title: Salvage therapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with a combination of dexamethasone, etoposide, ifosfamide, and cisplatin.
abstract: A total of 30 consecutive patients with refractory or relapsing non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) were treated with a combination of dexamethasone, etoposide (VP-16), ifosfamide, and cisplatin (DVIP). In all, 9 subjects (30%) showed a partial response and 10 (33%) achieved a complete response (CR) lasting from 2.5 to 24+ months. Aggressive histology, no prior therapy with VP-16, a CR to previous chemotherapy, and a treatment-free interval of greater than 6 months prior to the present study were associated with the high CR rate. DVIP caused pronounced myelosuppression (median granulocyte nadir and median platelet nadir, 380/mm3 and 73.000/mm3, respectively), but no drug-related death occurred. We conclude that DVIP is an effective salvage combination, especially in aggressive NHL, that produces acceptable toxicity.
authors.affiliation: Northern Israel Oncology Center, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haim
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rosenblatt
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wollner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben-Shahar
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Epelbaum
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016879:Salvage Therapy
chemical_list: D005047:Etoposide; D003907:Dexamethasone; D002945:Cisplatin; D007069:Ifosfamide