title: A phase II study of 5-fluorouracil plus folinic acid in malignant gliomas in adults.
abstract: Fourteen patients with malignant gliomas were entered on a phase II study of 5-fluorouracil 300-370 mg/m2 plus folinic acid 200 mg/m2 x 5 days q4 weeks. To be eligible, patients could not have received more than 1 prior chemotherapy regimen. A single patient with a recurrent oligodendroglioma responded. Toxicity (predominantly stomatitis, diarrhea, and granulocytopenia) was tolerable and was similar to that seen in studies of 5-fluorouracil plus folinic acid in other tumor types. This regimen has minimal activity in recurrent malignant gliomas.
authors.affiliation: Ontario Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation, Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre, Canada.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Stewart
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dahrouge
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Soltys
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005909:Glioblastoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D005910:Glioma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D002955:Leucovorin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002955:Leucovorin; D005472:Fluorouracil