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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-9-27
pubmed:abstractText
Thirty-nine patients with relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and four with primarily refractory ALL were treated with a regimen that included cytarabine 1 gm/m2 (2-hour infusion) twice daily days 1 to 5, mitoxantrone 12mg/m2 daily days 1 to 5, prednisone 0.5 mg/kg daily days 1 to 5, and etoposide 200 mg/m2/day daily days 6 to 8. Of the 43 patients, 30 achieved a complete remission (CR), 28 out of the 39 relapsed patients and two among the four with refractory disease. Five patients died in aplasia. Eight patients were nonresponders. Nonhematologic side effects consisted predominantly of nausea, vomiting, and mucositis. One patient had transient cerebellar dysfunction. Recovery of blood counts occurred at a median of 24 days. The median time to CR was 38 days. As this regimen is highly effective in relapsed or refractory ALL, its use during earlier stage of the disease is warranted.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0008-543X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
66
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
627-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:2386891-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:2386891-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:2386891-Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, pubmed-meshheading:2386891-Bone Marrow Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:2386891-Combined Modality Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:2386891-Cytarabine, pubmed-meshheading:2386891-Drug Administration Schedule, pubmed-meshheading:2386891-Etoposide, pubmed-meshheading:2386891-Female, pubmed-meshheading:2386891-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:2386891-Male, pubmed-meshheading:2386891-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:2386891-Mitoxantrone, pubmed-meshheading:2386891-Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, pubmed-meshheading:2386891-Prednisone, pubmed-meshheading:2386891-Recurrence, pubmed-meshheading:2386891-Remission Induction, pubmed-meshheading:2386891-Survival Rate
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Successful treatment of adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia after relapse with prednisone, intermediate-dose cytarabine, mitoxantrone, and etoposide (PAME) chemotherapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Hematology, C.H.U. Nantes, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article