title: Evaluation of amonafide in cervical cancer, phase II. A SWOG study.
abstract: The Southwest Oncology Group conducted a Phase II study of amonafide in patients with metastatic or recurrent squamous cell cervical cancer. Twelve of the 15 patients were fully evaluable for response and toxicity. There were no clinical responses seen; 2 patients had stable disease while 13 had progressive disease. The major complication of this therapy was myelosuppression. Four patients had life-threatening granulocytopenia (less than 500/microliters), 3 patients had life-threatening leukopenia (less than 1000/microliters), while 2 patients had life-threatening thrombocytopenia (less than 25,000/microliters). Amonafide has significant toxicity but appears to be an inactive drug in metastatic or recurrent squamous cell cancer of the cervix.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Wayne State University Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan.
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Malviya
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Alberts
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Surwit
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Hannigan
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007094:Imides; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D053644:Naphthalimides; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000188:drug therapy; D063065:Organophosphonates; D016019:Survival Analysis; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D007094:Imides; D007546:Isoquinolines; D053644:Naphthalimides; D063065:Organophosphonates; C037020:amonafide; D000225:Adenine