Phase II studies of Elsamitrucin in breast cancer, colorectal cancer, non-small cell lung cancer and ovarian cancer
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Verweij, J.Wanders, J.
Nielsen, A. L.
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Calabresi, F.
Huinink, W. T. B.
Bruntsch, U.
Piccart, M.
Franklin, H. R.
Kaye, Stanley B.
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Annals of OncologyVolume
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Purpose: To test the antitumor activity of Elsamitrucin in metastatic cancer of the breast, colon and rectum, non-small cell lung and ovary. Patients and methods: Eligibility required histologically proven cancer. Patients with colorectal or non-small cell lung cancer could not have received prior chemotherapy. Patients were entered if WHO PS was ≤2 and organ functions were normal. Treatment consisted of Elsamitrucin 25 mg/m2/week given as a 5-10 min infusion for at least 3-6 weekly doses. Results: One hundred and five patients entered the studies, 97 were eligible, 94 are evaluable for toxicity and 75 for response. Toxicity mainly consisted of mild nausea/vomiting, and less frequently reversible hepatotoxicity and malaise. No objective responses were seen. Conclusion: Elsamitrucin at this dose and schedule is not an active drug in metastatic breast cancer, colorectal cancer, non-small cell lung cancer or ovarian cancer. © 1994 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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