Abstract
Sixteen patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck were entered into a phase II trial of Aclacinomycin-A (ACM), 100 mg/M2 administered by brief infusion every three weeks. All patients had received prior radiation therapy and prior non-anthracycline containing chemotherapy. No clinically significant disease regression was observed in fourteen patients having adequate trials. The major toxicity was myelosuppression; leukopenia occurred in 93% of patients. Gastro-intestinal toxicity was mild and included two patients with transient liver function test abnormalities. No antitumor activity was observed in this patient population which was heavily pre-treated and had a median Karnofsky performance status of only 60%. The results of other phase II trials of ACM-A have been similarly disappointing suggesting that it is not a clinically useful agent in the treatment of solid tumors.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 389-392 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Investigational New Drugs |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 1985 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aclacinomycin-A
- Aclarubicin
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Phase II trial
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacology (medical)