title: Phase II studies of 4'-iodo-4'-deoxydoxorubicin in advanced non-small cell lung, colon and breast cancers.
abstract: The new anthracycline analogue, 4'-iodo-4'-deoxydoxorubicin (I-DOX), was administered at 70 mg/m2 as first chemotherapy in 61 patients with advanced NSCL (19), colon (20) and breast cancers (22). Treatment was repeated every 3 weeks; the dose was decreased to 60 mg/m2 (19% of the cycles) or increased to 80 mg/m2 (17% of the cycles) according to the granulocyte count nadir. Partial responses were observed in 6% of the patients with NSCL, in 5.5% of those with colon and in 10% of those with breast cancers. The main toxicity was a selective granulocytopenia characterized by a duration of about 1 week, and a high inter-patient variability. Non-haematological toxicities were mild. The negative results obtained in breast cancer might be related to the dose administered. Further studies in this tumour type should be performed with a more aggressive schedule.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona, Switzerland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sessa
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Calabresi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cavalli
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cerny
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liati
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Skovsgaard
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sorio
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Kaye
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000380:Agranulocytosis / Q000139:chemically induced; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: C053044:4'-deoxy-4'-iododoxorubicin; D004317:Doxorubicin