title: Ifosfamide, vindesine and recombinant alpha-interferon combination chemotherapy for metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
abstract: Among 29 evaluable patients with progressive metastatic renal cell cancer treated by interferon alpha 2b in combination with vindesine and ifosfamide, we have observed an objective (complete and partial) response rate of 24.1% and an overall (complete and partial response and stable disease) response rate of 58.6%. The median duration of remission has not yet been reached, but the survival of responding patients is considerably longer than that of non-responders. Because we could not find any differences (sex, age, WHO performance status, prior therapy, site of metastatic disease) between responding and non-responding patients, we believe that the treatment might modify intrinsic characteristics of the tumour growth and/or host-tumour relationship in the long term. Although the toxicity recorded is high, the results are sufficiently positive to justify further investigation of this approach.
authors.affiliation: Medical Clinic I, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: König
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gutmann
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weissmüller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002292:Carcinoma, Renal Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012074:Remission Induction; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014751:Vindesine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014751:Vindesine; D007069:Ifosfamide