Phase II study of 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin for pediatric patients with malignant solid tumors
β Scribed by Charles B. Pratt; William H. Meyer; Nanna Howlett; Edwin C. Douglass; Laura C. Bowman; Debbie Poe; Kevin Mounce; Larry E. Kun; Janet A. Houghton
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 512 KB
- Volume
- 74
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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## Abstract To determine the maximum tolerated dose of 5βfluorouracil administered as a 120βhour continuous intravenous infusion to pediatric patients, we performed a phase I study using a starting dosage of 900 mg/m^2^/day. The maximum tolerated dosage (MTD) was 1,100 mg/m^2^/day. At this dosage l
## Abstract Eleven patients with osteogenic sarcoma (9), Hodgkin disease (1), and mesenchymal sarcoma (1), were treated with 5βfluorouracil (5βFU) and cisplatin (DDP). Myelosuppression and vomiting of variable degrees occurred in all. No responses were seen.
Conducted as a collaborative trial of North Central Cancer Treatment Group and Mayo Clinic.