Phase II trial of echinomycin in advanced soft tissue sarcomas
β Scribed by Sarah A. Taylor; Barbara Metch; Stanley P. Balcerzak; Karl H. Hanson
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 232 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6997
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β¦ Synopsis
Thirty-four patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas were entered in a phase II trial of echinomycin. Patients received 1.2 mg/m 2 intravenously (i.v.) weekly times four followed by a two week rest period. There were no objective responses. Dose limiting toxicity was gastrointestinal. Echinomycin given on this weekly schedule is inactive in treating previously treated patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
Thirty-six previously treated adult patients with advanced soft tissue sarcomas received CPDD 120 mg/m2 with mannitol diuresis. There were only two (6%) partial responses and five (15%) minor responses in 34 evaluable patients. Toxicity included nausea and vomiting, myelosuppression, mild ototoxicit