Double-blind levamisole trial in resectable lung cancer.
The third interim analysis of a prospective double-blind placebo-controlled trial with levamisole as an adjunct to surgery in resectable primary lung carcinoma is reported. The data show that a beneficial effect is clearly present in patients who weigh 70 kg or less but not in others; therefore, it would seem advisable to prescribe levamisole at a dosage of 2.5 mg/kg/day. In the adequately dosed patients, an almost complete elimination of distant metastases is found. The levamisole effect also seem more pronounced in patients who have a heavier tumor load at operation. The rationale for starting levamisole before surgery and for continuing thereafter is briefly discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001530:Belgium; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007978:Levamisole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010919:Placebos; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012882:Skin Tests
D010919:Placebos; D007978:Levamisole