Daunomycin administered by continuous intravenous infusion is effective in the treatment of acute nonlymphocytic leukaemia.
Anthracyclines given by continuous infusion, as opposed to bolus administration, are associated with a reduced incidence of cardiac and gastrointestinal toxicity. Our study was developed to test the antileukaemic effect of anthracyclines given as a continuous infusion. Nineteen sequential patients admitted for treatment of acute nonlymphocytic leukaemia (ANLL) were managed with a regimen utilizing a 3 d continuous intravenous infusion of daunomycin (DNM), and the complete response rate was similar to this institution's past experience with antileukaemic regimens employing 3 d bolus DNM. In our studies, infusion DNM was at least as myelotoxic and antileukaemic as bolus DNM; thus this method of administration should be explored further in remission-induction regimens for ANLL.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003630:Daunorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D007938:Leukemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013866:Thioguanine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D013997:Time Factors
D003561:Cytarabine; D013866:Thioguanine; D003630:Daunorubicin