title: Cis-dichlorodiammineplatinum(II) alone and combined with DTIC for treatment of disseminated malignant melanoma.
abstract: Twenty-one patients with disseminated malignant melanoma were treated with cis-dichlorodiammine-platinum(II) (cis-DDP): ten with cis-DDP alone at a dose of 20 mg/m2 iv x 4 days every 4 weeks and 11 with cis-DDP at a dose of 15 mg/m2 iv x 4 days combined with DTIC at a dose of 200 mg/m2 iv x 5 days every 4 weeks. Two of 21 patients (10%) showed a partial response to therapy. There were no complete responses and no apparent increases in length of survival for responders compared to nonresponders. One drug-related death occurred. Otherwise, drug toxicity was acceptable and appeared to be diminished by iv hydration and prolonged administration. In this study, cis-DDP was not effective for treatment of disseminated malignant melanoma.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000187:drug effects; D056486:Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003606:Dacarbazine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006309:Hearing / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014839:Vomiting / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D003606:Dacarbazine; D002945:Cisplatin