title: High-dose cytosine-arabinoside and mitoxantrone in refractory acute myeloid leukemia: a clinical phase I/II-study.
abstract: In a multi-institutional study 26 patients with refractory acute myeloid leukemia were entered into a phase I/II study of HD-ara-C and mitox. HD-ara-C 3 g/m2 q 12h was given by 3h infusion on days 1-4. Mitox was started at 12 mg/m2/d on days 3, 4 and 5, and escalated to 4 and 5 doses of 10 mg/m2/d on days 2-5 and 2-6, respectively. From 24 patients presently evaluable for response, 12 achieved a CR and 2 a PR. 7 patients died of infectious complications within the first 4 weeks of treatment while persistent AML was found in 3 cases. Except for one death, possibly related to acute cardiomyopathy, toxicity was mild to moderate consisting of nausea and vomiting, mucositis and diarrhea. These data indicate a high anti-leukemic activity of HD-ara-C/mitox in AML refractory against conventional chemotherapy.
mesh_terms: D000880:Anthraquinones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008942:Mitoxantrone; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D000880:Anthraquinones; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D003561:Cytarabine; D008942:Mitoxantrone