title: Phase II trial of 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine for the treatment of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma.
abstract: We investigated the efficacy of 2-chlorodeoxyadenosine (2-CdA) therapy in patients with mycosis fungoides (MF) and the Sezary syndrome (SS). Between February 1991 and November 1993, 21 patients with relapsed or refractory MF/SS were treated with 2-CdA. 2-CdA was administered by continuous intravenous infusion at a dose of 0.1 mg/kg/d for 7 days initially (13 patients), but was subsequently reduced to 5 days (nine patients) due to hematologic toxicity. All patients had failed to respond to at least one prior treatment for MF/SS (median number of total prior therapies, five; median number of systemic prior therapies, three) and had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of two or better. Cycles were administered at 28-day intervals. Assessable patients received at least 5 days of 2-CdA. Fourteen patients received more than one cycle of 2-CdA. An overall response rate of 28% was achieved. Three patients (14%) had a complete response with a median duration of 4.5 months (range, 2.5 to 16). Three (14%) had a partial response with a median duration of 2 months (range, 2 to 4). Fifteen patients (72%) had no response. The most significant toxicities encountered were bone marrow suppression (62% of patients) and infectious complications (62% of patients). Thirty-eight percent of patients experienced no toxicity from 2-CdA. 2-CdA has activity as a single agent in patients with previously treated relapsed MF/SS. Studies in less heavily pretreated individuals with 2-CdA alone or in combination will be undertaken.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Robert H. Lurie Cancer Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Kuzel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hurria
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Samuelson
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Tallman
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Roenigk
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Rademaker
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Rosen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D017338:Cladribine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009182:Mycosis Fungoides / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000209:etiology; D012751:Sezary Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D017338:Cladribine