title: Etoposide and ifosfamide for MP (melphalan and prednisolone)- and VAD (vincristine, adriamycin and dexamethasone)-resistant plasma cell myeloma: a case report.
abstract: A patient with plasma cell myeloma refractory to both MP (melphalan-prednisolone) and VAD (vincristine-adriamycin-dexamethasone) was treated with a combination chemotherapy consisting of VP-16, ifosfamide and dexamethasone (VID). A partial remission of 12-month duration was achieved. VID combination might be considered for myeloma patients who are refractory to both MP and VAD, and not eligible for high-dose melphalan with bone marrow transplantation.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Kagawa Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Morioka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inoo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubota
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Irino
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003907:Dexamethasone; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008558:Melphalan / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009101:Multiple Myeloma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012074:Remission Induction; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D005047:Etoposide; D003907:Dexamethasone; D004317:Doxorubicin; D011239:Prednisolone; D008558:Melphalan; D007069:Ifosfamide