title: Phase I study of FUDR continuous infusion with circadian variability in advanced cancer patients.
abstract: A phase I study of floxuridine circadian infusion was performed in 14 patients with advanced solid tumors (9 colonic, 1 gastric, 4 renal). The starting dose was 0.15 mg/kg/day for 14 days followed by a 14-day therapy-free interval. Sixty-eight percent of the daily dose was infused between 3pm and 9pm. The dose was increased by 0.025 mg/kg/day for each successive course. Eighty-one cycles of therapy were given for a total of 1134 days of treatment. The mean dose intensity was 0.868 mg/kg/day for the entire group. The highest dose achieved (maximum tolerated dose) was 0.325 mg/kg/day. The most frequent toxicity was diarrhea (4.9% of all courses) and nausea-vomiting (3.7% of all courses). These side effects were of a low grade and all were resolved without hospitalization. Our results suggest the circadian modulation of floxuridine infusion.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Oncologia Medica, P.O.U. S. Luigi-S, Currò, Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tralongo
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aiello
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ferraù
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Marino
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cosentino
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Veroux
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Failla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000502:physiology*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015918:Infusion Pumps, Implantable; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*