Abstract
An analysis of results of chemotherapy in 32 patients with metastatic carcinoid tumors was carried out. The most frequently used chemotherapeutic agent was 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) followed by nitrosoureas in combination with 5-FU or with cyclophosphamide. Adriamycin (used as adriamycin-DNA complex) alone or in combination with other drugs was used in seven patients. Seven partial responses were observed, five of them occurring in the patients receiving adriamycin-containing regimens. Based on these findings, adriamycin deserves further evaluation in metastatic carcinoid tumors.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1699-1703 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Cancer Treatment Reports |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| State | Published - 1977 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research