title: Phase-I trial of combination therapy with continuous-infusion MMPR and continuous-infusion 5-FU.
abstract: Fourty-four evaluable patients were treated with 6-methylmercaptopurine riboside (MMPR) at a dose of 20 mg/m2/day X 5 by continuous IV infusion (days 1-5 and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) on an escalating dose schedule of 300-1519 mg/m2/day X 5 by continuous IV infusion (days 2-6). Dose-limiting oral mucositis occurred at a 5-FU dose of 1,381 mg/m2/day; other toxicities included nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, skin rash, and occasional myelosuppression. A partial and a complete response were observed in two previously untreated patients with metastatic colon carcinoma given the highest 5-FU doses (1,381 and 1,519 mg/m2/day). Bone marrow phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP) levels monitored after 24 h of MMPR treatment indicated increases of 7.8- and 9.2-fold those found prior to therapy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007288:Inosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D008297:Male; D008778:Methylthioinosine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010754:Phosphoribosyl Pyrophosphate / Q000032:analysis; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012334:RNA, Neoplasm; D008778:Methylthioinosine; D007288:Inosine; D010754:Phosphoribosyl Pyrophosphate; D005472:Fluorouracil