title: Oral carmofur in advanced gastrointestinal cancer.
abstract: One hundred and twenty-four patients with a diagnosis of metastatic gastrointestinal cancer and no prior therapy were included in this clinical study of carmofur monotherapy, 300-500 mg/m2 daily for 6 weeks. For the 115 evaluable patients, the response rates were 19.4% in gastric cancer, 27.2% in cancer of mobile colon, and 12.5% in rectal cancer. No objective responses were seen in 38 patients with pancreatic cancer, although the disease of 13 of these patients has remained stable over a considerably long period of follow-up. The toxicity profile was interesting; the main adverse effects were urinary bladder symptoms and flush. Hematologic toxicity was minimal. The treatment proved to be safe and could be used for outpatients.
authors.affiliation: Kuopio University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gröhn
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Heinonen
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kumpulainen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Länsimies
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lantto
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salmi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pyrhönen
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Numminen
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; C017367:carmofur; D005472:Fluorouracil