title: Phase I study of combination chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and nedaplatin (NDP): adverse effects and eecommended dose of NDP administered after 5-FU.
abstract: When nedaplatin (NDP) was used as a single agent in the phase I study, the dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) was thrombocytopenia and the recommended dose (RD) was 100 mg/m2. However, the DLT, maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and RD of NDP used in combination with 5-fluorouracil remained unknown. Therefore, we performed this study to assess the DLT and RD of NDP administered after 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). In this study, 5-FU was administered to 38 patients at a fixed dose (700 mg/m2/d on days 1-5) and NDP administered on day 6 at an initial dose of 80 mg/m2, which was subsequently increased to 100, 120, 130, 140, 150, and 160 mg/m2. The DLT of NDP was leukopenia and its MTD and RD were 160 and 150 mg/m2, respectively. Concerning impairment of renal function, only two patients had a grade I increase in serum creatinine. There were 19 responders (50%, 19/38) achieving partial response or complete response in the evaluation of antitumor effect. The result of this study is notable in that administration of 5-FU before NDP allows the dose of NDP to be substantially increased.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobukazu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fuwa
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kodaira
authors.forename: Minoru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamata
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: Kazuhisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Furutani
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tachibana
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D012074:Remission Induction; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; C053989:nedaplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil