title: Successful combination chemotherapy for metastatic parathyroid carcinoma.
abstract: A 54-year-old patient with metastatic parathyroid carcinoma and severe hypercalcemia refractory to conventional treatment was treated with chemotherapy consisting of fluorouracil, 500 mg/sq m intravenously (IV) daily for four days (24-hour infusion), cyclophosphamide, 500 mg/sq m IV daily for four days, and dacarbazine (imidazole carboxamide), 200 mg/sq m IV daily for four days. Complete objective and partial biochemical responses were noted, with the response duration being 5.0 + months. The toxic reaction was moderate and predominantly gastrointestinal.
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D002118:Calcium