title: Phase II trial of m-AMSA in gallbladder and cholangiocarcinoma: a Southwest Oncology Group Study.
abstract: Twenty-three patients with gallbladder and cholangiocarcinoma were treated with m-AMSA at doses of 60-120 mg/m2 i.v. repeated at 4-week intervals. Toxicity was primarily hematologic. Partial responses occurred in 1/12 patients with gallbladder cancer and 1/11 patients with cholangiocarcinoma. The activity of m-AMSA in these neoplasms appears similar to that seen in hepatomas.
mesh_terms: D002759:Adenoma, Bile Duct / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000609:Aminoacridines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000677:Amsacrine; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007970:Leukopenia / Q000139:chemically induced; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D000609:Aminoacridines; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000677:Amsacrine