Abstract
Twenty-six patients (14 men and 12 women) with histologically proven advanced malignant melanoma, who previously had not responded to DTIC, methyl-CCNU, and procarbazine, received estramustine phosphate (Estracyt) (15 mg/m2) in daily divided doses. All patients had measurable disease. One patient developed a complete remission and one patient had improvement in liver function without measurable regression in the tumor. In 3 other patients (11%), the disease remained static for a period of 3-5 months. The mean survival time from the beginning of therapy was 16.8 months for the patients with a response or static disease and 2.18 months for those who had no response. Gastrointestinal toxicity was minimal; no hematologic toxicity was observed. It appears that estramustine phosphate used as a single agent for treating advanced malignant melanoma after patients failed to respond to DTIC and to the combination of methyl-CCNU and procarbazine has a poor response rate.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1329-1332 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Cancer treatment reports |
Volume | 62 |
Issue number | 9 |
State | Published - 1978 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research