title: Mitoxantrone, teniposide, chlorambucil and prednisone (MVLP) for relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The impact of advanced age and performance status.
abstract: Fifty-seven patients with relapsed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) of low, intermediate and high-grade malignancy were treated with mitoxantrone, teniposide (Vm26), chlorambucil (Leukeran) and prednisone (MVLP). The median age was 71 years; none of the patients was excluded due to poor performance status (PS). Out of 44 patients with PS (according to WHO) < or = 2, 38 responded with a median progression free survival (PFS) of 21.5 months. Of 13 patients with PS > 2, 6 responded with a median PFS of 8.2 months. Haematopoietic toxicity was related to PS rather than to dose intensity or bone marrow involvement. Three patients died within a short time due to toxicity; another two died later as a result of cardiac failure probably due to accumulated toxicity of adriamycin and mitoxantrone. MVLP chemotherapy is effective and feasible and has only moderate toxicity in patients with relapsed NHL and PS < or = 2, despite advanced age.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, Municipal Hospital Leyenburg, The Hague, Netherlands.
authors.forename: H L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Haak
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Gerrits
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Wijermans
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kerkhofs
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002699:Chlorambucil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008942:Mitoxantrone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012008:Recurrence; D013713:Teniposide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D003561:Cytarabine; D002699:Chlorambucil; D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D013713:Teniposide; D008942:Mitoxantrone; D011241:Prednisone