title: Cyclophosphamide and VP-16-213 with or without cisplatin in squamous cell and small cell lung cancers.
abstract: Forty-seven patients with squamous cell or small cell lung cancer (28 [60%] of whom had cardiac disease too severe to permit the use of doxorubicin) were treated with cyclophosphamide and VP-16-213 with or without cisplatin. Four of 11 patients with squamous cell (36%) and 19 of 24 patients with small cell (79%) cancers had tumor regressions (eight complete regressions) on the three-drug regimen. Median survival times for the 31 patients with small cell lung cancer were 9 months for those with extensive disease and 12.2 months for those with limited disease. The data suggest that the roles of VP-16-213 and cisplatin need further evaluation in these cell types and that doxorubicin may not be mandatory for successful treatment of squamous cell and small cell lung cancers.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010976:Platelet Count; D011034:Podophyllotoxin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D005047:Etoposide; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011034:Podophyllotoxin; D002945:Cisplatin