title: Ifosfamide, vincristine, doxorubicin and dacarbazine in adult patients with advanced soft-tissue sarcoma.
abstract: A total of 37 adult patients with locally advanced or metastatic soft-tissue sarcoma (STS) entered a pilot study of combination chemotherapy based on the CYVADIC (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, and dacarbazine) regimen, in which cyclophosphamide was replaced by ifosfamide and mesna (1 g/m2 ifosfamide given daily on days 1-5 as 2-h infusions, 1.5 mg/m2 vincristine given on day 1 as a bolus injection, 50 mg/m2 doxorubicin given on day 1 as a 5-min infusion, and 250 mg/m2 dacarbazine given daily on days 1-5 as 30-min infusions). The overall response rate in 24 patients who were evaluable for response was 46% [95% confidence interval (CI), 25%-67%] and that in subjects who had not undergone prior chemotherapy was 50% (CI, 27%-73%). In all, 4 patients achieved a complete response (17%; CI, 5%-37%) and 2 remain in remission; 3 additional subjects were surgically rendered disease-free after they had shown a partial response. Overall, 31 patients were evaluable for toxicity. Toxicity was mainly hematological; in 3 patients the nadir WBC was less than 0.5 x 10(9)/l, and in 2 cases the nadir platelet count was less than 50 x 10(9)/l. During neutropenia, infections requiring intravenous antibiotics occurred in 8 patients (26%) and in 14 of 190 cycles (7.5%); 1 of these was fatal. We conclude that this new regimen offers promise for the treatment of advanced STS, producing acceptable toxicity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Wiklund
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Blomqvist
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Virolainen
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Elomaa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003606:Dacarbazine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D015080:Mesna / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D008875:Middle Aged; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D003606:Dacarbazine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D015080:Mesna; D007069:Ifosfamide