title: [Phase II study of etoposide (VP-16) in the form of oral capsules for malignant lymphomas].
abstract: Twenty-five patients with malignant lymphomas were treated with etoposide oral capsule 200mg/day for 5 days, repeated 3-4-weekly. Twenty-one cases were evaluable. CR was achieved in four cases (19.0%) and PR in six cases (28.6%). The most serious adverse effect of the drug was leukopenia. In one patient (6.7%) the leukocyte count was lower than 1,000/mm3. Gastrointestinal toxicities such as anorexia, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea occurred in about 66.7% of patients but were not serious; alopecia was observed in 65.2%. In conclusion, etoposide is considered effective for malignant lymphomas.
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002214:Capsules; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007970:Leukopenia / Q000139:chemically induced; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011034:Podophyllotoxin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D002214:Capsules; D005047:Etoposide; D011034:Podophyllotoxin