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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-5-19
pubmed:abstractText
On the basis of in vitro studies demonstrating marked synergy between mitoxantrone and high-dose cytosine arabinoside (ara-C) (HiDAC) against L5178Y murine leukemia and clinical studies showing usefulness of the combination in patients with refractory acute myeloid leukemia, a phase I study was initiated to find tolerable doses for use in patients with refractory solid tumors. Initial dose levels were mitoxantrone 2 mg/m2 infused over 30 minutes, followed by high-dose ara-C 750 mg/m2 infused over 3 hours repeated once at 24 hours (total dose 4 mg/m2 mitoxantrone and 1,500 mg/m2 HiDAC per 2-day course), with planned subsequent escalation of mitoxantrone. Moderate-to-severe myelosuppression, however, required sequential dose reduction of both agents. Nonhematologic toxicity was restricted to manageable nausea and vomiting in one-half the patients and a single episode of transient delirium of uncertain etiology. No responses were observed in 23 heavily pretreated patients with a wide variety of malignancies. On the basis of this study, doses of 187-375 mg/m2 ara-C given every 24 hours for two doses following mitoxantrone 1 mg/m2 every 24 hours for two doses would be tolerated by most patients with subsequent dose escalation in some as allowed by myelosuppression.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0098-1532
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
159-63
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-4-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Mitoxantrone and high-dose ara-C in refractory malignancies: a phase I trial.
pubmed:affiliation
Cancer Center of Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article