title: A phase II study of alanosine in advanced large bowel carcinoma.
abstract: Thirty patients with advanced metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma were treated with alanosine at a dose of 160 mg/m2 daily for 5 days every 4 weeks. Sixteen patients had received no prior chemotherapy and 14 had been previously treated with one or more cytotoxic agents. No patient met the criteria for a complete or partial response. The major toxicity was stomatitis.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000409:Alanine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009325:Nausea / Q000139:chemically induced; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013280:Stomatitis / Q000139:chemically induced
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; C000082:alanosine; D000409:Alanine