title: Phase II study of CHIP chemotherapy in advanced adenocarcinomas of the upper gastrointestinal tract.
abstract: Iproplatin (CHIP) is a second generation cisplatin analogue which has completed its Phase I trials. We studied the efficacy and toxicity of CHIP in 36 previously untreated patients with advanced upper gastrointestinal tract adenocarcinomas (GE junction, cardia, antrum and body of the stomach). The starting dose was 275 mg/m2; course were repeated on an every four week schedule. Thirty-five patients were evaluable for response. Three partial remissions (8.5%) [95% confidence limits 2.5-15%] were seen. Toxicity was tolerable and included mild myelosuppression and mild nausea and vomiting. Although well tolerated, in patients with gastric and GE junction adenocarcinomas, CHIP chemotherapy was not more and probably slightly less, effective than the parent analogue cisplatin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Cornell University Medical College, New York, New York 10021.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Goldenberg
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kelsen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dougherty
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Magill
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012074:Remission Induction / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; C023359:iproplatin