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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-6-23
pubmed:abstractText
Sixty-one patients affected by small cell lung cancer (SCLC) entered in the study. Eighteen had limited disease and 43 extensive disease. Treatment consisted of: induction chemotherapy with 3 courses of CAV (cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, vincristine) in limited disease patients or 2 courses of CAV plus 2 courses of DDP-VP16 (cisplatin, etoposide) in extensive disease patients, followed by chest radiotherapy and CNS prophylaxis in responsive patients. Subsequently, responders and stable patients received maintenance chemotherapy by the alternation of cycles of CAV, DDP-VP16 and C'MP (CCNU, methotrexate, procarbazine), which lasted 1 year or until relapse. Four of 17 limited disease patients (23%) obtained a CR and 11 (65%) a PR; their median survival was 11 months (range, 2+-36+). One of the 7 extensive disease patients (3%) achieved a CR and 19 (51%) a PR; their median survival was 6 months (range, 1-22). Median duration of response was 12 months for CR and 5 months for PR. Responders (CR and PR) survived 11.5 months versus 3.5 months for failures (P less than 0.05); 3/61 (5%) showed long-term survival, in the absence of disease. The overall median survival was 7 months (range, 1-36+). The main toxic effects were myelosuppression and vomiting (WHO grade 3). From our results, this program does not offer further substantial gains in patients with SCLC.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0300-8916
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
30
pubmed:volume
74
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
207-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-12-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Bone Marrow, pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Carcinoma, Small Cell, pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Cisplatin, pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Combined Modality Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Cyclophosphamide, pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Doxorubicin, pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Etoposide, pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Female, pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Lomustine, pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Lung Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Male, pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Methotrexate, pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Procarbazine, pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Vincristine, pubmed-meshheading:2835845-Vomiting
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
Results of a combined chemo-radiotherapeutic program in 61 patients affected by small cell lung cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Cattedra di Oncologia Clinica, Università di Ancona.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article