title: Ifosfamide, carboplatin and etoposide (ICE) as second-line regimen alone and in combination with regional hyperthermia is active in chemo-pre-treated advanced soft tissue sarcoma of adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the combination of ICE (ifosfamide 1.5 g m(-2), carboplatin 100 mg m(-2) and etoposide 150 mg m(-2), days 1-4, q 28 days, G-CSF 5 microg kg(-1) starting from day 6) alone and in combination with regional hyperthermia (RHT) in soft tissue sarcoma (STS) refractory to previous standard doxorubicin-ifosfamide-based chemotherapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty patients with advanced STS of different histological sub-types were treated with the ICE regimen with 13 patients receiving additional RHT. A median of four courses of ICE were administered with RHT on days 1 and 3 (60 min, T(max) 42 degrees C).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The objective response rate was 20%, with four partial responses (all treated with hyperthermia). In addition, two patients showed mixed responses and five patients stable disease. After a median follow-up time of 15 months, median time to progression was 6 months. Progression free rate estimates were 60% and 45% at 3 and 6 months, respectively. Median overall survival for all patients was 14.6 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results suggest that ICE alone or combined with RHT shows activity as second-line therapy in doxorubicin-ifosfamide-refractory STS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377 Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fiegl
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schlemmer
authors.forename: C-M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wendtner
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abdel-Rahman
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fahn
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Issels
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D019008:Drug Resistance, Neoplasm; D005047:Etoposide / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D007970:Leukopenia / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018579:Patient Selection; D016879:Salvage Therapy / Q000379:methods; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016179:Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; D005047:Etoposide; D004317:Doxorubicin; D016190:Carboplatin; D007069:Ifosfamide