PHASE-II STUDY IN ADVANCED SARCOMA - RANDOMIZED TRIAL OF PYRAZOFURIN VERSUS COMBINATION CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE, DOXORUBICIN, AND CIS-DICHLORODIAMMINEPLATINUM(II) (CAP)

  • 1 January 1980
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 64  (4-5) , 655-658
Abstract
Patients (28) with various histologic types of measurable metastatic sarcoma were randomly assigned to receive treatment with combination cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin (adriamycin) and cis-dichlorodiammineplatinum(II) (CAP) or the single-agent, pyrazofurin. Patients who failed 1 arm of the protocol were eligible for cross-over treatment. Six of 24 patients treated with CAP achieved objective tumor regressions (25%) with a median duration of 11 mo. None of 21 patients receiving pyrazofurin achieved a response. CAP is an effective, well-tolerated combination for the treatment of advanced sarcoma.