title: Cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil and alpha interferon in non small cell lung carcinoma: a toxicity study.
abstract: Data are presented on the general and hematological toxicity of a cisplatin (DDP), 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and alpha interferon (IFN-alpha) association in patients with stage III B or IV non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Twenty patients received DDP (100 mg/mq i.v., day 1) and 5-FU (750 mg/mq/day i.v. continuous infusion, days 1 to 4). In ten of these patients IFN-alpha (3 MU s.c., three times weekly, days 1 to 21) was added. General and hematological toxicity was of a similar degree in both groups. Recombinant granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF; 5 micrograms/kg b.w. s.c. days 7 to 18) induced a sharp increase in peripheral blood GM-CFU level in patients receiving DDP and 5-FU but not in DDP, 5-FU, IFN-alpha treated patients. The results appear to indicate that IFN-alpha modulation of a DDP, 5-FU combination induces an acceptable degree of toxicity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Castello
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lerza
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mencoboni
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cavallini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Flego
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cerruti
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ballarino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bogliolo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Pannacciulli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use / Q000633:toxicity*; D003114:Colony-Forming Units Assay; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use / Q000633:toxicity*; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use / Q000633:toxicity*; D007958:Leukocyte Count / Q000187:drug effects; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D016898:Interferon-alpha; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil