title: [Failure of elliptinium acetate in the treatment of unresectable hepatocarcinoma (phase II trial)].
abstract: Fifteen patients with hepatocellular carcinoma were administered elliptinium acetate in a phase II trial. A dose of 80 mg/m2/day was administered during 3 consecutive days, every 3 weeks. According to WHO criteria regarding response, no objective responses were observed. The major toxicity was dryness of the mouth which occurred in 73% of patients, on addition, one case of hemolysis was documented in spite of a systematic search for anti-elliptinium antibodies prior to each injection. In conclusion, elliptinium acetate has no valuable therapeutic impact on the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Service de gastro-entérologie, Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rougier
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ychou
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Droz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000470:Alkaloids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004611:Ellipticines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D004611:Ellipticines; C027767:elliptinium
vernacular_title: Echic de l'acetate d'elliptinium dans le traitement de l'hepatocarcinome inopérable (essai phase II).