title: A phase II study of mitoguazone and vinblastine in advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary tract.
abstract: This is a comparative study to evaluate response rate to mitoguazone (MGBG) and vinblastine (VLB) in 52 evaluable patients with advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary tract. Of 38 patients with measurable disease, two of 18 (11%) on MGBG had partial remission (95% confidence interval: 0.01, 0.35), whereas four of 20 (20%) responded on the VLB arm (95% confidence level: 0.06-0.44). Both responses on the MGBG arm were seen in patients given prior chemotherapy. Side effects of both drugs were significant, with 46% of patients given VLB developing severe or life-threatening hematologic toxicity. Data indicate that both drugs, as single agents, are probably inferior to cisplatin for control of advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the urinary tract.
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Barrett
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Orofiamma
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Khandekar
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Carbone
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Comis
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Davis
mesh_terms: D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008935:Mitoguazone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014747:Vinblastine; D008935:Mitoguazone