Early hematological toxicity of adjuvant perioperative intraportal and intravenous chemotherapy with fluorouracil, mitomycin and heparin in colorectal cancer. Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research.
Anticancer Res
; 15(5B): 2197-200, 1995.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
From 1987 to 1993 the Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) performed a randomized phase III adjuvant trial in patients with colorectal adenocarcinoma with the objective of comparing intraportal versus intravenous perioperative chemotherapy. PATIENTS ANDMETHODS:
Patients younger than 75 years had a curative en bloc resection of their cancer and were then randomized into three arms 1. adjuvant perioperative portal liver infusion with fluorouracil, mitomycin and heparin, 2. adjuvant subclavian intravenous infusion with the same regimen and 3. no adjuvant treatment. The hematological toxicity was evaluated by hemoglobin determination and leucocyte and thrombocyte counting before and during ten days after surgery.RESULTS:
Hemoglobin showed a median decrease of 22% in the control group. This decrease is aggravated significantly by 3% through the chemotherapy. Leucocytes showed a median decrease of 7% in the control group. Perioperative chemotherapy caused a significantly higher median drop; 23% when given into the liver through the portal vein and 34% when given systemically through a subclavian catheter. Thrombocytes revealed a median decrease of 25% in the control group. Chemotherapy was not associated with a significant additional drop.CONCLUSIONS:
Adjuvant perioperative chemotherapy with fluorouracil, mitomycin and Heparin as given in this study is associated with a significant mild drop in hemoglobin and leucocytes during the first 10 postoperative days. If drug dose increases are planned in future trials the addition of hematopoietic growth factors might be considered.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Células Sanguíneas
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Neoplasias Colorretais
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Anticancer Res
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Article
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