title: Phase II trial of bisantrene in non-small cell lung cancer.
abstract: Eighteen evaluable patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) were treated with bisantrene at a dose of 200 mg/m2 once a week for 3 consecutive weeks. Courses of treatment were repeated every 4 weeks. This dose schedule caused leukopenia (less than 3,500 cells/microl) in all patients. There were no objective responses in 18 patients. Bisantrene in this myelosuppressive dose schedule did not have significant activity in patients with NSCLC.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000873:Anthracenes / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000873:Anthracenes; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; C031404:bisantrene