ALTERNATING DRUG-COMBINATIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF ADVANCED HODGKINS-DISEASE
ALTERNATING DRUG-COMBINATIONS IN THE TREATMENT OF ADVANCED HODGKINS-DISEASE
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm198204013061303
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发表时间:
1982-01-01
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
VALAGUSSA, P
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作者:
SANTORO, A;BONADONNA, G;VALAGUSSA, P
Of 75 consecutive patients with Stage IV Hodgkin''s disease, 38 were assigned to receive MOPP alone (mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine and prednisone) and 37 to receive MOPP alternating monthly with ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine and carbazine), a combination of drugs not cross-resistant with MOPP. Complete remission was documented in 71% of the patients receiving MOPP alone and in 92% of those receiving the alternating regimen (P = 0.02). At 5 yr, there was no progression of disease in 37% of the MOPP group and in 70% of the MOPP-plus-ABVD group (P < 0.0001). After chemotherapy, the median relapse-free survival period was 20 mo. in the MOPP group and over 31 mo. in the MOPP-plus-ABVD group (P < 0.01). Five yr survival with no evidence of disease was 84% in patients given MOPP and ABVD and 54% in those given MOPP alone (P < 0.005). Alternating non-cross-resistant combinations appear promising in the management of advanced Hodgkin''s disease and are worthy of trial in other malignant diseases.