Experiment 831013
Compounds isolated
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Administration route | IV |
| Organism | Empty organism |
| Citation | ASBURY,RF: RUBINS,J: BENNETT,JM:. (1983). ETOPOSIDE IN SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER RESISTANT TO PRIOR CHEMOTHERAPY.. 67(10) |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | TWENTY NINE PATIENTS WITH SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER RESISTANT TO PRIOR CHEMOTHERAPY WERE TREATED ON DAYS 1,3 AND 5 WITH CYCLES REPEATING EVERY 4 WEEKS. DOSE EXCALATIONS WERE 20% IF THERE WAS NO MYELOSUPPRESSION AND DECREASED 33% IF THERE WAS MYELOSUPPRESSION. THERE WERE NO COMPLETE OR PARTIAL REMMISSION. THREE PATIENTS HAD STABLE DISEASE THAT LASTED FROM 4-8 MONTHS. THERE WERE 2 DRUG RELATED DEATHS DUE TO PNEUMONIA AND LEUKOPENIA. |
| Dose amount | 140.0 MG |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Animal | HUMAN ADULT |
| Per unit | SQ M BODY SURFACE |
| Dose expression | DOSE |