title: Vinorelbine treatment of recurrent salivary gland carcinomas.
abstract: Twenty patients (13 males, 7 females, median age 61 years, range 27-74) with recurrent adenocarcinoma-like tumors of major (10 patients) and minor (10 patients) salivary gland origin (13 adenoid cystic carcinoma, 5 adenocarcinoma, 1 malignant mixed tumor, 1 undifferentiated carcinoma) were treated with vinorelbine at the dose of 30 mg/m2 i.v. weekly. Sixteen patients had been previously treated with surgery + radiation, 3 with surgery + radiotherapy + Novantrone and 1 with radiotherapy alone. Nine patients had local recurrence, 2 local relapse + metastasis and 9 metastasis alone. Site of metastases are: lung (7), bone (1), lung + bone (2), lung + bone + lymph-node + skin (1). Overall 174 courses were given (median 9, range 6-19). Responses were: PR in 4 patients (20%) with a median duration of 6 months (3-9), 9 NC (45%) with a median duration of 3.5 months and 7 PD (35%). The median survival time was 10 months for PR/NC patients, 4 months for non-responders. Median overall survival was 7 months. Vinorelbine has a moderate activity in these very advanced cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, S. Giovanni Antica Sede Hospital, Turin, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Airoldi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bumma
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bertetto
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gabriele
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Succo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pedani
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000188:drug therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077235:Vinorelbine
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D014747:Vinblastine; D000077235:Vinorelbine