title: Cisplatin and doxorubicin. An effective chemotherapy combination in the treatment of advanced basal cell and squamous carcinoma of the skin.
abstract: Eleven patients with advanced basal cell carcinoma (BCC) or squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin were treated with cis-diamminedichloroplatinum II (cisplatin) and doxorubicin. Seven patients had prior surgery and six of these seven had prior radiation therapy. All patients had an adequate trial of chemotherapy. One patient received a second course of chemotherapy after relapse. Responses were seen in 10 of 12 (87%) of chemotherapy courses, and 5 of 11 patients (46%) have an unmaintained complete remission lasting 2 to 31 months. Toxicity was acceptable and consisted primarily of gastrointestinal side effects. These results indicate the combination of cisplatin and doxorubicin has significant activity in both advanced BCC and SCC of the skin. In addition, a portion of patients treated with the combination achieve a long-term unmaintained disease-free state.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002280:Basal Cell Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000139:chemically induced; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D004317:Doxorubicin; D002945:Cisplatin