title: [Experience with xeloda (capecitabine) as a component of chemotherapy for relapsing cisplatin-resistant ovarian tumors].
abstract: The effectiveness and tolerability of xeloda (capecitabine), a tumor-reactivated oral fluoropyrimidine, alone were investigated in 19 patients, aged 39-79, with relapsing and cisplatin-resistant ovarian tumors. Unfavorable prognosis of chemotherapy was in 11 cases (57.8%): cisplatin-resistant tumors (7) and early relapse--before month 6 (4). Xeloda was administered orally, 1,250 mg/m2, twice a day, for two weeks at an interval of one week. A total of 68 cycles (an average of 3.6 cycles) were evaluated. Complete response was registered in 1, partial--4, and stabilization--4 cases. Total response was in 26.3%, clinically significant effect--47.3% (9 out of 19). Toxic side-effects generally persisted with in stage I-II (palm-and-sole syndrome, leukopenia, neutropenia, sickness, vomiting, diarrhea) without interfering with the treatment.
authors.affiliation: N.N. Petrov Research Institute of Oncology, Ministry of Health of the RF, St. Petersburg.
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Makhnova
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Gershanovich
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000069287:Capecitabine; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000494:pharmacology; D003841:Deoxycytidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010051:Ovarian Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011355:Prodrugs / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D011355:Prodrugs; D003841:Deoxycytidine; D000069287:Capecitabine; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil