A phase II study of menogaril (NSC-269148) in colorectal carcinoma. A Southwest Oncology Group study.
In this phase II trial, menogaril was administered to patients with metastatic colon cancer at a dose of 200 mg/m2 IV over one hour with cycles repeated every 28 days provided the absolute granulocyte count was greater than or equal to 2000 cells/microliters. Dose adjustments up or down were made depending upon nadir counts. Twenty-four patients were entered on this study with 21 eligible and evaluable for response. There was 1 CR lasting four and one-half months and 1 PR lasting three months for an overall CR + PR rate of 10% with a 95% confidence interval of 1% to 30%. Six patients (29%) had stable disease and 13 (62%) progressed. Median survival is 13.1 months. Toxicity was primarily hematologic with two cases of life-threatening leukopenia (less than 1000 cells/microliters) and one case of life-threatening granulocytopenia (less than 250 cells/microliters) among the 21 eligible patients, and one case of life-threatening leukopenia and granulocytopenia in one ineligible patient. There were no deaths due to treatment.
Whitehead
R P
RP
University of New Mexico.
Earhart
R H
RH
Fleming
T
T
Goodman
P
P
Macdonald
J S
JS
Pollock
T
T
Ungerleider
J S
JS
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use* / Q000633:toxicity; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017290:Menogaril; D008875:Middle Aged; D009621:Nogalamycin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use / Q000633:toxicity
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D017290:Menogaril; D009621:Nogalamycin