title: [Hydroxy-9-methyl-2-ellipticinium (NSC 264-137) for osseous metastases from breast cancer. A 4 year experience (author's transl)].
abstract: In 96 patients (95 women--1 man) with osseous metastases from breast cancer suitable for analysis an objective remission was obtained with hydroxy-9-methyl-2-ellipticinium (100 mg/m2 weekly) in 31 cases. These responses lasted from 3 to 17 months. The main characteristic of this compound is its lack of marrow toxicity, a property of value in osseous lesions where marrow is so frequently involved, making difficult the use of conventional chemical drugs. The principal unpleasant drawback is an inhibition of the salivary secretion which causes other side effects such as tongue mycosis, anorexia, and asthenia. Less frequently immunologic disorders and a few cases of renal insufficiency were observed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000470:Alkaloids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004611:Ellipticines / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D004611:Ellipticines; C027767:elliptinium
vernacular_title: L'hydroxy-9-methyl-2-ellipticinium (NSC 264-137) dans le traitement des métastases osseuses du cancer du sein. Bilan d'une expérimentation de 4 années.