Mitoxantrone, etoposide, mitoguazone and vinblastine chemotherapy (MV2) in relapsed and refractory lymphomas
โ Scribed by John P. Crown; Subhash Gulati; David J. Straus; Jonathan Kolitz; Robert Heelan; James O'Brien; Burton J. Lee; Carol Portlock; Joseph Bertino
- Book ID
- 104652088
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 142 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6997
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โฆ Synopsis
As part of a program to develop less leukemogenic chemotherapy regimens for the treatment of favorable prognosis Hodgkin's disease, a phase I-II trial of mitoxantrone, etoposide, mitoguazone, and vinblastine was used to treat patients with relapsed and refractory malignant lymphoma and Hodgkin's disease. An overall partial response rate of 41% was observed. Although useful responses were seen, the absence of complete remissions is disappointing.
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Fifty-five patients, initially diagnosed as having advanced high grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) or Hodgkin's disease (HD) refractory to first-line treatment or in relapse, were treated with ifosfamide 6 g/m', infused over 48 h, followed by mitoxantrone 12 mg/m2. The regimen repeated at three-wee