title: A phase I clinical evaluation of liposome-entrapped doxorubicin (Lip-Dox) in patients with primary and metastatic hepatic malignancy.
abstract: Liposome-entrapped doxorubicin (Lip-Dox) was evaluated in two phase I clinical trials in patients with hepatic malignancy. Patients with metastases from primary gastric or colonic tumours and patients with hepatoma were eligible. Lip-Dox was extremely well tolerated and acute toxicities such as nausea and vomiting were totally eliminated; no antiemetics were used even at doses of 80 mg/m2. Toxicities such as alopecia and myelosuppression were also ameliorated. There were tumor regressions and reductions in hepatomegaly in patients treated on both the weekly and 21-day studies. The maximum tolerated dose (MTD) in the weekly study was 22.5 mg/m2/week and in the 21-day trial the MTD was 70 mg/m2.
authors.affiliation: Royal Liverpool Hospital, UK.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Sells
authors.forename: I T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Gilmore
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: New
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Stringer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D004337:Drug Carriers; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008081:Liposomes; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D004337:Drug Carriers; D008081:Liposomes; D004317:Doxorubicin