title: A phase II evaluation of esorubicin in ovarian cancer. A Southwest Oncology Group study.
abstract: Patients with a pathologically confirmed diagnosis of metastatic or advanced epithelial-type ovarian carcinoma were entered into a Phase II trial of esorubicin. Eligibility criteria included measurable disease; performance status (SWOG) 0-2; no more than one prior chemotherapeutic regimen; and no prior doxorubicin therapy. The starting esorubicin dosing schedule was 30 mg/m2 every 3 weeks for good risk patients and 25 mg/m2 every 3 weeks for poor risk patients. Twenty-one patients were eligible for evaluation of response and toxicity to treatment. These patients received a median of 3 courses of esorubicin (range 1-13 courses). None of the 21 patients experienced a response to esorubicin. Median survival was 5.5 months. Leukopenia was the major toxicity. Eleven (79%) of the good risk patients and 2 (29%) of the poor risk patients experienced severe to life-threatening leukopenia. Mild to severe anemia was seen in 10 (71%) of the good risk patients and 7 (100%) of the poor risk patients. We conclude that esorubicin is ineffective in the treatment of ovarian cancer patients who have received primary chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Arizona Cancer Center, Tucson.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Alberts
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mason-Liddil
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stock-Novack
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: O'Toole
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Abbott
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Salmon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007970:Leukopenia / Q000139:chemically induced; D008875:Middle Aged; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D004317:Doxorubicin; C030851:esorubicin