title: Severe neurotoxicity with methyl G: CALGB experience.
abstract: Methylglyoxal bis-dihydrochloride is a drug that has been available for use in cancer chemotherapy since 1955. In earlier studies, it was used on a daily schedule with resulting severe gastrointestinal toxicity and myelosuppression. To avoid that toxicity, a new weekly schedule has been adopted in several Phase II studies. With the weekly schedule, new types of toxicity have been described and we report four patients who have developed a severe sensory-motor neuropathy with the chemotherapy which appears to be drug-related.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D006146:Guanidines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008935:Mitoguazone / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D006146:Guanidines; D008935:Mitoguazone