CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, EPIDOXORUBICIN AND CARBOPLATIN AS TREATMENT FOR ADVANCED-CARCINOMA OF THE BLADDER - A PHASE-II STUDY

  • Authors:
    • B NERI
    • G NICITA
    • N STOMACI
    • MT GEMELLI
    • C INTINI
    • C FIORELLI
    • A MOTTOLA
    • MC PAOLETTI
    • R PONCHIETTI
    • A RAUGEI
    • A TRIPPITELLI
    • I VICI
    • D VILLARI
    • G GRECHI
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  • Published online on: July 1, 1994     https://doi.org/10.3892/or.1.4.713
  • Pages: 713-715
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Abstract

In advanced carcinoma of the bladder, the M-VAC chemotherapy schedule can yield positive results, but at the cost of very high toxicity. Recent studies have shown epidoxorubicin and to a lesser degree, carboplatin to be active against urothelial tumors, with cardiac, haematological and renal toxicity lower than that observed with CISCA or M-VAC chemotherapy regimens. In this study, we determined the toxicity and efficacy of cyclophosphamide 400 mg/m(2), epidoxorubicin 75 mg/m(2) and carboplatin 300 mg/m(2) in a 28-day course. From February 1990 to December 1991, we enrolled 33 advanced bladder cancer patients (25 males, 8 females), mean age 63 years. 31 patients were evaluable for toxicity and response. The major disease localizations were: locoregional 15 (48%), lymph nodes 6 (20%), liver 5 (16%), lung 3 (10%) and bone 2 (6%). A total of 186 cycles of therapy were administered, with a mean of 5.4 per patient. Six patients (19%) had a complete response (CR): 2 locoregional, 3 lymph node and 1 lung. Eleven patients (36%) had a partial response (PR), for an overall response rate of 55%. The median duration of response was 53 weeks and median survival for the entire group of patients was 40 weeks. No delays or interruptions due to sepsis occurred during therapy; haematological, cardiac and renal toxicity were below WHO grade 3. The efficacy of this chemotherapy regimen proved to be comparable to that of more aggressive schedules, while its toxicity was markedly lower.

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NERI B, NICITA G, STOMACI N, GEMELLI M, INTINI C, FIORELLI C, MOTTOLA A, PAOLETTI M, PONCHIETTI R, RAUGEI A, RAUGEI A, et al: CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, EPIDOXORUBICIN AND CARBOPLATIN AS TREATMENT FOR ADVANCED-CARCINOMA OF THE BLADDER - A PHASE-II STUDY. Oncol Rep 1: 713-715, 1994.
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NERI, B., NICITA, G., STOMACI, N., GEMELLI, M., INTINI, C., FIORELLI, C. ... GRECHI, G. (1994). CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, EPIDOXORUBICIN AND CARBOPLATIN AS TREATMENT FOR ADVANCED-CARCINOMA OF THE BLADDER - A PHASE-II STUDY. Oncology Reports, 1, 713-715. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.1.4.713
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NERI, B., NICITA, G., STOMACI, N., GEMELLI, M., INTINI, C., FIORELLI, C., MOTTOLA, A., PAOLETTI, M., PONCHIETTI, R., RAUGEI, A., TRIPPITELLI, A., VICI, I., VILLARI, D., GRECHI, G."CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, EPIDOXORUBICIN AND CARBOPLATIN AS TREATMENT FOR ADVANCED-CARCINOMA OF THE BLADDER - A PHASE-II STUDY". Oncology Reports 1.4 (1994): 713-715.
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NERI, B., NICITA, G., STOMACI, N., GEMELLI, M., INTINI, C., FIORELLI, C., MOTTOLA, A., PAOLETTI, M., PONCHIETTI, R., RAUGEI, A., TRIPPITELLI, A., VICI, I., VILLARI, D., GRECHI, G."CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, EPIDOXORUBICIN AND CARBOPLATIN AS TREATMENT FOR ADVANCED-CARCINOMA OF THE BLADDER - A PHASE-II STUDY". Oncology Reports 1, no. 4 (1994): 713-715. https://doi.org/10.3892/or.1.4.713