title: A phase II study of VP-16, intermediate-dose Ara-C and carboplatin (VAC) in advanced acute myelogenous leukemia and blastic chronic myelogenous leukemia.
abstract: Thirty-one patients with either advanced AML (18) or blastic CML (13) were treated with an intensive timed sequential combination of VP-16 (100 mg/m2/day i.v., days 1-3 and 8-10), intermediate-dose Ara-C (500 mg/m2 i.v. over 1 h q 12 h, days 1-3 and 8-10) and carboplatin (150 mg/m2/day i.v. continuous infusion, days 1-3 and 8-10). CR rates were 9/18 (50%) for patients with AML and 9/13 (69%) for those with blastic CML, for an overall CR rate of 58%. Among patients with AML, CR rates for specific subgroups were: primary resistant disease 2/6; resistant relapse 1/5; second relapse 6/7. Ten patients were refractory to VAC and three (10%) died of complications during marrow hypoplasia. Median overall survival was 7 months, and median DFS of the 18 responders 4 months. The major toxicity was myelosuppression and infection. The VAC regimen has significant activity and acceptable toxicity in myelogenous leukemias. The very high response rate observed in blastic CML warrants further testing of carboplatin-based regimens in this poor-risk form of leukemia.
authors.affiliation: Hematology, Department of Human Biopathology, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amadori
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Picardi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fazi
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Testi
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Petti
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Montefusco
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Mandelli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001752:Blast Crisis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003561:Cytarabine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012074:Remission Induction; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003561:Cytarabine; D005047:Etoposide; D016190:Carboplatin