title: High-dose tri-alkylator chemotherapy with autologous stem cell rescue in patients with refractory malignancies.
abstract: Forty patients with refractory solid tumors or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma were treated with high-dose cyclophosphamide, thiotepa, and carmustine (BCNU), followed by autologous stem cell rescue, in a phase I dose escalation study. The dose-limiting toxic effect was delayed drug-induced pulmonary disease, seen in three patients who received 660-750 mg of BCNU/m2 in combination with cyclophosphamide and thiotepa. The early death rate due to toxic effects was 20%; all deaths were attributed to sepsis or respiratory failure. The overall response rate was 63%. The median time to disease progression was 14 weeks. Although this regimen provided effective cytoreduction, its use in heavily pretreated patients with bulky disease is of limited value.
authors.affiliation: University of Chicago Hospitals, IL 60637.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Moormeier
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Kaminer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Garner
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Bitran
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000477:Alkylating Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002330:Carmustine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate; D013852:Thiotepa / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
chemical_list: D000477:Alkylating Agents; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D013852:Thiotepa; D002330:Carmustine