[A case of complete remission from acute myelogenous leukemia in second relapse achieved using an intermediate-dose cytosine arabinoside (ID Ara-C) regimen].
A 57-year-old-male patient with acute myelogenous leukemia in second relapse who was refractory to BHAC . AMP [behenoyl arabinosyl cytosine (BHAC), aclacinomycin, 6-mercaptopurine and prednisolone (PSL)] and BHAC . DVP [BHAC, daunomycin, vincristine and PSL] was treated with an intermediate-dose cytosine arabinoside (ID Ara-C) regimen. This schedule consisted of a 1-h infusion of Ara-C at a dose of 500 mg/m2 every 12 h for 6 d (days 3-8), in combination with doxorubicin 50 mg/m2 on day 1 and vincristine 1 mg/m2 on day 2. The patient achieved a complete remission 23 days after completion of Ara-C and was treated with ID Ara-C (Ara-C days 3-6) as a consolidation. Remission duration was only 2.5 months. Plasma Ara-C concentrations were assayed by HPLC and the peak level was 6.7 micrograms/ml. Side effects were mild nausea, vomiting, alopecia and moderate skin rash.
Yoshida
M
M
Owada
N
N
Sasaki
R
R
Sakamoto
S
S
Miura
Y
Y
D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence
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