title: Phase II study of weekly 4'-epidoxorubicin in patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the cervix: an EORTC Gynaecological Cancer Cooperative Group study.
abstract: In this study 22 patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the cervix were treated with a weekly bolus injection of 4'-epidoxorubicin at a dose of 12 mg/m2. Seventeen patients had received prior radiotherapy, all patients were chemo-naive. Toxicity was generally absent or very mild. One patient had a complete response and 2 patients had a partial response, one was an unconfirmed partial response, giving a response rate of 14%. Six patients had stable disease. The median progression-free survival and overall survival was 2.8 months and 6.1 months, respectively. In conclusion, 4'-epidoxorubicin used at this dosage and schedule has minimal activity in metastatic adenocarcinoma of the cervix.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Rotterdam Cancer Institute (Daniel den Hoed Kliniek), The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: van der Burg
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bolis
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Bakker
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Curran
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sahmoud
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Vermorken
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D015251:Epirubicin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D015996:Survival Rate; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000903:Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; D015251:Epirubicin