Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Comparison between single-dose and divided-dose administration of dactinomycin and doxorubicin for patients with Wilms' tumor: a report from the National Wilms' Tumor Study Group.
The National Wilms' Tumor Study (NWTS)-4 was designed to evaluate the efficacy, toxicity, and cost of administration of different regimens for the treatment of Wilms' tumor (WT). ⋯ We conclude that patients treated with PI combination chemotherapy for LR or HR WT or clear cell sarcoma of the kidney have equivalent 2-year RFS to those treated with STD regimens. PI drug administration is recommended as the new standard based on demonstrated efficacy, greater administered dose-intensity, less severe hematologic toxicity, and the requirement for fewer physician and hospital encounters.
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The taxanes have demonstrated activity as radiation sensitizers in preclinical studies. This study was designed to determine the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD), optimal schedule, and toxicities of docetaxel in combination with concomitant standard chest radiotherapy. ⋯ Esophagitis and neutropenia are the dose-limiting toxicities of docetaxel administered with concomitant chest radiotherapy. Weekly administration of docetaxel allows for the highest total docetaxel dose during chest radiotherapy. We identified the recommended phase II docetaxel dose as 20 mg/m2 administered weekly with concomitant chest radiotherapy for 6 weeks.
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Clinical Trial
Phase I study of bryostatin 1 in patients with relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
To define, in a phase I study in relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD), major toxicities, and possible antitumor activity of bryostatin 1, a macrocyclic lactone. ⋯ This phase I study defined the MTD and recommended phase II dose of bryostatin 1, when administered over 72 hours every 2 weeks, to be 120 microg/m2 (40 microg/m2/d for 3 days). Generalized myalgia was the DLT. Future studies will define the precise activity of bryostatin 1 in subsets of patients with lymphoproliferative malignancies and its efficacy in combination with other agents.
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Clinical Trial
Phase I trial and pharmacokinetic study of pyrazoloacridine in children and young adults with refractory cancers.
To define the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD), quantitative and qualitative toxicities, recommended phase II dose, and pharmacokinetics of pyrazoloacridine (PZA) administered as a 1- or 24-hour infusion in children and young adults with refractory cancers. ⋯ PZA administered as 1- or 24-hour infusion is well tolerated by children and young adults. The dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) is myelosuppression. Neurotoxicity is not prominent in this age group. There was marked interpatient variation in plasma concentrations of PZA. The recommended dose for phase II studies is 640 mg/m2.
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To evaluate a strategy that avoids radiotherapy in children less than 6 years of age with newly diagnosed malignant brain tumors, by administering myeloablative consolidation chemotherapy with autologous bone marrow reconstitution (ABMR) after maximal surgical resection and conventional induction chemotherapy. ⋯ A significant proportion of children with malignant brain tumors can avoid radiotherapy and prolonged maintenance chemotherapy yet still achieve durable remission with this brief intensive chemotherapy regimen.