Cyclophosphamide in the treatment of multiple myeloma
β Scribed by Salokannel, S. J. ;Palva, I. P. ;Timonen, T. ;Kaipainen, W. J.
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1971
- Weight
- 251 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1432-0584
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A study of 32 patients receiving cyclophosphamide (CY) and verapamil (VER) in addition to the drug combination vincristine, adriamycin and methyl prednisolone (VAMP) was made in which the clinical response and growth of clonogenic myeloma cells (MY-CFUJ from bone marrow aspirates were compared. At p
## METHODS. Four hundred seventy-nine previously untreated patients with multiple myeloma from 23 ECOG institutions were enrolled. Treatment, assigned by ran-1 The Virginia Piper Cancer Institute and the Unidomization, consisted of either 4-week cycles of MP or 5-week cycles of VBCMP.
## BACKGROUND. Interferon (IFN) has demonstrated activity in the treatment of patients with multiple myeloma. A previous Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) study suggested that the rates of complete response (CR) and survival were increased with a regimen that alternated IFN with chemothera