title: Pilot study of a rapid etoposide-cisplatin regimen in paediatric soft tissue sarcomas.
abstract: 10 patients with refractory or relapsed soft tissue sarcoma were treated with weekly etoposide (150 mg/m2 on days 1, 2 and 3) and cisplatin (60 mg/m2 on day 2). Toxicity was mainly myelosuppression which resulted in deviation from planned weekly chemotherapy scheduling. With this rapid dose-delivery schedule the tolerated median dose intensities were 161 mg/m2 per week for etoposide and 49 mg/m2 per week for cisplatin. In 9 evaluable patients there were 7 responses, 2 complete and 5 partial, giving a response rate of 78% (confidence interval 51-100%). The combination of etoposide and cisplatin in this schedule produced a higher response rate than reported with previous schedules and is worthy of further evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Department, Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, U.K.
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Pinkerton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin