title: VP 16-213 (VP 16) and cyclophosphamide in the treatment of primitive lung cancer in phase M 1.
abstract: Sixty patients suffering from primitive lung cancer in Phase M 1 were included in two successive chemotherapy Protocols, 30 patients to a group. The first of these (an attempt at cellular synchronization by combining VCR-Cyclophosphamide-Prednisone) is used as a historical group as compared to the second. In the second protocol the combination of VP 16.213 (100 mg/m2, po, day X 5 days) and cyclophosphamide (100 mg/m2, ev, day X 5 days) was attempted. The positive results obtained (more than 60% of the responses were above 50%) together with low toxicity was not accompanied by improvement of survival with respect to that observed in international medical literature. On the other hand, the number of cases studied--30 patients--was too low to permit a better evaluation of our results. Despite this fact, it seems appropriate to continue clinical investigation of the VP 16.213-Cyclophosphamide combination in lung cancer.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000187:drug effects; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011034:Podophyllotoxin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D005047:Etoposide; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011034:Podophyllotoxin; D011241:Prednisone