggressive chemotherapeutic regimen (MACOP-B) for intermediate- and some high-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial