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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-5-10
pubmed:abstractText
78 patients with limited disease small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) were entered into a prospective randomised study of two combination regimens (AVE-5 and AVE-1) that differed only in the scheduling of etoposide. Patients in the AVE-5 arm received etoposide intravenously 60 mg/m2 on day 1 and orally 120 mg/m2 on days 2-5 of each cycle. Patients in the AVE-1 arm received etoposide 300 mg/m2 intravenously on day 1. Patients in both arms received doxorubicin and vincristine on day 1 of each cycle. The complete (53% vs. 26%) and the overall (75% vs. 52%) response rates were significantly higher in the AVE-5 arm. Median survival was also increased from 11 to 14 months in this arm. Toxicity was low and similar in both groups. The daily administration of etoposide in low toxicity combination therapy for SCLC is important. This can be conveniently achieved by using etoposide orally.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0959-8049
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
28-30
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Prospective study of etoposide scheduling in combination chemotherapy for limited disease small cell lung carcinoma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Radiotherapy, Groote Schuur Hospital/University of Cape Town, South Africa.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't