title: Autotransplantation in solid tumors.
abstract: Studies are described of high-dose therapy in metastatic breast cancer, early stage breast cancer, stage IV neuroblastoma, recurrent or bulky disease testicular cancer and Ewing's sarcoma. The outcome in these subgroups with conventional therapy is described for comparison. The results of these studies suggest that high-dose therapy with autologous marrow support increases the proportion of patients with long-term survival without evidence of disease. Newer supportive care and recurrent high-dose therapy cycles of non-cross resistant regimens may improve outcome further in these diseases and increase the application to more resistant tumors.
authors.affiliation: St. Louis University, Division of Medical Oncology, MO 63110-0250.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Spitzer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008558:Melphalan; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011379:Prognosis; D012074:Remission Induction; D015996:Survival Rate; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D008558:Melphalan; D011241:Prednisone