Effective Treatment of Adult T Cell Leukemia/Lymphoma with a Novel Oral Antitumor Agent, MST–16
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by S. Karger AG in Oncology
- Vol. 49 (5) , 333-335
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000227067
Abstract
Adult T cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) induced by human T cell leukemia virus I is resistant to conventional therapy. Six patients with ATLL were treated with a new antitumor agent, MST-16, which is a derivative of bis(2,6-dioxopiperazine). Two patients achieved complete remission, lasting 12 months and more than 8 months, and 2 others partial remission, lasting 2 months and 6 weeks, respectively. The major toxicity was myelosuppression. Other toxicities were not severe and were well tolerable. Orally administered MST-16 is a promising agent for the treatment of ATLL.Keywords
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