title: Phase I trial of cystemustine, a new cysteamine (2-chloroethyl) nitrosourea: an intrapatient escalation scheme.
abstract: A trial of cystemustine, a cysteamine nitrosourea, was carried out on 34 patients with advanced malignancies at increasing dosage of the drug over a period of up to 190 days in seven or eight cycles. A partial response to treatment was obtained in three patients. A degree of haematological toxicity developed in a number of the patients.
authors.affiliation: Service des Maladies Sanguines, Immunitaires et Tumorales, Hôpital Paul-Brousse, Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mathé
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Misset
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Triana
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Godenèche
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Madelmont
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meyniel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009607:Nitrosourea Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009607:Nitrosourea Compounds; C051263:N'-(2-chloroethyl)-N-(2-(methylsulfonyl)ethyl)-N'-nitrosourea