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| العنوان: |
Preliminary results of M-VAC chemotherapy combined with mild hyperthermia, a new therapeutic strategy for advanced or metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium. |
| المؤلفون: |
Yamada, Yoshiaki, Itoh, Youko, Aoki, Shigeyuki, Nakamura, Kogenta, Taki, Tomohiro, Naruse, Katsuya, Tobiume, Motoi, Zennami, Kenji, Katsuda, Remi, Kato, Yoshiharu, Watanabe, Masahito, Nishikawa, Genya, Minami, Miwako, Nakahira, Mariko, Ukai, Sayaka, Sawada, Masaki, Kitamura, Akiko, Honda, Nobuaki |
| المصدر: |
Cancer Chemotherapy & Pharmacology; Nov2009, Vol. 64 Issue 6, p1079-1083, 5p, 1 Diagram, 2 Charts |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
CANCER patients, DRUG therapy, DRUG side effects, CANCER, GASTROINTESTINAL diseases, PHARMACOLOGY |
| مستخلص: |
We evaluated the efficacy and safety of M-VAC chemotherapy combined with mild hyperthermia, a new therapeutic strategy for advanced metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium. The subjects were 12 patients diagnosed with advanced metastatic transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium. For mild hyperthermia, the patients’ oral temperature was elevated to about 38°C by heating for 20 min and retaining the heat for 20 min with a far-infrared heater. The antitumor effect was evaluated according to the RECIST, while adverse drug reactions were assessed based on the NCI-CTC. The antitumor effect was rated as partial remission (PR) in 10 of the 12 patients and stable disease in 2 patients, with an efficacy rate of 83% (10/12). All 10 patients who had achieved PR received three courses of treatment. Of the 12 patients, 5 died during the observation period, with survival for 9–23 months (mean: 15.6 months). Adverse drug reactions included myelosuppression in all patients (Grade 3 in 4 patients, Grade 4 in 8), and gastrointestinal toxicity, such as nausea or vomiting, which was mild (Grade 0 in 2 patients, Grade 1 in 8, Grade 2 in 1, Grade 3 in 1). The results of the present study suggest that M-VAC chemotherapy combined with mild hyperthermia, which potentiates the anticancer effect and reduces adverse drug reactions such as gastrointestinal symptoms, is a useful and safe method for the treatment of advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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