title: 5-Fluorouracil (FU) with folinic acid (FA) and mitomycin C (MMC) in the adjuvant treatment of colorectal carcinoma. Part I. Evaluation of toxicity.
abstract: Ninety-six patients with colorectal cancer (stage B2-C) were randomized to the control arm or to receive adjuvant chemotherapy with folinic acid, FU and MMC. Ninety-three patients are evaluable. The median follow up is 12 months. The average time between surgery and the start of therapy is 28 days. Toxicity is evaluable in 36 of 41 treated patients. Four patients (10%) failed to complete the projected treatment due to toxicity. Toxicity observed in 208 courses of therapy was mostly gastrointestinal and hematological. No cases of treatment related death or cancer-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (C-HUS) were reported. The average relative dose intensity (rDI) of the projected treatment was 82.6%. Our study is ongoing and further patients are required to achieve statistically significant results.
authors.affiliation: Third Department of Internal Medicine, University La Sapienza, Roma, Italia.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Franchi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Barone
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ricevuto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cassano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Astone
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pozzo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sofo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Netri
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ratto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coco
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D002955:Leucovorin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D016685:Mitomycin; D002955:Leucovorin; D005472:Fluorouracil