title: Postsurgical etoposide-ifosfamide regimen in poor-risk nonmetastatic osteogenic sarcoma.
abstract: This prospective study was designed to test the activity of an ifosfamide-etoposide (VP-16) regimen on poor-risk, nonmetastatic, osteogenic sarcoma. A total of 13 patients with nonmetastatic osteogenic sarcoma with a poor histologic response to primary high-dose methotrexate-doxorubicin (Adriamycin)-cisplatinum chemotherapy received a total of six 5-day courses of ifosfamide (1,800 mg/m2) and etoposide (100 mg/m2) at three weekly intervals. The protocol was well tolerated, with only one case of transient renal failure. At present, eight patients (62%) have been in sustained complete remission with no evidence of recurrent disease for a mean follow-up of 3.4 years (range, 1.5-7.0 years). One patient is alive with lung metastases, and four have died of progressive disease. This prospective, albeit small, study confirms the efficacy of an ifosfamide-VP-16-based regimen in poor-risk, extremity, nonmetastatic osteogenic sarcoma. The demonstrated activity should spark large trials of ifosfamide-containing regimens in osteogenic sarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Northern Israel Oncology Center, Rambam Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Ben Arush
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Stein
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuten
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Meller
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moses
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Drumea
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Haim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012074:Remission Induction; D016879:Salvage Therapy
chemical_list: D005047:Etoposide; D007069:Ifosfamide