Fluorouracil and recombinant alfa-2a-interferon: an active regimen against advanced colorectal carcinoma.
Fluorouracil and recombinant alfa-2a-interferon: an active regimen against advanced colorectal carcinoma.
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氟尿嘧啶和重组α-2a-干扰素:针对晚期结直肠癌的积极疗法。
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发表时间:
1989
影响因子:
45.3
通讯作者:
P. Wiernik
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作者:
S. Wadler;E. Schwartz;M. Goldman;A. Lyver;M. Rader;M. Zimmerman;L. Itri;V. Weinberg;P. Wiernik
Based on in vitro studies that have demonstrated synergy between recombinant alfa-2a-interferon (rIFN alpha-2a) and the fluoropyrimidine, fluorouracil (5FU), against two human colon cancer cell lines, a pilot clinical trial was initiated to determine the effects of the combination of 5FU and rIFN alpha-2a in patients with advanced, unresectable colorectal carcinoma. A total of 30 patients were enrolled; all were evaluable. 5FU was administered as a loading course, 750 mg/m2 daily for 5 days by continuous infusion followed by weekly bolus therapy, rIFN alpha-2a, 9 MU, was administered subcutaneously three times per week. Of 17 previously untreated patients evaluable for response, 13 achieved a response. Three patients had disease progression. No previously treated patients had a major response. There was one death clearly related to therapy, an event preceded by watery diarrhea and neutropenic sepsis. Other toxicities were reversible and responded to dose reduction. With a median follow-up of 16+ months, median survival has not been reached among the previously untreated patient cohort. We conclude that the combination of 5FU and rIFN alpha-2a is an active regimen against disseminated colorectal cancer in previously untreated patients.