Bewertung der Expertengruppe Off-Label im Bereich Onkologie nach § 35c SGB V zur Anwendung von „Etoposid bei Sarkomen in Kombination mit Carboplatin“ 1.a 29.06.2011 Wirkstoff (INN) 1.a.a Etoposid bzw. Etoposidphosphat 1.a.b Carboplatin 1.b Im Geltungsbereich des AMG zugelassene Fertigarzneimittel 1.b.a Fertignarzneimittel mit dem Wirkstoff Etoposid bzw. Etoposidphosphat (AMIS-Recherche aktualisiert am 31.01.2011; Suchbegriffe:“Etoposid?“ und „verkehrsfähig“) Vepesid® J 100mg, 500mg, 1000mg Vepesid® K 50mg,100mg Etopophos® 100mg, 1000mg Bristol-Myers-Squibb, Berlin Vepesid® Parallelimporte von Beragena Arzneimittel GmbH, EMRA-Med Arzneimittel GmbH, Kohlpharma GmbH Etopofos 10mg CC Eto-Gry 20mg/ml Teva Pharma GbmH, Densborn Deutschland, Kirchzarten Etomedac® 20mg/ml Medac GmbH, NL (Vertrieb: Hamburg) Neoposid® 20mg/ml NeoCorp Riboposid® 20mg/ml Etoposid Ribosepharm Ribosepharm Eto-cell 20mg/ml Cell Etoposid Hexal 50mg, 100mg, 200mg, 400mg, 1000mg Etoposid Hexal sine 20mg/ml Etoposid Sandoz 50mg, 100mg, 200mg, 400mg, 1000mg Hexal Exitop® AG, Weilheim Baxter Lastet 25mg, 50mg, 100mg Weichkapsel Onkoposid® Onkoworks und Spezialpräp Etoposid Oncotrade 20mg/ml GmbH, München Pharm GmbH, Bad Vilbel Hexal AG, Holzkirchen Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Gmbh, Holzkirchen Onkologie GmbH, Halle Cancernova GmbH Reute Gesellschaft für Herstellung Vertrieb onkologischer arate mbH, München Oncotrade GmbH & Co. KG, Haan Seite: 1 1.b.b Im Geltungsbereich des AMG zugelassene Fertigarzneimittel (AMIS-Recherche aktualisiert am 31.01.2011; Suchbegriffe:“Carboplatin?“ und „verkehrsfähig“) Haemato-carb® Haemato Carbox® Medicopharm Carboplatin Accord® Accord Carboplatin Cancernova ® Pharm AG, Brandenburg AG, Nußdorf am Inn Healthcare; GB Canceronova GmbH, Grünwald Carboplatin Hospira® Hospira Carbomedac® medac Carboplatin Gry® Gry-Pharma Neocarbo® Neocorp Axicarb® axios Deutschland GmbH, München Gesellschaft, Hamburg GmbH, Radebeul AG, Weilheim Pharma, Bielefeld Carboplatin Sandoz® Sandoz Pharmaceuticals GmbH, Holzkirchen Carboplatin onkovis® Onkovis Carboplatin Bendalis® und Carboplatin EBEWE Carboplatin ratiopharm® Ratiopharm, Ribocarbo-L HIKMA Carbo Cell cell Carboplatin Hexal GmbH, Penzberg EBEWE Pharma, Unterach am Attersee Ulm Farmaceutica, Portugal Pharm GmbH, Bad Vilbel Hexal AG, Holzkirchen Eurocarboplatin Lapharm GmbH, Rosenheim Carboplatin ESP ESP Pharma Ltd., GB Carboplatin O.R.C.A. AWD.pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Radebeul Zytax® Hikama Farmaceuticals, Portugal Seite: 2 2. Im Geltungsbereich des AMG zugelassene Indikationen 2.a.a Etoposid Etoposid ist in Kombinationmit anderen antineoplastischwirksamen Praparaten bei der Behandlung folgender bosartiger Neubildungen angezeigt: • Palliative Therapie des fortgeschrittenen, kleinzelligen Bronchialkarzinoms • In einigen Fällen zur palliativen Therapie des fortgeschrittenen, nicht-kleinzelligen Bronchialkarzinoms • Reinduktionstherapie bei Morbus Hodgkin nach Versagen (nicht vollstandiges Ansprechen auf die Therapie bzw. Wiederauftreten der Erkrankung) von Standardtherapien • Non-Hodgkin-Lymphome von intermediarem und hohem Malignitatsgrad nach Versagen (nicht vollstandiges Ansprechen auf die Therapie bzw. Wiederauftreten der Erkrankung) von Standardtherapien. In der Mono- und Polychemotherapie ist Etoposid angezeigt zur Behandlung der akuten myeloischen Leukamie bei Patienten, für die eine intensive, myeloablative Therapie nicht geeignet ist. In der Monotherapie ist LASTET angezeigt • zur Behandlung des rezidivierten oder therapierefraktaren Hodenkarzinoms • zur palliativen systemischen Behandlung fortgeschrittener Ovarialkarzinome nach Versagen von platinhaltigen Standardtherapien. (Fachinformation für Lastet® 25, 50, 100 mg Cancernova GmbH, Stand November 2010) 2.a.b Etoposidphosphat Etoposidphosphat ist in Kombination mit anderen antineoplastisch wirksamen Arzneimitteln bei der Behandlung folgender bösartiger Neubildungen angezeigt: – Kleinzelliges Bronchialkarzinom; – Palliative Therapie des fortgeschrittenen nicht-kleinzelligen Bronchialkarzinoms bei Patienten in gutem Allgemeinzustand (Karnofsky-Index _80 %); – Reinduktionstherapie bei Morbus Hodgkin nach Versagen von Standardtherapien (nicht vollständiges Ansprechen auf bzw. Wiederauftreten nach Standardtherapien); – Non-Hodgkin-Lymphome von intermediärem und hohem Malignitätsgrad; – Remissionsinduktion bei akuter myeloischer Leukämie im Kindesalter; – Reinduktionstherapie nach Versagen (nicht vollständiges Ansprechen bzw.Wiederauftreten der Erkrankung) von Standardtherapien bei akuter myeloischer Leukämie im Erwachsenenalter; – Hodentumoren; – Chorionkarzinom der Frau mit mittlerem oder hohem Risiko nach dem Prognoseschema der WHO. In der Monotherapie ist Etoposidphosphat bei der palliativen systemischen Behandlung fortgeschrittener Ovarialkarzinome nach Versagen von Platin-haltigen Standardtherapien angezeigt. (Fachinformation für Etopophos® 100 mg, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Stand August 2008) 2.b Carboplatin Carboplatin ist allein oder in Kombination mit anderen antineoplastisch wirksamen Medikamenten bei der Behandlung folgender maligner Geschwülste angezeigt: • epitheliale Ovarialkarzinome, • kleinzellige Bronchialkarzinome, • Karzinome des Kopf-Hals-Bereichs, • Zervixkarzinome, zur palliativen Therapie von Zervixkarzinomen bei Lokalrezidiven oder Fernmetastasierung, (Fachinformation für Neocarb® 10mg/ml, NeoCorp AG, Stand März 2009) . Seite: 3 3. Epidemiologische Daten zur beurteilten Indikation 1% aller Malignome sind Weichteilsarkome. Die Inzidenz liegt bei 2-3 Neuerkrankungen pro 100.000 Männer und Frauen, entsprechend ist mit 2000-3000 Neuerkrankungen pro Jahr in Deutschland zu rechnen (Cerny et al. 2006). Der Altersgipfel bei Kindern liegt zwischen 13-60 Monaten, bei Erwachsenen zwischen 45 und 55 Jahren. Weichteilsarkome bei Kindern machen 6.2% der kindlichen Krebserkrankungen aus (Robert-Koch-Institut 2008). Weichteilsarkome stellen eine sehr vielfältige Gruppe maligner Tumoren dar. Sie entstehen in den Weichteilen und bilden die viertgrößte Gruppe solider Tumoren im Kindesalter (nach Hirntumoren, Lymphomen und Neuroblastomen). Der häufigste bei Kindern auftretende Tumor aus der Gruppe der Weichteilsarkome ist das Rhabdomyosarkom (Koscielniak und Klingebiel 2009, Robert Koch-Institut 2009). Der Begriff Weichteilsarkome bezeichnet eine Gruppe von Tumoren, die sich nach der WHO-Klassifikation aus 60 verschiedenen Subentitäten zusammensetzt und histopathologisch und molekulargenetisch definiert sind. Bei Erwachsenen überwiegen Liposarkome, Fibrosarkome, pleomorphe Sarkome und Leiomyosarkome, bei Kindern und Jugendlichen Rhabdomyosarkome, extraossäre Ewing-Sarkome, periphere primitive neuroektodermale Tumoren (pPNET), Synovialsarkome und Neurofibrosarkome. Etwa 40% der Weichteilsarkome entstehen an der unteren Extremität, 30% am Körperstamm und jeweils 15% an der oberen Extremität und im Kopf-Hals-Bereich (Schütte et al. 2006). Ursache und Entstehung der Weichteilsarkome sind bis heute weitgehend unbekannt. Nur bei einem geringen Teil der Patienten lassen sich Prädispositionen finden wie das LiFraumeni-Syndrom oder die Neurofibromatose. Bei AIDS-Patienten und bei Patienten mit einem klassischen Kaposi-Sarkom scheint ätiologisch ein neues Herpesvirus-8 eine Rolle zu spielen (Cerny et al. 2006, Koscielniak et al. 2002). Für die Prognose von Weichteilsarkomen, also vor allem für die Heilungsmöglichkeiten und das Rezidivrisiko, sind folgende tumorbedingte und therapiebedingten Prognosefaktoren von übergeordneter Bedeutung: 1. Größe des Primärtumors: größer oder kleiner als 5 cm in der größten Ausdehnung (T-Klassifikation) 2. Histopathologisches Grading (G1-G3): Mitosehäufigkeit, Nekrosen 3. Ausmaß der chirurgisch tumorfreien Resektionsränder: R0, R1, R2 4. M-Klassifikation: Vorliegen von keinen oder von Fernmetastasen: M0, M1 5. Histopathologische Subentität 6. Lokalisation des Primärtumors 7. Nodaler Status: N-Klassifikation 8. Alter: über oder unter 10 Jahre Seite: 4 In dem vorliegenden Gutachten werden nur Weichteilsarkome berücksichtigt, da über die Behandlung der Patienten mit Ewing-Sarkomen bereits ein Gutachten vorliegt und die Knochensarkome (Osteasarkome) der Kinder und Erwachsenen eine völlig andere Tumorentität darstellt. Deshalb werden Patienten mit Knochensarkome chirurgisch, strahlentherapeutisch und chemotherapeutisch in speziellen Protokollen behandelt (Cooperative Osteosarkomstudiengruppe COSS. EURAMOS 1. Clinical trail protocol, Version 1.3. Amended, 31.7.2007). 4. Zugelassene Wirkstoffe für die beurteilte Indikation (Weichteil-Sarkome): (AMIS-Recherche am 31.01.2011 Suchbegriffe „sarkom?“ and „rhabdomyo?“ not „?ewing?“ not „?kaposi?“ and verkehrsfähig, positiv) Ifosfamid ….. Weichteilsarkome (inkl. Osteosarkom und Rhabdomyosarkom) Zur Einzel- oder Kombinationschemotherapie des Rhabdomyosarkoms oder des Osteosarkoms nach Versagen der Standardtherapien. Zur Einzel- oder Kombinationschemotherapie anderer Weichteilsarkome nach Versagen der Chirurgie und Strahlentherapie…… (Fachinformation für Holoxan® Holoxan® Lösung 2g, Baxter Oncology GmbH, Stand November 2008) Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) …… Fortgeschrittenes Weichteilsarkom des Erwachsenenalters Ewing-Sarkom Frühstadium des Hodgkin-Lymphoms……. (Fachinformation für Adrimedac®, medac, Stand November 2007) Epirubicin Mammakarzinom, Fortgeschrittenes Ovarialkarzinom, Kleinzelliges Bronchialkarzinom, Fortgeschrittenes Magenkarzinom, Fortgeschrittenes Weichteilsarkom, Intravesikale Anwendung zur Rezidivprophylaxe (adjuvante Therapie) oberflächlicher Harnblasenkarzinome (Ta, T1) nach TUR (Fachinformation für Farmorubicin® 50mg HL, Pharmacia GmbH, Stand Juli 2008) Trabectedin Trabectedin ist indiziert für die Behandlung von Patienten mit fortgeschrittenem Weichteilsarkom nach Versagen von Anthrazyklinen und Ifosfamid, bzw. von Patienten, bei denen sich die Anwendung dieser Mittel nicht eignet. DieWirksamkeitsdaten basieren vorwiegend auf Patienten mit Liposarkom und Leiomyosarkom…….. (Fachinforamtion für Yondelis® 1mg, Pharma Mar Spanien, Stand September 2007) Tasonermin Tasonermin wird bei nichtresezierbaren Weichteilsarkomen der Extremitäten in Kombination mit Melphalan über eine isolierte Extremitäten-Perfusion (ILP – isolated limb perfusion) unter milder Hyperthermie verabreicht - zur Vorbereitung auf eine operative Entfernung des Tumors, umeineAmputation zu vermeiden bzw. zu verzögern, - oder zur palliativen Behandlung. (Fachinforamtion für Beromun®, Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Stand März 2009) Seite: 5 Cyclophosphamid … – Ewing-Sarkom… … – Rhabdomyosarkom bei Kindern… (Fachinforamtion für Endoxan®, Baxter Oncology GmbH, Stand November 2008) Dactinomycin Dieses Arzneimittel ist im Rahmen eines multimodalen Therapieregimes zur Primärtherapie des Wilms-Tumor, des kindlichen Rhabdomyosarkoms und des lokalisierten Ewing-Sarkoms angezeigt. Dieses Arzneimittel ist indiziert als Monotherapie oder im Rahmen eines multimodalen Therapieregimes bei Chorionkarzinom. (keine Anzeige in FI-Service, zugelassene Anwendungsgebiete lt. AMIS für Lyovac-Cosmegen, Lundbeck Irland, Stand 06.04.2005 Vincristin …– Sarkome (osteogenes Sarkom, Ewing- Sarkom, Rhabdomyosarkom),…… (Fachinformation für Vincristinsulfat-Gry, GRY-Pharma GmbH, Stand November 2006) 5. Weitere Behandlungsstrategien/Outcome 5.1. Autologe Stammzelltransplantation. Zur Bedeutung der autologen Stammzelltransplantation bei Weichteilsarkomen wurde 2009 ein umfangreiches Gutachten des Instituts für Qualität und Wirtschaftlichkeit im Gesundheitswesen (IQWiG) veröffentlicht (IQWiG-Berichte-Jahr 2009 Nr. 63). Ausgewertet wurden Daten von insgesamt 105 relevanten Studien mit 653 transplantierten Patienten mit Weichteilsarkomen IQWiG-bericht Nr. 63, 2009). Der Bericht kommt zu dem Fazit, “dass zum Zeitpunkt der Veröffentlichung die verfügbare Evidenz nicht ausreicht, um einen möglichen Nutzen oder Schaden der autologen Stammzelltransplantation bei Patienten mit Weichteilsarkomen zu belegen ist“ (Seite 85). 5.2. Hyperthermie Die kürzlich von Issels et al. in Lancet Oncology 2010 publizierte Studie konnte erstmals in einem randomisierten Vergleich zeigen, dass die lokale Hyperthermie in Kombination mit der neoadjuvanten Chemotherapie mit Etoposid, Ifosfamid und Doxorubicin (Adriamycin) (EIA) bei Patienten mit lokalisierten Hochrisiko-Weichteilsarkomen die Remissionsraten, das lokale Progressions-freie Überleben sowie das krankheitsfreie Überleben signifikant verbessert. 5.3. Alleinige Chirurgie Zum Zeitpunkt der primären Diagnosestellung weisen etwa 30% der Patienten mit Weichteilsarkomen ein Stadium I auf, 30% ein Stadium IIa oder Stadium IIb , 20% ein Stadium III und 20% ein Stadium IV mit bereits Fernmetastasen auf (Stadieneinteilung der Intergroup Rhabdomyosarkoma Study (IRS) und der CWS-Studie)(Tunn et al. 2008). Bei lokalisiertem Tumorstadium eines Weichteilsarkoms ist die Operation die einzig potenziell kurative Therapieoption.. Seite: 6 Grundsätzlich ist die radikale Resektion mit einem Sicherheitsabstand von 2-3 cm anzustreben. Wichtiger jedoch als der absolute Sicherheitsabstand ist die Beachtung anatomischer Grenzschichten (Arbeit et al. 1987, Baldini et al. 1999). Die bessere und prognostisch gleichwertige, als Standard anzusehende Alternative zu einer Kompartmentresektion oder Amputation ist die weite Exzision, gefolgt von der Bestrahlung. Eine verstümmelnde Amputation bei Kinder, Jugendlichen und Erwachsenen mit Weichteilsarkomen muss aufgrund der Risiko-Adaptierten Therapieplanung (siehe 5) mit neoadjuvanter Chemotherapie mit oder ohne regionale Hyperthermie, adjuvanter Chemotherapie oder adjuvanter Bestrahlung nur noch in weniger als 5% durchgeführt werden. 5.4. Postoperative Strahlentherapie Eine Vielzahl retrospektiver Studien hat gezeigt, dass die postoperative Strahlentherapie mit 60-70 Gy in der Lage ist bei R1-Resektionen (mikroskopische Tumorresiduen nach Resektion) lokale Kontrollraten zwischen 72% und 90% unter weitgehendem Erhalt der Funktionen zu erzielen. Nach den Ergebnissen zweier randomisierter Studien kann die Indikation zur postoperativen Strahlentherapie bzw. postoperative Brachytherapie nach lokaler Resektion als etabliert betrachtet werden, ausgenommenT1a G1 und G2 Sarkome (Pisters et al. 1996, Yang et a. 1998). 5.5 Systemische Chemotherapie Neoadjuvante und adjuvante Chemotherapien und Chemostrahlentherapieverfahren sollten nur nach interdisziplinärer Absprache in damit erfahrenen Sarkomzentren, und wenn möglich, im Kontext von Studien. durchgeführt werden. Dasselbe gilt für die palliative Chemotherapie. Bei > 30 histopathologischen Unterformen von Weichteilsarkomen orientiert sich die Selektion der medikamentösen Sarkomtherapie zunehmend an der histopathologisch und teils auch molekulargenetisch determinierten Diagnose. 6. Sonstige Angaben Studien zur Therapie von Sarkomen sind u.a. gelistet unter: http://www.aio-portal.de/index.php?article_id=107 http://www.kinderkrebsinfo.de/e1676/e9032/e1758/e78630/index_ger.html http://protiv-raka.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/protokol_osteosarcoma.pdf https://ukmhosts.uni-muenster.de/index.php?id=1930 Seite: 7 7. Erkenntnismaterial/Recherche Ergebnisübersicht der Datenbankrecherche Tabelle 1 Datum Datenbank Suchbegriffe 31.03.2011 (15.04.2011) 31.03.2011 (15.04.2011) Pubmed 31.03.2011 (15.04.2011) Pubmed sarcoma; carboplatin; etoposide sarcoma; carboplatin; etoposide [limits: All Adult: 19+ years] sarcoma; carboplatin; etoposide; no ewing-sarcoma [limits: All Adult: 19+ years] (Recherche) Pubmed Anzahl Treffer 99 Bemerkungen 56 12 s. Anhang 1 und Tabelle 2 carboplatin + etoposide plus andere Zytostatika (3 Publikationen) carboplatin + etoposide plus andere Zytostatika und autologe Stammzelltranspl antation (6 Publikationen) Carboplatin + etoposide bei Ewing-Sarkomen (3 Publikationen) 24.03.2011 EMBASE bei DIMDI etoposid AND carboplatin AND sarcoma [Filter: English, German, French, Krebserkrankungen, Mensch] 867 24.03.2011 EMBASE bei DIMDI etoposid AND carboplatin AND sarcoma AND clinical trial NOT paediatric [Filter: English, German, French, Krebserkrankungen, Mensch] 261 24.03.2011 EMBASE bei DIMDI etoposid AND carboplatin AND sarcoma AND clinical trial AND adult [Filter: English, German, French, Krebserkrankungen, Mensch] 74 Seite: 8 31.03.2011 (18.04.2011) www.clinical trials.gov soft tissue sarcoma and carboplatin 38 31.03.2011 (18.04.2011) www.clinical trials.gov soft tissue sarcoma and etoposide 64 31.03.2011 (18.04.2011) www.clinical trials.gov soft tissue sarcoma and carboplatin and etoposide 21 s. Anhang 3 18.04.2011 Cochrane Database soft tissue sarcoma, etoposide, carboplatin 3 s. Anhang 4 8. Auswahlkriterien für Studien In die Auswertung sollten Studien einbezogen werden, bei d enen erwachsene Patienten mit Weichteilsarkomen sowohl in der Erstlinienals auch in der Zwe itlinientherapie eine Chemotherapie alleine mit Carboplatin und Etoposid erhalten haben. 9. Ergebnis der Recherche Zu der im Gutachten gestellten Fragestellung wurden Literaturrecherchen bei PubMed, bei EMBASE (über DIMDI), bei www.clinicaltrials.gov und in der Cochrane Database durchgeführt (s. Tabelle 1). Bei PubMed fanden sich 99 Treffer mit den Suchbegriffen Weichteilsarkome (soft tissue sarcoma) Carboplatin und Etoposide, die durch Eingabe weiterer Beschränkungen (no ewing-sarcoma; [limits: All Adult: 19+ years]) auf 12 Treffer reduziert wurden. Bei genauer Betrachtung dieser 12 Publikationen fand sich keine Arbeit mit der im Gutachten gestellten Fragestellung über die Behandlung ausschließlich mit Carboplatin und Etoposid von Erwachsenen mit Weichteilsarkomen (s. Tabelle 2). In 3 Publikationen wurden Patienten mit Ewing-Sarkomen behandelt ( 1,4,7,8,11), in 5 Arbeiten wurde eine HochdosisChemotherapie mit Stammzell-Transplantation durchgeführt (2,6,9,11,12) und in 2 Publikationen wurden außer Carboplatin und Etoposid noch andere Zytostatika gegeben. Bei der Literatur-Recherche bei EMBASE (über DIMDI) wurden 867 Treffer unter den Suchbegriffen Etoposide und Carboplatin und Sarkome (sarcoma) gefunden. Durch Verknüpfung mit „clinical trial“ und „adult“ wurde diese auf 74 Treffer reduziert. Es fand sich keine Publikation, die die hier betrachtete Fragestellung über die Behandlung ausschließlich mit Carboplatin und Etoposid von Erwachsenen mit Weichteilsarkomen behandelt (s. Anhang 2 und Tabelle 3). Die Recherchen in der Datenbanken „clinicaltrials“ und in der Cochrane Database ergaben keine aktuelle Studie, in die erwachsene Patienten mit Weichteilsarkomen eingeschlossen werden und ausschließlich mit einer Chemotherapie bestehend aus Etoposid und Carboplatin behandelt werden (s. Anhang 3 und Anhang 4). Zusammengefasst kann festgestellt werden, dass sich in den durchgeführten Literaturrecherchen keine einzige Publikation befand, in denen erwachsene Patienten mit Weichteilsarkomen eine Chemotherapie ausschließlich mit Carboplatin und Etoposid erhalten haben. Seite: 9 Tabelle 2 Übersicht der Publikationen aus einer Pubmed-Recherche mit den Suchwörtern „sarcoma; carboplatin; etoposide; no ewing-sarcoma“ Autor Titel (verkürzt) Quelle Van Winkle P Ifosfamide,Carboplatin,and Pediatric Blood Cancer 44:338, etoposide (ICE) reinduction chemotherapy- 2005- Whelan JS Carboplatin-based chemotherapy Pediatric Blood Cancer 43:338,2004 Ewing-Sarkome, andere Zytostatika Kasper B Prophylactic treatment Support Care Cancer 12:205,2004 andere Zytostatika Tanaka K High-dose chemotherapy J Orthop Sci 7:477,2002 Ewing-Sarkom andere Zytostatika Kushner BH How effective is doseintensive J Clin Oncol 19:870,2001 Ewing-Sarkome andere Zytostatika Burdach S Allogeneic and autologous stem-cell transplantation Ann Oncol11:1451,2000 Ewing-Sarkome andere Zytostatika Ozkaynak MF Double-alkylator non-totalbody irradiation J Clin Oncol 16:937,1998 Kinder andere Zytostatika Zoubek A High-dose chemotherapy Pediatr Hematol Oncol 11:613,1994 Kinder Andere Zytostatika Burdach S Myeloablative radiochemotherapy J Clin Oncol 11:1482,1993 Ewing-Sarkome Andere Zytostatika Emminger W Is treatment intensification Bone Marrow Transplant. 8:119,1991 Kinder Andere Zytostatika Brazäo-Silva MT Ewing-sarcoma in a child Braz Dent J 21:74,2010 Ewing-Sarkom, Kind Bemerkung/ Begründung für Nichtberücksichtigung Kinder, andere Zytostatika- Avramova B Myoablative chemotherapy J BUON Hochdosis-Therapie with autologous peripheral 11:433,2006 andere Zytostatika blood stem cell transplantation Wie aus der obigen Tabelle hervorgeht, wurden keine Studien identifiziert, die die Auswahlkriterien erfüllen und zur Beantwortung der Fragestellung herangezogen werden könnten. Seite: 10 10. Studienextraktionsbögen Es wurden keine Studien in strukturierter Form aufgearbeitet, da sich keine Publikation und keine Studie in der Literatur gefunden wurde, die die Fragestellung im vorliegenden Gutachten erfüllt hätten. 11. Bewertungsvorschlag und 12. Fazit Die Literaturrecherche zu Auswertungen klinischer Studien, die eine Chemotherapie allein mit Carboplatin und Etoposid bei erwachsenen Patienten mit Weichteilsarkomen untersuchten, ergab keinen Treffer. Nutzen und Risiken einer Chemotherapie allein mit Carboplatin und Etoposid bei erwachsenen Patienten mit Weichteildarkom können deshalb nicht bewertet werden und diese Behandlung kann nicht zur zulassungsüberschreitenden Anwendung empfohlen werden. 13. Ergänzendes Fazit entfällt 14. Bemerkungen Die Expertengruppe empfiehlt, erwachsene Patienten mit Weichteilsarkomen möglichst in klinischen Studien zu behandeln. So können neue Erkenntnisse gewonnen werden, die eine weitere Verbesserung der noch unbefriedigenden Behandlungsergebnisse, insbesondere im fortgeschrittenen Tumorstadium ermöglichen. Außerdem wird damit ein optimaler Patientenschutz gewährleistet. Seite: 11 15. Literaturverzeichnis 1. Arbeit, J.M. Hilaris, B.S. et al. Wound complications in the multimodality treatment of extremity superficial truncal treatment. J Clin Oncol 9:49, 1987 2. Baldini, E.H., Goldberg, J. et al. Long-term outcomes after function-sparing surgery without radiotherapy for soft tissue sarcoma of the extremities and trunk. J Clin Oncol 17:3252, 1999 3. Cerny, T., Issels R.D. et al. Weichteilsarkom. In : Kompendium Internistische Onkologie. H.-J. Schmoll. K. Höffken, K. Possinger (Hrsg). 4. Auflage, Springer 2006 4. Cooperative Osteosarkomstudiengruppe COSS. EURAMOS 1. 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PMID: 1933052 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Related citations Anhang 2 Recherche EMBASE bei DIMDI am 29.03.2011 EMBASE_adult Datum....................: 29.03.2011 Uhrzeit..................: 11:05:00 Ausgabeformat : HTML gefundene Dokumente : 7 abgesuchte Datenbank(en) : EM47 - EMBASE copyright 2011 Elsevier B.V. -------------------Schlagwörter: etoposid AND carboplatin AND sarcoma AND clinical trial AND adult Die nachfolgende Verknüpfung der Suchbegriffe wird automatisch generiert: (((((CT D "etoposid" OR UT="etoposid" OR IT="etoposid" OR SH="etoposid") AND (CT D "carboplatin" OR UT="carboplatin" OR IT="carboplatin" OR SH="carboplatin")) AND (CT D "sarcoma" OR UT="sarcoma" OR IT="sarcoma" OR SH="sarcoma")) AND (CT D "clinical trial" OR UT="clinical trial" OR IT="clinical trial" OR SH="clinical trial")) AND (CT D "adult" OR UT="adult" OR IT="adult" OR SH="adult")) AND (LA=ENGLISH OR LA=GERMAN OR LA=FRENCH) AND (pps=Krebserkrankungen OR pps=Mensch) Volltext online anzeigen 1 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: EM2010681243 Autoren: Thiery-Vuillemin A; Dobi E; Nguyen T; Royer B; Montange D; Maurina T; Kalbacher E; Bazan F; Villanueva C; Demarchi M; Chaigneau L; Ivanaj A; Pivot X Titel: Duration: Escalation study of oral etoposide with carboplatin in patients with varied solid tumors Source: DOI: PU: SU: Sprache: AB: Anti-Cancer Drugs; VOL: 21 (10); p. 958-962 /November 2010/ 10.1097/CAD.0b013e32833fc0be Lippincott Williams and Wilkins EMBASE English Prolonged fractionated oral administration of etoposide may present a theoretical advantage over intravenous administration of the bolus. This phase I trial was carried out to determine the recommended duration of oral etoposide in combination with a fixed dose of carboplatin. Nineteen patients with varied solid tumors, who were not candidates for standard chemotherapy, were administered an escalating duration (6, 9 or 12 consecutive days) of oral etoposide (a 25mg capsule three times daily) combined with carboplatin AUC5 administered on day 1, by a 30 min intravenous infusion, to define the maximum tolerated dose on the basis of the acute toxicities that were reported. Etoposide was started on day 2; the cycles repeated every 28 days until disease progression or toxicity. Pharmacokinetics was carried out during the two first cycles. The maximum tolerated dose was determined to be the 12-day treatment level, with two cases of grade 4 neutropenia, grade 3 anemia and thrombocytopenia. As no severe toxicity occurred with the 9-day treatment level and in an attempt to explore an optimal combination, a new 10-day treatment plan was studied in three patients. As onepatient presented dose-limiting toxicity at that level, five additional patients were included to establish the recommended regimen. Nonhematological toxicities among all patients were moderate, consisting of grade 2 nausea and asthenia. No treatment-related death occurred. Objective responses were observed in four patients and stabilization in three patients. Pharmacokinetics highlighted no interaction between etoposide and carboplatin. Fractionated oral etoposide (3× 25 mg/day) for 10 days in combination with carboplatin AUC 5 presents acceptable toxicity and efficacy. The main toxicity remains hematological. © 2010 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 2 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2010632795 Srinivasan N; Pakala A; Mukkamalla C; Oswal A Titel: Pineal germinoma Source: DOI: PU: SU: Sprache: AB: Southern Medical Journal; VOL: 103 (10); p. 1031-1037 /October 2010/ 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e3181ebeeff Lippincott Williams and Wilkins EMBASE English Germinomas are gonadal neoplasms that rarely occur extragonadally in the midline structures of the human body. Newly diagnosed adult cases of pineal gland germinomas are very rare since most of the cases are diagnosed in the mid teens. The estimated incidence of this tumor in western countries is between 0.43.4%. Typically, this tumor is diagnosed by its characteristic radiological appearance alone, supported by tumor marker(s) or by stereotactic biopsy of the tumor. We are reporting a very unique case of pineal germinoma diagnosed in an adult at our institute by cerebrospinal fluid cytology with literature review. We analyzed case reports, literature reviews, and therapy and diagnostic articles about pineal germinoma in the English literature from 1983 to 2009 through the national library of medicine, Pubmed, and OVID search engines. We used key words "pineal germinoma," "pineal gland tumor," "CNS germinoma," and "extragonodal germinomas" to search for our articles. Copyright © 2010 by The Southern Medical Association. 3 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2010407908 Kasper B; Scharrenbroich I; Schmitt T; Wuchter P; Dietrich S; Ho AD; Egerer G Titel: Consolidation with high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell support for responding patients with metastatic soft tissue sarcomas: Prospective, single-institutional phase II study Source: DOI: PU: SU: Bone Marrow Transplantation; VOL: 45 (7); p. 1234-1238 /July 2010/ 10.1038/bmt.2009.333 Nature Publishing Group EMBASE Sprache: AB: 4 von 74 English Prognosis of patients with metastatic soft tissue sarcoma remains poor. Whether high-dose chemotherapy with stem cell support improves the long-term outcome for these patients is debatable. We present a prospective, single-institutional phase II study that enrolled 34 soft tissue sarcoma patients with advanced and/or metastatic disease. After four courses of chemotherapy consisting of doxorubicin and ifosfamide, responding patients in at least partial response (PR) were treated with high-dose chemotherapy (n9); all other patients continued chemotherapy for two more cycles. After standard chemotherapy, PR (n10), stable disease (SD, n6) and progressive disease (PD, n14) were attained for the evaluable patients. Twenty-nine patients died and five are alive with the disease. Median PFS was 11.6 months (range 8-15) for patients treated with high-dose chemotherapy (n9) vs 5.6 months (range 0-19) for patients treated with standard chemotherapy. Median OS was 23.7 months (range 12-34) vs 10.8 months (range 0-39), respectively. The subgroup of patients treated with high-dose chemotherapy gained significant survival benefit. Nevertheless, high-dose chemotherapy as a possible consolidation strategy remains highly investigational. © 2010 Macmillan Publishers Limited All rights reserved. DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2010290130 McDowell HP; Foot ABM; Ellershaw C; Machin D; Giraud C; Bergeron C Titel: Outcomes in paediatric metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma: Results of The International Society of Paediatric Oncology (SIOP) study MMT-98 Source: DOI: PU: SU: Sprache: AB: European Journal of Cancer; VOL: 46 (9); p. 1588-1595 /June 2010/ 10.1016/j.ejca.2010.02.051 Elsevier Ltd EMBASE English Purpose: Results are presented of the SIOP study MMT-98 for paediatric metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), which evaluated intensive chemotherapy followed by low intensity 'maintenance' chemotherapy in standard risk patients (SRG). For poor risk patients (PRG), the value of a therapeutic window study, sequential high dose monotherapy to achieve a complete response (CR) followed by low dose maintenance chemotherapy was examined. Patients and methods: From November 1998 to 2005, 146 patients aged 6 months to 18 years with metastatic RMS were entered. Forty-five were SRG, i.e. age < 10 years and no bone marrow or bone involvement. Treatment was a 6-drug regimen with local therapy of surgery and/or radiotherapy followed by maintenance of 9 courses of vincristine, actinomycin D and cyclophosphamide (VAC). One hundred and one patients were PRG, i.e. >10 years, or with bone marrow or bone metastases. An upfront window study, high dose monotherapy, local treatment and then VAC maintenance therapy were given. Results: With a median follow-up of 1.52 years, the 3-year event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) for SRG were 54.92% and 62.14%, respectively, whilst for the PRG 16.17% and 23.17%. The corresponding adverse hazard ratio (HR) for the PRG was HR = 2.65 (95% CI 1.63-4.31, p-value < 0.001) for EFS and HR = 2.51 (CI 1.53-4.11, p-value < 0.001) for OS. Conclusion: SRG patients' EFS and OS were comparable to those of previous studies. For PRG patients there was no improvement in survival. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 5 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2010057776 Fritsch P; Schwinger W; Schwantzer G; Lackner H; Sovinz P; Wendelin G; Benesch M; Sipurzynski S; Urban C Titel: Peripheral blood stem cell mobilization with Pegfilgrastim compared to Filgrastim in children and young adults with malignancies Source: Pediatric Blood and Cancer; VOL: 54 (1); p. 134-137 /January 2010/ http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122609874/PDFSTART 10.1002/pbc.22304 Wiley-Liss Inc. EMBASE English Background. Pegfilgrastim, the long acting agent of rh-GCSF, has been shown to be as effective as Filgrastim in children undergoing cytotoxic chemotherapy by reducing the duration of neutropenia. Recent studies in adults have also shown that Pegfilgrastim is effective to mobilize CD34+ stem cells, resulting in earlier peripheral stem cell collections (PSCC). The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy of Pegfilgrastim with Filgrastim for CD34+ stem cell mobilization in children. Procedure. Three groups of patients were compared: Group 1: six patients with Ewing Sarcoma stimulated with Filgrastim; Group 2: five patients with Ewing Sarcoma, Ependymoma, and Neuroblastoma; Group 3: four patients with relapsed neoplasm. Patients of Group 2 and 3 were stimulated with Pegfilgrastim followed by peripheral stem cell collection. Two patients in Group 3 needed further cytokine stimulation with Filgrastim combined with stem cell factor, Ancestim. Results. In Groups 1-3, a median of 4, 3, and 3 PSCC between day 12-24, 6-13, and 8-30 were performed, yielding a median of 14.2, 24.0, and 10.3 x10<sup>6</sup> CD34+ stem cells/kg BW, respectively. Conclusions. Group 2 data show that stem cell mobilization with Pegfilgrastim in children when performed during primary or without previous long lasting chemotherapy seems to produce earlier CD34+ peaks and better CD34+ yields than in Group 1. CD34+ cell mobilization with Pegfilgrastim in Group 3-patients with previous long lasting chemotherapy was possible. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. DOI: PU: SU: Sprache: AB: 6 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2010073366 Merchant MS; Mackall CL Titel: Current approach to pediatric soft tissue sarcomas Source: Oncologist; VOL: 14 (11); p. 1139-1153 /2009/ http://theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/cgi/reprint/14/11/1139 ClinicalTrials.gov-NCT00047372; ClinicalTrials.gov-NCT00077285; NCT: DOI: PU: SU: Sprache: AB: 7 von 74 ClinicalTrials.gov-NCT00304083; ClinicalTrials.gov-NCT00346164; ClinicalTrials.gov-NCT00623077; ClinicalTrials.gov-NCT00670748; ClinicalTrials.gov-NCT00923351 10.1634/theoncologist.2009-0160 AlphaMed Press EMBASE English The development of a new soft tissue lesion in an otherwise healthy child, adolescent, or young adult can present many challenges for pediatric or medical oncology teams. Although uncommon, the diagnosis of a soft tissue malignancy should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of persistent pain, even if no mass is palpable. The definitive diagnosis and treatment of a soft tissue mass is aided by timely scans, appropriate biopsy for anatomic and molecular pathology, and a treatment approach guided by the specific diagnosis. Because pediatric soft tissue sarcomas are rare, cooperative groups play a crucial role in defining the standard of care through retrospective series and well-designed prospective clinical trials. Enrollment of newly diagnosed patients in clinical studies should be encouraged in order to continue to improve outcomes and understanding of these rare tumors. This review focuses on the current recommendations for management of sarcomas that typically occur in the soft tissues of pediatric and young adult patients. ©AlphaMed Press. DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2009352535 Mattke AC; Bailey EJ; Schuck A; Dantonello T; Leuschner I; Klingebiel T; Treuner J; Koscielniak E Titel: Does the time-point of relapse influence outcome in pediatric rhabdomyosarcomas? Source: Pediatric Blood and Cancer; VOL: 52 (7); p. 772-776 /20090701/ http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/121657795/PDFSTART 10.1002/pbc.21906 Wiley-Liss Inc. EMBASE English Background. Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), a soft tissue malignant tumor of skeletal muscle origin, accounts for approximately 3.5% of the cases of cancer among children 0-14 years and 2% of the cases among adolescents and young adults 15-19 years of age. Procedure. We evaluated survival (SUR) after first relapse depending on the time to relapse (TTR) in RMSs of childhood and adolescence. Early, intermediate, and late relapsing patients were evaluated for prognostic risk factors. Results. Two hundred thirty-four patients with RMS enrolled in the German sarcoma trial CWS-81, CWS-86, CWS-91, and CWS-96 met selection criteria. Of the 234 patients, 35%, 32%, and 33% relapsed within 6 (early), 6-12 (intermediate), and more than 12 (late) months respectively after the end of primary therapy. Four-year SUR was 12%, 21%, and 41% for early, intermediate, and late relapse respectively (P<0.001). Four-year SUR after local DOI: PU: SU: Sprache: AB: relapse was 18% (early), 38% (intermediate), and 49% (late). Embryonal RMS showed four year SUR of 16%, 30%, and 46% (P<0.001) whereas alveolar histology showed four year SUR of 8%, 6%, and 23% (P<0.01) for early, intermediate, and late relapse respectively. Conclusion. TTR has significant influence on prognosis in relapsed RMS. It influences SUR independent of other features such as type of relapse, histology, tumor site, primary treatment time or irradiation in primary treatment. © 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc. 8 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2009304311 Lieu C; Chow L; Pierson AS; Eckhardt SG; O'Bryant CL; Morrow M; Tran ZV; Wright JJ; Gore L Titel: A phase i study of bortezomib, etoposide and carboplatin in patients with advanced solid tumors refractory to standard therapy Source: DOI: PU: SU: Sprache: AB: Investigational New Drugs; VOL: 27 (1); p. 53-62 /February 2009/ 10.1007/s10637-008-9154-z Kluwer Academic Publishers EMBASE English To evaluate the toxicity, pharmacological, and biological properties of the combination of bortezomib, etoposide, and carboplatin in adults with advanced solid malignancies. Patients and methods: Patients received escalating doses of bortezomib, etoposide, and carboplatin every 21 days. Surrogate markers of angiogenesis were evaluated. Results: Twenty-four patients received 64 courses of therapy. The most common treatment-related adverse events were myelosuppression. Dose-limiting grade 3 and 4 neutropenia and thrombocytopenia were observed when bortezomib was given on days 1, 4, 8, 11. With revised dosing, the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of bortezomib 0.75 mg/m² (days 1, 8), etoposide 75 mg/m² (days 1-3), and carboplatin AUC 5 (day 1) was well tolerated, and are the recommended doses for further studies with this combination. No objective responses were observed, however stable disease was noted for greater or equal to four cycles in nine highly refractory patients. © 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. 9 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2009233696 Ramondetta LM; Johnson AJ; Sun CC; Atkinson N; Smith JA; Jung MS; Broaddus R; Iyer RB; Burke T Titel: Phase 2 trial of mifepristone (RU-486) in advanced or recurrent endometrioid adenocarcinoma or low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma Source: Cancer; VOL: 115 (9); p. 1867-1874 /20090501/ http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/122213085/PDFSTART 10.1002/cncr.24197 DOI: PU: SU: Sprache: AL: AB: 10 von 74 John Wiley and Sons Inc. EMBASE English English BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of mifepristone (RU-486) in women with advanced or recurrent endometrioid adenocarcinoma or low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma (LGESS). METHODS: Mifepristone (RU-486; 200 mg orally) was given daily to patients with progesterone receptor-positive advanced or recurrent endometrioid adenocarcinoma or LGESS. Patients were evaluated every 4 weeks for toxicity and response. Quality-of-life data were obtained using the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale and Functional Assessment for Cancer Therapy. RESULTS: Twelve of 13 enrolled patients were evaluable in the first phase of accrual. Stable disease was noted in 3 of 12 patients (at 8 weeks, 12 weeks, and >=77 weeks, respectively), and the median time to disease progression was 48 days. Among the patients who had stable disease, 2 women had endometrioid endometrial cancer, and 1 woman had LGESS. No partial or complete responses were observed. The most frequent grade 1 and 2 toxicities were anorexia, fatigue, and mood alterations observed in 50%, 50%, and 58% of patients, respectively. The most common grade 3 toxicities were fatigue and dyspnea observed in 25% and 17% of patients, respectively. One patient experienced grade 4 dyspnea. Thirty-three percent of patients had asymptomatic elevations of corticotropin. No serious treatment-related adverse events occurred. There were no significant changes in quality of life. CONCLUSIONS: Single-agent mifepristone used in the treatment of recurrent endometrioid adenocarcinoma or LGESS resulted in a stable disease rate of 25%. One patient who had a biopsy-positive disease recurrence remained stable at 77 weeks. Although mifepristone was tolerated well, as a single agent, it provided limited response as a single agent in women with progesterone receptorpositive uterine tumors. Recently, was been recognized that biologic agents used as single agents may result only in stable disease unless they are combined with cytotoxic agents. The authors concluded that further research into the best mode of application for mifepristone in the treatment of endometrial cancer is needed. © 2009 American Cancer Society. DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2008566385 Bielack SS; Carrle D; Hardes J; Schuck A; Paulussen M Titel: Bone tumors in adolescents and young adults Source: DOI: PU: SU: Sprache: AL: AB: Current Treatment Options in Oncology; VOL: 9 (1); p. 67-80 /2008/ 10.1007/s11864-008-0057-1 Springer New York LLC EMBASE English English Bone tumors, particularly osteosarcomas and members of the Ewing Sarcoma Family of Tumors (ESFT), are typical malignancies of adolescents and young adults. Current diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines for patients of all ages were developed in this specific age group. The aim of bone sarcoma therapy should be to cure the patient from both the primary tumor and all (micro-)metastatic deposits while maintaining as much (extremity) function and causing as few treatmentspecific late effects as possible. Bone sarcoma therapy requires close multidisciplinary cooperation. Usually, it consists of induction chemotherapy, followed by local therapy of the primary tumor (and, if present, primary metastases) and further, adjuvant chemotherapy. Local treatment for osteosarcoma should be surgery whenever feasible. Surgery is also gaining importance in ESFT, which was long considered a domain of radiotherapy. Modern reconstructive techniques continue to expand the indications for limb salvage, particularly for patients who have not yet reached skeletal maturity. Treatment within the framework of prospective, multi-institutional trials should be considered standard of care not only for children, but also for affected adolescents and (young) adults. Such trials are essential in guaranteeing that all patients have access to appropriate care and that progress from biological studies can be translated into prognostic improvements without undue delay. The rarity of bone sarcomas increasingly requires trials to be multinational. © Current Medicine Group LLC 2008. 11 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2008494218 Weitberg AB Titel: A phase I/II trial of beta-(1,3)/(1,6) D-glucan in the treatment of patients with advanced malignancies receiving chemotherapy Source: ANR: DOI: PU: SU: Sprache: AB: Journal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research; VOL: 27 (1) /2008/ 40 10.1186/1756-9966-27-40 BioMed Central Ltd. EMBASE English beta -(1,3)/(1,6) D-glucan, a component of the fungal cell wall, has been shown to stimulate the immune system, enhance hematopoiesis, amplify killing of opsonized tumor cells and increase neutrophil chemotaxis and adhesion. In view of these attributes, the beta -glucans should be studied for both their therapeutic efficacy in patients with cancer as well as an adjunctive therapy in patients receiving chemotherapy as a maneuver to limit suppression of hematopoiesis. In this study, twenty patients with advanced malignancies receiving chemotherapy were given a beta -(1,3)/(1,6) D-glucan preparation (MacroForce plus IP6, ImmuDyne, Inc.) and monitored for tolerability and effect on hematopoiesis. Our results lead us to conclude that beta -glucan is well-tolerated in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, may have a beneficial effect on hematopoiesis in these patients and should be studied further, especially in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and lymphoma. © 2008 Weitberg; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 12 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2008251453 Pearson AD; Pinkerton CR; Lewis IJ; Imeson J; Ellershaw C; Machin D Titel: High-dose rapid and standard induction chemotherapy for patients aged over 1 year with stage 4 neuroblastoma: a randomised trial Source: NCT: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: The Lancet Oncology; VOL: 9 (3); p. 247-256 /200803/ ClinicalTrials.gov-NCT00365755 10.1016/S1470-2045(08)70069-X EMBASE English Background: The current standard treatment for patients with high-risk neuroblastoma includes initial induction chemotherapy with a 21-day interval between induction treatments. We aimed to assess whether an intensive chemotherapy protocol that had a 10-day interval between treatments would improve event-free survival (EFS) in patients aged 1 year or over with high-risk neuroblastoma. Methods: Between Oct 30, 1990, and March 18, 1999, patients with stage 4 neuroblastoma who had not received previous chemotherapy were enrolled from 29 centres in Europe. Patients were randomly assigned to rapid treatment (cisplatin [C], vincristine [O], carboplatin [J], etoposide [E], and cyclophosphamide [C], known as COJEC) or standard treatment (vincristine [O], cisplatin [P], etoposide [E], and cyclophosphamide [C], ie, OPEC, alternated with vincristine [O], carboplatin [J], etoposide [E], and cyclophosphamide [C], ie, OJEC). Both regimens used the same total cumulative doses of each drug (except vincristine), but the dose intensity of the rapid regimen was 1·8-times higher than that of the standard regimen. The standard regimen was given every 21 days if patients showed haematological recovery, whereas the rapid regimen was given every 10 days irrespective of haematological recovery. Response to chemotherapy was assessed according to the conventional International Neuroblastoma Response Criteria (INRC). In responders, surgical excision of the primary tumour was attempted, followed by myeloablation (with 200 mg/m² of melphalan) and haemopoietic stem-cell rescue. Primary endpoints were 3-year, 5-year, and 10year EFS. Data were analysed by intention to treat. This trial is registered on the clinical trials site of the US National Cancer Institute website, number NCT00365755, and also as EU-20592 and CCLG-NB-1990-11. Findings: 262 patients, of median age 2·95 years (range 1·03-20·97), were randomly assigned132 patients to standard and 130 patients to rapid treatment. 111 patients in the standard group and 109 patients in the rapid group completed chemotherapy. Chemotherapy doses were recorded for 123 patients in the standard group and 126 patients in the rapid group. 97 of 123 (79%) patients in the standard group and 84 of 126 (67%) patients in the rapid group received at least 90% of the scheduled chemotherapy, and the relative dose intensity was 1·94 compared with the standard regimen. 3-year EFS was 24·2% for patients in the standard group and 31·0% for those in the rapid group (hazard ratio [HR] 0·86 [95% CI 0·66-1·14], p=0·30. 5-year EFS was 18·2% in the standard group and 30·2% in the rapid group, representing a difference of 12·0% (1·8 to 22·3), p=0·022. 10-year EFS was 18·2% in the standard group and 27·1% in the rapid group, representing a difference of 8·9% (-1·2 to 19·0), p=0·085. Myeloablation was given a median of 55 days earlier in patients assigned rapid treatment than those assigned standard treatment. Infective complications (numbers of patients with febrile neutropenia and septicaemia, and if given, time on antibiotic and antifungal treatment) and time in hospital were greater with rapid treatment. Occurrence of fungal infection was the same in both regimens. Interpretation: Dose intensity can be increased with a rapid induction regimen in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma. There was no significant difference in OS between the rapid and standard regimens at 5 years and 10 years. However, an increasing difference in EFS after 3 years suggests that the efficacy of the rapid regimen is better than the standard regimen. A rapid induction regimen enables myeloablation to be given much earlier, which might contribute to a better outcome. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 13 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2008172897 Schuster MW; Shore TB; Harpel JG; Greenberg J; Jalilizeinali B; Possley S; Gerwien RW; Hahne W; Halvorsen Y-DC Titel: Safety and tolerability of velafermin (CG53135-05) in patients receiving high-dose chemotherapy and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplant Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Supportive Care in Cancer; VOL: 16 (5); p. 477-483 /200805/ 10.1007/s00520-007-0325-9 EMBASE English Goals of work: The objective of this study was to evaluate the safety and tolerability of velafermin in patients at risk of developing severe oral mucositis (OM) from chemotherapy. Materials and methods: This study was a single-center, open-label, single-dose escalation, phase I trial in patients undergoing high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT) and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PBSCT). Velafermin was administered 24 h after stem cell infusion as a single intravenous dose infused over 15 min. Clinical safety variables were assessed and OM status scored daily for 30 days using the World Health Organization (WHO) grading scale. Main results: Thirty patients were treated with velafermin at doses of 0.03 (n=10), 0.1 (n=10), 0.2 (n=8), or 0.33 mg/kg (n=2). Patients were diagnosed with multiple myeloma (n=16), non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (n=12), acute myelogenous leukemia (n=1), or desmoplasmic round cell tumor (n=1). Velafermin was well tolerated at doses up to 0.2 mg/kg. There were no drugrelated serious adverse events. No patient discontinued because of adverse events; however, two patients administered 0.33 mg/kg developed adverse reactions immediately after infusion of the study drug. No other patients were treated at this dose level. The most frequent (>35% of patients) treatment-emergent adverse events were diarrhea, fatigue, pyrexia, vomiting, and nausea. Most adverse events were mild or moderate and resolved the same day without sequelae. Eight (27%) patients developed WHO grade 3 or 4 OM during the study; seven of these patients received high-dose melphalan as a conditioning regimen. Conclusion: Velafermin was well tolerated by autologous PBSCT patients at doses up to 0.2 mg/kg. © 2007 Springer-Verlag. 14 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2008170047 Ozkaynak MF; Sahdev I; Gross TG; Levine JE; Cheerva AC; Richards MK; Rozans MK; Shaw PJ; Kadota RP Titel: A pilot study of addition of amifostine to melphalan, carboplatin, etoposide, and cyclophosphamide with autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in pediatric solid tumors - A pediatric blood and marrow transplant consortium study Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; VOL: 30 (3); p. 204-209 /200803/ 10.1097/MPH.0b013e318162bd0c EMBASE English Limited information is available regarding the use of amifostine in pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) patients. Melphalan, carboplatin, etoposide ± cyclophosphamide is a commonly used preparatory regimen in pediatric solid tumor HSCT. Therefore, we decided to determine the feasibility of the addition of amifostine (750 mg/m b.i.d. ×4 d) to melphalan (200 mg/m), carboplatin (1200 mg/m), and etoposide (800 mg/m) (level 1) and escalating doses of cyclophosphamide (3000 mg/m and 3800 mg/m, levels 2 and 3, respectively) followed by autologous HSCT. Thirty-two patients with a variety of pediatric solid tumors were studied. Seventeen patients were accrued at level 1, 9 at level 2, and 6 at level 3. Major toxicities during the administration of the preparatory regimen were hypocalcemia, emesis, and hypotension. Hypocalcemia required aggressive calcium supplementation during the conditioning phase. No dose limiting toxicities were encountered at level 3. Amifostine at 750 mg/m b.i.d. for 4 days can be administered with a double alkylator regimen consisting of melphalan (200 mg/m), cyclophosphamide (up to 3800 mg/m), carboplatin (1200 mg/m), and etoposide (800 mg/m) with manageable toxicities. © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. 15 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2007597146 Dohnal AM; Witt V; Hügel H; Holter W; Gadner H; Felzmann T Titel: Phase I study of tumor Ag-loaded IL-12 secreting semi-mature DC for the treatment of pediatric cancer Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Cytotherapy; VOL: 9 (8); p. 755-770 /2007/ 10.1080/14653240701589221 EMBASE English Background: Cancer vaccines employing DC in their capacity as APC have been tolerated well and have shown some efficacy in clinical studies. IL-12, a cytokine critical for type 1 T-helper (Th1) lymphocyte and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) differentiation, when released from a DC-based cancer vaccine, may support the generation of a cellular T-cell response. Methods: We applied tumor cell lysate plus keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH)-loaded and 48-h lipopolysaccharide (LPS) plus IFN- gamma -stimulated fully mature DC, which do not release IL-12, subcutaneously to eight patients, and maximally 6-h stimulated semi-mature (sm) DC, which are potent producers of IL-12, subcutaneously (n=6) or intranodally (n=8) as a cancer vaccine to patients suffering from advanced solid pediatric malignancies. Results: No serious adverse events were observed following application of IL-12-releasing smDC. Following immunization the majority of patients responded positively to KLH in a delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) test. In addition, three of six intranodally treated patients responded to the tumor Ag in the DTH test. Discussion: We conclude that treatment with a DC-based cancer vaccine enabled to release the immune regulatory cytokine IL-12 is safe and feasible and has the potential to induce a cellular immune response in pediatric cancer patients. 16 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2007499525 Nieto Y; Aldaz A; Rifón J; Pérez-Calvo J; Zafra A; Zufia L; Viúdez A; Viteri S; Aramendía JM; Aristu J; Centeno C; Moreno M; Sayar O; Hernández M Titel: Phase I and Pharmacokinetic Study of Gemcitabine Administered at Fixed-Dose Rate, Combined with Docetaxel/Melphalan/Carboplatin, with Autologous Hematopoietic Progenitor-Cell Support, in Patients with Advanced Refractory Tumors Source: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation; VOL: 13 (11); p. 1324-1337 /200711/ 10.1016/j.bbmt.2007.07.008 EMBASE English The purpose of this trial was to define the maximum tolerated duration (MTD), dose-limiting toxicity (DLT), regimen-related toxicities (RRT), and pharmacokinetics of gemcitabine infused at a fixed dose rate (FDR) of 10 mg/m²/min, combined with docetaxel/melphalan/carboplatin, using autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT). The duration of gemcitabine infusion was incrementally escalated as a single treatment on day -6 or as 4 daily infusions on days -5 to -2. Gemcitabine was followed by docetaxel (300 or 350 mg/m²) on day -5, and then melphalan (50 mg/m²/day) and carboplatin (333 mg/m²/day) on days 4 to -2. Fifty-two patients with refractory tumors were accrued with a median age of 40 (range: 6-66), a median of 3 (1-6) prior chemotherapy regimens, and 3 (1-7) organs involved. The gemcitabine MTD was defined at 20 hours (total dose 12,000 mg/m²) on both schedules. The DLT was enteritis. Three patients died from aspiration, catheter-related sepsis, and enteritis, respectively. The tumor response rate was 91%, with 50% complete responses. At current 2-year median follow-up, the event-free and overall survival (EFS, OS) rates are 54% (median 26 months) and 79% (median not reached), respectively. Gemcitabine area under the curve (AUC), but not clearance, increased linearly with infusion duration, and correlated with grade 3 RRT. Docetaxel showed a linear increase of its AUC and similar clearance compared with prior reports at lower doses. In conclusion, ASCT-supported infusions of gemcitabine at FDR could be prolonged up to 20 hours. The resulting gemcitabine/docetaxel/melphalan/carboplatin combination DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: was highly active in refractory cancers and should be further tested in diseasespecific trials. © 2007 American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 17 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2007493416 Syed R; Bomanji JB; Nagabhushan N; Kayani I; Groves A; Waddington W; Cassoni A; Ell PJ Titel: <sup>186</sup>Re-HEDP in the treatment of patients with inoperable osteosarcoma Source: Journal of Nuclear Medicine; VOL: 47 (12); p. 1927-1935 /20061201/ http://jnm.snmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/47/12/1927 EMBASE English The aim of this study was to examine the safety and efficacy of <sup>186</sup>Re-hydroxyethylidene diphosphonate (HEDP) as an adjuvant to external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT) in the treatment of patients with osteosarcoma. Methods: Thirteen patients (9 male, 4 female; age range, 12-42 y) were treated with combination chemotherapy (standard U.K. protocol) and <sup>186</sup>Re-HEDP therapy (18.5 MBq/kg, intravenously), followed by EBRT. A full blood count; liver function test; and measurements of urea and electrolytes, glomerular filtration rate, and left ventricular function were performed on all patients before and after therapy. Tumor volume and composition were obtained from CT or MRI data. Dosimetric calculations were performed using the MIRD formalism. Results: Of the 13 patients, 1 is still under follow-up. The median survival time was 36 mo (range, 12-216 mo) from diagnosis and 5 mo(range, 1-60 mo) from the last <sup>186</sup>Re-HEDP treatment. The mean tumor dose delivered with <sup>186</sup>Re-HEDP was calculated to be 5.8 Gy (range, 0.5-16 Gy). CT and MRI revealed the tumors tohave a complex structure, comprising "ossified," "partially calcified," and "softtissue" components. Posttherapy scans showed a heterogeneous distribution of <sup>186</sup>Re-HEDP in the tumor mass: Although the "soft-tissue" component showed minimal uptake of the therapeutic dose, the "ossified component" showed intense uptake. The 3 long-term survivors in whom tumor sterilization was achieved received calculated mean tumor doses in the range of 2.0-3.1 Gy, which was believed to be an underestimate of the actual tumor doses delivered. Conclusion: This study indicates that a simple approach to tumor dosimetry based on mean tumor dose is inappropriate because it may underestimate the dose delivered to these heterogeneous tumors. The data also indicate that EBRT combined with a standard dose of 18.5 MBq/kg of <sup>186</sup>Re-HEDP does not provide a sufficient dose to achieve tumor sterilization. A dose estimation technique is required that is based on the determination of tumor dose at the individual voxel level and that is able to represent the heterogeneous uptake observed in these complex tumor structures with highly nonuniform composition. This, coupled with individualized dose escalation, may then achieve the goal of tumor sterilization. Copyright © 2006 by the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Inc. SU: Sprache: AB: 18 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2007186036 Seibel NL; Krailo M; Chen Z; Healey J; Breitfeld PP; Drachtman R; Greffe B; Nachman J; Nadel H; Sato JK; Meyers PA; Reaman GH Titel: Upfront window trial of topotecan in previously untreated children and adolescents with poor prognosis metastatic osteosarcoma: Children's Cancer Group (CCG) 7943 Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Cancer; VOL: 109 (8); p. 1646-1653 /20070415/ 10.1002/cncr.22553 EMBASE English BACKGROUND. Patients with metastatic osteosarcoma have a poor prognosis. The objectives of the study were to determine the antitumor activity and toxicity of topotecan (daily x5) in newly diagnosed patients with metastatic osteosarcoma followed by chemotherapy (ifosfamide, carboplatin, etoposide [ICE], alternating with cisplatin and doxorubicin [CD]). METHODS. Newly diagnosed patients (=<30 years of age) with extensive metastatic disease (primary and >=5 pulmonary nodules and/or bone metastases) with normal hepatic, renal, and cardiac function were eligible. Patients were eligible to receive further topotecan after standard chemotherapy if they exhibited a response. Twenty-eight patients were enrolled. Seventeen had metastases to the lung only and 11 had metastases to the bone or multiple sites. Of 28 patients enrolled, 27 could be evaluated for response. A limited dose escalation was incorporated. RESULTS. No responses were seen in the 11 patients treated at 3 mg/m²/day. One partial response (PR) and 1 clinical response (CLR) were reported among 15 patients who received topotecan at 3.5 mg/m²/day. No dose-limiting toxicity was observed. Principal nondose-limiting toxicities were hematologic and gastrointestinal. The 2- and 5year event-free survival rates were low, 7% and 4%, respectively, but the 2- and 5year overall survival rates were 44% and 22%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS. Topotecan at dose of 3.5 mg/m²/day can be safely administered upfront to newly diagnosed patients without excessive toxicity. Insufficient activity was seen with topotecan in this schedule to warrant further studies in osteosarcoma. The combination of ICE and CD was tolerable when delivered after initial topotecan therapy. © 2007 American Cancer Society. 19 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2007183124 Schlemmer M; Wendtner C-M; Falk M; Abdel-Rahman S; Licht T; Baumert J; Straka C; Hentrich M; Salat C; Hiddemann W; Issels R-D Titel: Efficacy of consolidation high-dose chemotherapy with ifosfamide, carboplatin and etoposide (HD-ICE) followed by autologous peripheral blood stem cell rescue in chemosensitive patients with metastatic soft tissue sarcomas Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: 20 von 74 Oncology; VOL: 71 (1-2); p. 32-39 /200704/ 10.1159/000100447 EMBASE English Background: Prognosis of patients with metastatic soft tissue sarcomas (MSTS) is poor even after response to doxorubicin-based chemotherapy. We report phase II data of high-dose chemotherapy and peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) rescue in patients with MSTS responding to AI-G chemotherapy. Patients and Methods: From 1997 to 2002, 55 patients with MSTS were prospectively treated with 4 cycles of AI-G (doxorubicin 75 mg/m², ifosfamide 6 g/m ² with G-CSF support). Responders received 2 further cycles of AI-G with collection of PBSCs. Highdose chemotherapy consisted of ifosfamide 12 g/m², carboplatin 1.2 g/m² and etoposide 1.2 g/m ² (HD-ICE) followed by reinfusion of PBSCs. Results: Twentyone of 55 patients (38%) were assessed as responders (3 complete response, 18 partial response). All but 2 patients refusing treatment received high-dose chemotherapy with PBSC rescue leading to grade IV hematologic toxicity without severe infections in all patients. No toxic death occurred. After a median followup time of 30 months, the median progression-free time was 12 months and survival time was 22 months for the entire group. By intent-to-treat analysis the probability of 5-year progression-free survival was significantly higher for patients allocated to HD-ICE compared to patients receiving second-line chemotherapy after failure of AI-G (14 vs. 3%; p = 0.003). The estimated 5-year overall survival between the 2 groups was different (27% vs. not reached) but did not reach significance (p = 0.08). Conclusion: HD-ICE is feasible and promising in patients with chemosensitive MSTS. A randomized phase III trial is warranted to further define the role of HD-ICE as consolidation treatment in these patients. Copyright © 2006 S. Karger AG. DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2007041975 Fine RL; Shah SS; Moulton TA; Yu I-R; Fogelman DR; Richardson M; Burris HA; Samuels BL; Assanasen C; Gorroochurn P; Hibshoosh H; Orjuela M; Garvin J; Goldman FD; Dubovsky D; Walterhouse D; Halligan G Titel: Androgen and c-Kit receptors in desmoplastic small round cell tumors resistant to chemotherapy: Novel targets for therapy Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology; VOL: 59 (4); p. 429-437 /200703/ 10.1007/s00280-006-0280-z EMBASE English Purpose: Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a highly fatal, mainly peritoneal cell origin cancer which predominantly affects young adult males. This predilection in young males led us to examine the role of androgen receptors (AR), testosterone, and growth factors in the biology of DSRCT. Methods: Slides were prepared from 27 multi-institutional patients all with end-stage DSRCT. Slides were stained for AR, c-Kit, various growth factors, and drug resistanceassociated proteins. Immunohistochemical (IHC) expression was scored semiquantitatively. Western blot and MTT studies were performed to validate the IHC findings of over-expression of the AR and its functional status by stimulation of growth by dihydrotestosterone, respectively. Six patients with positive AR status were treated solely with combined androgen blockade (CAB) as used for prostate cancer. Results: Twenty-two patients were male (81%) and five were female (19%) with a median age at diagnosis of 23. All patients had failed at least two prior multi-agent chemotherapy regimens and 44% had progressed after autologous stem cell transplant. DSRCT samples from 10 of 27 patients were >=2+ IHC positive for AR (37%,P = 0.0045) and 7 of 20 patients were >=2+ IHC positive for c-Kit (35%, P = 0.018). We found elevated IHC expression of GST-pi, MRP and thymidylate synthase in smaller subsets of patients. In vitro studies for AR by Western blot and stimulation of growth by dihydrotestosterone in MTT assays suggest that the AR in DSRCT cells is functional. Six patients with positive AR status were treated with CAB alone and three of six attained clinical benefit (1-PR, 1-MR, 1-SD) in a range of 3-4 months. The three patients who responded to CAB had normal testosterone levels before CAB, while the three who did not respond to CAB had baseline castrate levels of testosterone. Conclusions: DSRCT has significant IHC expression of AR and c-Kit in heavily pre-treated patients. The presence of significant AR expression in 37% suggests that these patients could possibly respond to CAB. The significance of c-Kit expression in 35% of DSRCT patients is unknown and warrants further investigation. © 2006 SpringerVerlag. 21 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2006625419 Wagner LM; McAllister N; Goldsby RE; Rausen AR; McNall-Knapp RY; McCarville MB; Albritton K Titel: Temozolomide and intravenous irinotecan for treatment of advanced Ewing sarcoma Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Pediatric Blood and Cancer; VOL: 48 (2); p. 132-139 /200702/ 10.1002/pbc.20697 EMBASE English Background. Preclinical models show sequence-dependent synergy with the combination of temozolomide and irinotecan, and a Phase I trial has demonstrated the combination to be tolerable and active in children with relapsed solid tumors. Because responses were seen in patients with Ewing sarcoma (ES) on that trial, additional patients were treated with this combination following study completion. Procedure. We reviewed data from all ES patients treated with temozolomide and irinotecan at four institutions, including seven patients treated on the above Phase I trial. Results. Sixteen patients received a total of 95 courses, with a median of five courses per patient. All patients had either progressive disease (PD) during initial therapy (n = 5) or relapse within 2 years of diagnosis (n = 11). Twelve patients had metastatic disease at diagnosis, including 5 with bone and/or marrow metastases. Patients received oral temozolomide 100 mg/m²/day on days 1-5 plus intravenous irinotecan 10-20 mg/m²/day on days 1-5 and 8-12, with courses repeated every 21-28 days. We observed 1 complete, 3 partial, and 3 minor responses in 14 evaluable patients, with a median duration of response of 30 weeks. Planned 21-day courses were tolerable and no more toxic than 28-day courses. Myelosuppression was minimal despite heavy pretreatment. Grade 3-4 diarrhea occurred in 11% of courses and was related to higher irinotecan doses. Over 600 irinotecan doses were administered uneventfully at home. Conclusions. Temozolomicle and protracted intravenous irinotecan given in 21-day courses was tolerable and active in patients with advanced ES. Home administration of irinotecan with temozolomide was safe and is reasonable palliative therapy. A formal Phase II study using a uniform dose and schedule is warranted to better define activity. © 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc. 22 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2006602514 Schneider B; Fukunaga A; Murry D; Yoder C; Fife K; Foster A; Rosenberg L; Kelich S; Li L; Sweeney C Titel: A phase I, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic dose escalation trial of weekly paclitaxel with interferon- alpha 2b in patients with solid tumors Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology; VOL: 59 (2); p. 261-268 /200702/ 10.1007/s00280-006-0264-z EMBASE English Purpose: Paclitaxel and interferon have demonstrated anti-angiogenic activity in vitro and in vivo. The toxicity, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of paclitaxel with interferon- alpha 2b (IFN- alpha 2b) were assessed in patients with solid tumors to assess the feasibility of this novel anti-angiogenic regimen. Methods: IFN- alpha 2b (1 million units) was administered twice daily by subcutaneous injection. Paclitaxel was given weekly over 1 h starting at 30 mg/m² and increased to 50 mg/m². Cycles were repeated every 4 weeks. Results: Nineteen patients with a variety of solid tumors were enrolled. Dose-limiting toxicity in cycle 1 was observed at 50 mg/m². Eleven patients were treated at 40 mg/m² with no undue toxicity. Pharmacokinetic parameter comparison studies were completed in 11 patients who received days 1 and 29 paclitaxel. Mean paclitaxel clearance and area under the curve (0- infinity ) were not statistically different from days 1 to 29. There was a 50% increase in the average C<inf>max</inf> from days 1 to 29. There was also a 73% decrease of matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) levels in these 11 patients from days 1 to 29 (p < 0.0005). All three patients with cutaneous angiosarcomas experienced clinically meaningful remissions. In addition, minor responses were observed in one patient with heavily pretreated ovarian cancer and another with adrenocortical carcinoma. Conclusion: This trial details the inability to dose escalate to the maximum tolerated dose of weekly paclitaxel when combined with low-dose interferon. However, this low-dose regimen caused a significant decrease in MMP-9 and demonstrated anti-cancer activity in cutaneous angiosarcomas. © 2006 SpringerVerlag. 23 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2006583642 McTiernan AM; Cassoni AM; Driver D; Michelagnoli MP; Kilby AM; Whelan JS Titel: Improving outcomes after relapse in Ewing's sarcoma: Analysis of 114 patients from a single institution Source: NCT: ANR: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Sarcoma; VOL: 2006 /2006/ ISRCTN-61438620 83548 10.1155/SRCM/2006/83548 EMBASE English The outcome for patients with relapsed Ewing's sarcoma is poor. A retrospectiveanalysis was carried out to identify factors associated with improved survival.Between 1992 and 2002, 114 patients presented with relapsed or progressive disease.Median time to progression/relapse was 13 months (range, 2128). Treatment atrelapse included high dose treatment (HDT) in 29 patients, and surgery or definitiveradiotherapy in 29. 2 and 5-year post relapse survival (PRS) was 23.5% and 15.2%,respectively. In multivariate analysis, the most significant factors associated withimproved survival were disease confined locally or to the lungs (2-year PRS, 40%versus 6%; P<.001), relapse >18 months from diagnosis (2-year PRS, 53% versus8%; P<.001), HDT at relapse (2-year PRS, 62% versus 11%; P<.001), and surgeryand/or radiotherapy at relapse (2-year PRS, 51% versus 14%; P<.001). First treatment failure in Ewing's sarcoma is mostly fatal. Improved survival can beachieved in selective patients with aggressive treatment. These improvements areconfined to those without bone or bone marrow metastases. Copyright © 2006 Anne M. McTiernan et al. 24 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2006498992 Pedrazzoli P; Ledermann JA; Lotz J-P; Leyvraz S; Aglietta M; Rosti G; Champion KM; Secondino S; Selle F; Ketterer N; Grignani G; Siena S; Demirer T Titel: High dose chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic stem cell support for solid tumors other than breast cancer in adults Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Annals of Oncology; VOL: 17 (10); p. 1479-1488 /200610/ 10.1093/annonc/mdl044 EMBASE English Since the early 1980s high dose chemotherapy with autologous hematopoietic stem cell support was adopted by many oncologists as a potentially curative option for solid tumors, supported by a strong rationale from laboratory studies and apparently convincing results of early phase II studies. As a result, the number and size of randomized trials comparing this approach with conventional chemotherapy initiated (and often abandoned before completion) to prove or disprove its value was largely insufficient. In fact, with the possible exception of breast carcinoma, the benefit of a greater escalation of dose of chemotherapy with stem cell support in solid tumors is still unsettled and many oncologists believe that this approach should cease. In this article, we critically review and comment on the data from studies of high dose chemotherapy so far reported in adult patients with small cell lung cancer, ovarian cancer, germ cell tumors and sarcomas. © 2006 Oxford University Press. 25 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2006470220 Frickhofen N; Berdel WE; Opri F; Haas R; Schneeweiss A; Sandherr M; Kuhn W; Hossfeld DK; Thomssen C; Heimpel H; Kreienberg R; Hinke A; Möbus V Titel: Phase I/II trial of multicycle high-dose chemotherapy with peripheral blood stem cell support for treatment of advanced ovarian cancer Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Bone Marrow Transplantation; VOL: 38 (7); p. 493-499 /200610/ 10.1038/sj.bmt.1705472 EMBASE English Ovarian cancer is chemosensitive, but most patients with advanced disease die from tumor progression. As 25% of the patients can be cured by chemotherapy, it is reasonable to evaluate high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT). Forty-eight patients with untreated ovarian cancer were entered in a multicenter phase I/II trial of multicycle HDCT. Median age was 46 (19-59 years); International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics-stage was III in 79% and IV in 21%; 31% had residual disease > 1 cm after surgery. Two courses of induction/mobilization therapy with cyclophosphamide (250 mg/m²) and paclitaxel (250 mg/m²) were used to collect peripheral blood stem cells. HDCT consisted of two courses of carboplatin (area under curve (AUC) 18-22) and paclitaxel followed by one course of carboplatin and melphalan (140 mg/m²) with or without etoposide (1600 mg/m²). Main toxicity was gastrointestinal. Limiting carboplatin to AUC 20 and eliminating etoposide resulted in manageable toxicity (69% without grade 3/4 toxicity). One patient died from treatment-related pneumonitis. At 8 years median follow-up, median progression-free-survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) is 13.3 and 37.0 months. Five-years PFS and OS is 18 and 33%. Multicycle HDCT is feasible in a multicenter setting. A European phase III trial based on this regimen is evaluating the efficacy of HDCT. 26 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2006335597 Kuzhan O; Arpaci F; Özet A; Öztürk B; Kömürcü S Titel: Delayed molgramostim administration after autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation does not add any benefit regarding hematological engraftment and supportive therapy requirements: A prospective randomized trial Source: SU: Sprache: AB: 27 von 74 Turkish Journal of Cancer; VOL: 36 (2); p. 57-63 /2006/ http://www.turkjcancer.org/pdf/pdf_TJC_426.pdf EMBASE English The administration of hematopoietic growth factors after autologous peripheral stem cell transplantation is still controversial. In this prospective, randomized trial we aimed to investigate the impact of GM-CSF after the transplantation with GCSF mobilized peripheral blood stem cells with respect to hematological engraftment and supportive therapy requirements. Thirty-one patients with solid and hematological malignancies were randomized in one group (n=16) receiving GM-CSF (Molgramostim, Leucomax; Sandoz-Schering- Plough Laboratories, Paris, France) from day 7 post transplant until neutrophil recovery (absolute neutrophil count >0.5×10<sup>9</sup>/L on three consecutive days) or in another group (n=15) receiving no GM-CSF. All patients received total CD34+ cells more than 2×10<sup>6</sup>/kg. The patients in both groups were comparable for age, sex, time between diagnosis and transplantation, total numbers of pretransplant chemotherapy regimens, previous radiotherapy, tumor type (solid or hematological) and numbers of total CD34+ cells infused. There was no difference between cytokine and nocytokine group with respect to leukocyte engraftment (11.9±2.2 vs. 11.9±2.9 days, respectively; p=0.936), platelet engraftment (12.6±3.6 vs. 11.9±3.9 days, respectively; p=0.691), number of days with parenteral antibiotherapy (10.8±4.7 vs. 11.9±3.7 days, respectively; p=0.662), number of days with fever over 38.1 ° C (6.3±4.3 vs. 5.0±3.0 days, respectively; p=0.551), the use of red cells (2.6±1.7 vs. 2.9±1.0 units, respectively; p=0.623), the use of platelet transfusions (1.2±1.0 vs. 1.3±1.0 units, respectively; p=0.773), duration of posttransplant hospitalization (13.1±2.7 vs. 13.5±2.6 days, respectively; p=0.435). This randomized trial suggested that the administration of GM-CSF from day 7 until engraftment after autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation did not add any evident clinical benefit in terms of engraftment duration and supportive therapy requirements. DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2006252164 Eselgrim M; Grunert H; Kühne T; Zoubek A; Kevric M; Bürger H; Jürgens H; Mayer-Steinacker R; Gosheger G; Bielack SS Titel: Dose intensity of chemotherapy for osteosarcoma and outcome in the Cooperative Osteosarcoma Study Group (COSS) trials Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Pediatric Blood and Cancer; VOL: 47 (1); p. 42-50 /200607/ 10.1002/pbc.20608 EMBASE English Background. The prognostic relevance of dose intensity in the treatment of osteosarcoma is still under discussion. The aim of this study was to investigate whether higher dose intensities of chemotherapy correlated with better outcomes. Procedure. This study contains 917 consecutive Cooperative Osteosarcoma Study Group (COSS) patients <40 years with primary, high-grade central, nonmetastatic osteosarcoma of the extremities, who were in complete remission at least until day 200 after the start of chemotherapy. All COSS-protocols were based on a uniform treatment concept of aggressive polychemotherapy and definitive surgery. Chemotherapy dose intensity in the first 200 days of treatment (DI<sup>200</sup>) and possible correlations to overall and event-free survival were investigated. The study focused on methotrexate, doxorubicin, cisplatin, and ifosfamide, which are considered to be the most active drugs against osteosarcoma. Multivariate analyses including well-known prognostic factors were added to complete this investigation. Results. Until day 200, patients received 80.7 ± 26.1 g/m² methotrexate (MTX); 242 ± 69 mg/m² doxorubicin (DOX); 324 ± 133 mg/m² cisplatin (DDP); and 13.9 ± 9.8 g/m ² ifosfamide (IFO) (mean ± SD). Median follow-up from day 200 was 6.6 (0.02-22.1) years. There was no correlation between a higher DI <sup>200</sup> of any one drug and better outcomes in uni- or multi-variate analyses. Total treatment intensity did not show such correlations either. Conclusions. In an overall setting of intensive multidrug treatment of osteosarcoma, we could not prove that higher dose intensities correlate with better outcomes. © 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc. 28 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2005583981 Zaucha RE; Buckner DC; Barnett T; Holmberg LA; Gooley T; Hooper HA; Maloney DG; Appelbaum F; Bensinger WI Titel: Modified total body irradiation as a planned second high-dose therapy with stem cell infusion for patients with bone-based malignancies Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics; VOL: 64 (1); p. 227-234 /20060101/ 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.06.005 EMBASE English Purpose: To estimate the maximum tolerated dose of hyperfractionated total marrow irradiation (TMI) as a second consolidation after high-dose chemotherapy with autologous or syngeneic blood stem cell transfusion for patients with bone/bone marrow-based malignant disease. Patients and Methods: Fifty-seven patients aged 3-65 years (median, 45 years), including 21 with multiple myeloma, 24 with breast cancer, 10 with sarcoma, and 2 with lymphoma, were treated with 1.5 Gy administered twice daily to a total dose of 12 Gy (n = 27), 13.5 Gy (n = 12), and 15 Gy (n = 18). Median time between the 2 transplants was 105 days (range, 63-162 days). Results: All patients engrafted neutrophils (median, Day 11; range, Day 9-23) and became platelet independent (median, Day 9; range, Day 736). There were 5 cases of Grade 3-4 regimen-related pulmonary toxicity, 1 at 12 Gy, and 4 at 15 Gy. Complete responses, partial responses, and stabilizations were achieved in 33%, 26%, and 41% of patients, respectively. Kaplan-Meier estimates of 5-year progression-free survival and overall survival for 56 evaluable patients are 24% and 36%, respectively. Median time of follow-up among survivors was 96 months (range, 77-136 months). Conclusion: Total marrow irradiation as a second myeloablative therapy is feasible. The estimated maximum tolerated dose for TMI in a tandem transplant setting was 13.5 Gy. Because 20% of patients are DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: surviving at 8 years free of disease, further studies of TMI are warranted. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. 29 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2005411971 Ashihara E; Shimazaki C; Okano A; Hatsuse M; Okamoto A; Shimura K; Takahashi R; Sumikuma T; Inaba T; Fujita N; Murakami S; Haruyama H; Nakagawa M Titel: Infusion of a high number of CD34+ cells provides a rapid hematopoietic recovery and cost savings in autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation Source: DOI: SU: AB: Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology; VOL: 32 (4); p. 135-139 /2002/ 10.1093/jjco/hyf030 EMBASE Background: The objectives of this study were to evaluate the effect of the number of infused CD34+ cells on hematopoietic recovery and on the cost in autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT). Methods: Sixty-nine patients who received autologous PBSCT (ABSCT) were divided into three groups defined by the number of infused CD34+ cells. The number of days until 0.5 × 10<sup>9</sup>/l neutrophils and 50 × 10<sup>9</sup>/l platelets, the number of transfused blood products, the febrile days, the duration of parenteral antibiotics and the cost of additional supportive care (transfusions of blood products and parenteral antibiotics) were analyzed. Results: Twenty-three patients received <2.5 × 10<sup>6</sup>/kg of CD34+ cells (group A), 25 patients received >=2.5 to 5 × 10 <sup>6</sup>/kg of CD34+ cells (group B) and 21 patients received >=5 × 10<sup>6</sup>/kg of CD34+ cells (group C). Patients in group C had rapid neutrophil (p < 0.01) and platelet (p < 0.05) recovery and required less platelet transfusions (p < 0.05) than patients in other groups. Transfusions of red blood cell concentrates, the duration of febrile days or parenteral antibiotics were not statistically different between the two groups. The patients in group C required significantly lower costs for platelet concentrates and additional supportive care (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Infusion of >=5 × 10<sup>6</sup>/kg of CD34+ cells in ABSCT shortens hematopoietic recovery and reduces costs for additional supportive care. © 2002 Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research. 30 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2005391275 Goldstein-Jackson SY; Gosheger G; Delling G; Berdel WE; Exner GU; Jundt G; Machatschek J-N; Zoubek A; Jürgens H; Bielack SS Titel: Extraskeletal osteosarcoma has a favourable prognosis when treated like conventional osteosarcoma Source: Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology; VOL: 131 (8); p. 520-526 /200508/ DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: 31 von 74 10.1007/s00432-005-0687-7 EMBASE English Purpose: The aims of this analysis were to investigate the clinical features of extraskeletal osteosarcoma (ESOS) and examine the outcome after multi-modal therapy. Methods: The co-operative osteosarcoma study-group database was searched for patients with extraskeletal osteosarcoma. Eligible patients were included in a retrospective analysis of patient, tumour and treatment related variables and outcome. As for conventional osteosarcoma, scheduled treatment included surgery and multi-agent chemotherapy. Results: Seventeen eligible patients were identified with a median age of 44 years (range, 3-65 years). The thigh was the commonest tumour site. Two patients had a history of previous malignancies and two had primary metastases. Median follow-up was 3.2 years (range: 0.6-7.4 years) and at last follow-up, 11 patients were alive in complete remission, 3 patients were alive with disease and 3 patients had died of their disease. Three-year overall actuarial and event-free survival rates were 77% and 56%, respectively. Patients with macroscopically complete surgical remission had an improved overall survival (P=0.0004). Conclusions: The patients in this retrospective study had a surprisingly good survival rate. This may be due to the combination of multi-agent chemotherapy with surgery, and we recommend this approach in the treatment of ESOS. © Springer-Verlag 2005. DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2005377855 Arpaci F; Ataergin S; Ozet A; Erler K; Basbozkurt M; Ozcan A; Komurcu S; Ozturk B; Celasun B; Kilic S; Kuzhan O Titel: The feasibility of neoadjuvant high-dose chemotherapy and autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation in patients with nonmetastatic high grade localized osteosarcoma: Results of a phase II study Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Cancer; VOL: 104 (5); p. 1058-1065 /20050901/ 10.1002/cncr.21279 EMBASE English BACKGROUND. The primary and secondary objectives of the current study were to improve the >= 90% tumor necrosis rate and assess the toxicity profile of the neoadjuvant high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) regimen, respectively. METHODS. Twenty-two patients with AJCC Stage IIB high-grade osteosarcoma were included in the current study. Two cycles of an induction chemotherapy regimen including cisplatin, doxorubicin, and ifosfamide followed by HDC and autologous peripheral blood stem cell support or transplantation (APBSCT) were given. After engraftment was achieved, the patients underwent limb-sparing surgery (LSS) followed by three to six cycles of postoperative chemotherapy depending on the tumor necrosis rate. RESULTS. The median follow-up, the total duration of treatment, and the time to surgery were 23.7 months, 5.96 months, and 3.03 months, respectively. The necrosis rate was at least 90% in 82% of the cases. The 3-year overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) rates were 83% and 70%, respectively. Leukopenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia, nausea and emesis, and mucositis were the most frequent Grade 3 and Grade 4 toxicities (according to the National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria [version 2.0]) of induction, high-dose, and adjuvant chemotherapies. At the time of last follow-up, no patient had died of chemotherapeutic toxicity. LSS was performed in all patients. Surgery-related complications were reported in 3 of 22 patients. Functional scoring results were excellent in eight patients, good in nine patients, fair in two patients, and poor in three patients. CONCLUSIONS. The results of the current Phase II study suggest that neoadjuvant HDC provides a greater than 90% necrosis rate with acceptable toxicity. A short duration of therapy and the feasibility of LSS in all patients are additional advantages of this approach. © 2005 American Cancer Society. 32 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2005148283 Nieto Y; Shpall EJ; Bearman SI; McSweeney PA; Cagnoni PJ; Matthes S; Gustafson D; Long M; Barón AE; Jones RB Titel: Phase I and pharmacokinetic study of docetaxel combined with melphalan and carboplatin, with autologous hematopoietic progenitor cell support, in patients with advanced refractory malignancies Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation; VOL: 11 (4); p. 297-306 /200504/ 10.1016/j.bbmt.2005.01.002 EMBASE English The purpose of this study was to define the maximal tolerated dose (MTD), extramedullary toxicities, and pharmacokinetics of docetaxel combined with highdose melphalan and carboplatin with autologous hematopoietic progenitor cell support. Fifty-nine patients with advanced refractory malignancy (32 breast cancer, 10 non-Hodgkin lymphoma, 6 germ cell tumors, 4 Hodgkin disease, 4 ovarian cancer, 2 sarcoma, and 1 unknown primary adenocarcinoma) with a median of 3 prior chemotherapy regimens and a median of 3 organs involved were enrolled. Treatment included docetaxel (150-550 mg/m² infused over 2 hours on day -6), melphalan (150-165 mg/m² infused over 15 minutes from day -5 to -3), and carboplatin (1000-1300 mg/m² as a 72-hour continuous infusion from day -5). Five patients died from direct regimen-related organ toxicity (2 capillary leak syndrome, 2 enterocolitis, and 1 hepatic toxicity), and 1 additional patient died from pulmonary aspergillosis. The docetaxel MTD was defined as 400 mg/m², combined with melphalan (150 mg/m²) and carboplatin (1000 mg/m²). The MTD cohort was expanded to enroll a total of 26 patients, 1 of whom died from toxic enterocolitis. The remaining 25 patients presented the following extramedullary toxicity profile, which was manageable and largely reversible: stomatitis, myoarthralgias, peripheral neuropathy, gastrointestinal and cutaneous toxicities, and syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion. Docetaxel exhibited linear pharmacokinetics in the dose range tested (150-550 mg/m²). Pharmacodynamic correlations were noted between the docetaxel area under the curve and peripheral neuropathy or stomatitis. The response rate among 38 patients with measurable disease was 95%, with 47% complete responses. At a median follow-up of 26 months (range, 7-72 months), the 3-year event-free survival and overall survival were 26% and 36%, respectively. In conclusion, a 4fold dose escalation of docetaxel, combined with melphalan and carboplatin, is feasible with autologous hematopoietic progenitor cell support. The notable activity of this regimen in treatment-refractory patients warrants its further evaluation. © 2005 American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. 33 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2004505694 Gil A; Portilla AG; Brun EA; Sugarbaker PH Titel: Clinical perspective on desmoplastic small round-cell tumor Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Oncology; VOL: 67 (3-4); p. 231-242 /2004/ 10.1159/000081323 EMBASE English Rare diseases are often associated with uninformed medical decisions and poorly executed treatments because of inexperience of the physicians. Desmoplastic small round-cell tumor is a rare disease that is a form of peritoneal surface malignancy usually affecting young males, with a mean survival of 29 months. In order to begin to build a more knowledgeable clinical pathway all 7 patients treated at the Washington Hospital Center were studied and compared to patients described in the medical literature. Clinical and pathological data, tumor distribution, cytoreductive surgery, completeness of cytoreduction and survival were recorded and analyzed. The first most common symptoms were pain, increased abdominal girth and palpable abdominal mass in our patients and in the literature review. The overall survival did not improve with cytoreductive surgery plus intraperitoneal chemotherapy (mean survival 32 months); however, 2 longterm survivors who responded to systemic chemotherapy of 55 and 101 months were recorded. The latter may be the longest survivor reported in the literature. No consistent response to chemotherapy was observed in our patients or in any literature review. Complete surgical removal of this malignancy did not correlate with survival in our patients. The absence of improved survival of our aggressively treated patients as compared to the literature was thought to be a consequence of an advanced stage of the disease. A new comprehensive approach that uses complete clearing of cancer by surgery and perioperative systemic and perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy as early as is possible in the natural history of the disease emerged as goals for future management. Copyright © 2004 S. Karger AG, Basel. 34 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2004437570 Garami M; Schuler D; Babosa M; Borgulya G; Hauser P; Müller J; Paksy A; Szabó E; Hidvégi M; Fekete G Titel: Fermented wheat germ extract reduces chemotherapy-induced febrile neutropenia in pediatric cancer patients Source: SU: Sprache: AB: 35 von 74 Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology; VOL: 26 (10); p. 631-635 /200410/ EMBASE English Purpose: An open-label, matched-pair (by diagnosis, stage of disease, age, and gender) pilot clinical trial was conducted to test whether the combined administration of the medical nutriment MSC (Avemar) with cytotoxic drugs and the continued administration of MSC on its own help to reduce the incidence of treatment-related febrile neutropenia in children with solid cancers compared with the same treatments without MSC. Methods: Between December 1998 and May 2002, 22 patients (11 pairs) were enrolled in this study. At baseline, the staging of the tumors was the same in each pair (mostly pTNM = T2N0M0), with the exception of two cases in which patients in the MSC group had worse prognoses (metastasis at baseline). There were no significant differences in the average age of the patients, the length of treatment time (MSC) or follow-up, the number of patients with central venous catheters, the number of chemotherapy cycles, the frequency of preventive counterneutropenic interventions, or the type and dosage of antibiotic and antipyretic therapy used in the two groups. Results: During the treatment (follow-up) period, there was no progression of the malignant disease, whereas at end-point the number and frequency of febrile neutropenic events significantly differed between the two groups: 30 febrile neutropenic episodes (24.8%) in the MSC group versus 46 (43.4%) in the control group (Wilcoxon signed rank test, P < 0.05). Conclusions: The continuous supplementation of anticancer therapies with the medical nutriment MSC helps to reduce the incidence of treatment-related febrile neutropenia in children with solid cancers. DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2004374464 Fiegl M; Schlemmer M; Wendtner C-M; Abdel-Rahman S; Fahn W; Issels RD Titel: Ifosfamide, carboplatin and etoposide (ICE) as second-line regimen alone and in combination with regional hyperthermia is active in chemo-pre-treated advanced soft tissue sarcoma of adults Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: International Journal of Hyperthermia; VOL: 20 (6); p. 661-670 /200409/ 10.1080/02656730410001714959 EMBASE English Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the combination of ICE (ifosfamide 1.5g m<sup>-2</sup>, carboplatin 100mg m<sup>-2</sup> and etoposide 150mg m<sup>-2</sup>, days 1-4, q 28 days, G-CSF 5 mu g kg<sup>1</sup> starting from day 6) alone and in combination with regional hyperthermia (RHT) in soft tissue sarcoma (STS) refractory to previous standard doxorubicinifosfamide-based chemotherapy. Patients and methods: Twenty patients with advanced STS of different histological sub-types were treated with the ICE regimen with 13 patients receiving additional RHT. A median of four courses of ICE were administered with RHT on days 1 and 3 (60 min, T<inf>max</inf> 42°C). Results: The objective response rate was 20%, with four partial responses (all treated with hyperthermia). In addition, two patients showed mixed responses and five patients stable disease. After a median follow-up time of 15 months, median time to progression was 6 months. Progression free rate estimates were 60% and 45% at 3 and 6 months, respectively. Median overall survival for all patients was 14.6 months. Conclusion: These results suggest that ICE alone or combined with RHT shows activity as second-line therapy in doxorubicinifosfamide-refractory STS. © 2004 Taylor & Francis Ltd. 36 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2004352974 Ritchie DS; Grigg AP; Roberts AW; Rosenthal MA; Fox RM; Szer J Titel: Staged autologous peripheral blood progenitor cell transplantation for Ewing sarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: Internal Medicine Journal; VOL: 34 (7); p. 431-434 /200407/ 10.1111/j.1444-0903.2004.00630.x EMBASE English 37 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2004184998 Rieger C; Fiegl M; Tischer J; Ostermann H; Schiel X Titel: Incidence and severity of ifosfamide-induced encephalopathy Source: SU: Sprache: AB: Anti-Cancer Drugs; VOL: 15 (4); p. 347-350 /200404/ EMBASE English This retrospective trial was performed to determine risk factors, incidence and severity of ifosfamide-induced encephalopathy in correlation with patient and treatment characteristics. Patients receiving ifosfamide were included consecutively with no restrictions concerning disease, prior chemotherapy or disease stage. Incidence and severity of encephalopathy were graduated according to common toxicity criteria. Between July 2001 and July 2002, 60 patients (32 male, 28 female, median age 47.5 years) were included; 26.6% of the patients (n = 16) developed neurological symptoms [grade 1: 6.7% (n = 4); grade 2: 3.3% (n = 2); grade 3: 11.7% (n = 7); grade 4: 5% (n = 3)]. Encephalopathy occurred for the first time in 87.5% (n = 14) in chemotherapy courses 1 and 2. In 56.25% (n = 9) of these 16 patients only one episode was observed. There was no significant difference concerning age (38 versus 50 years, p = 0.08) and dosage (median 2.9 versus 2.8 g, p = 0.74) between patients with and without encephalopathy. No risk factors could be identified by this study, suggesting an individual predisposition in each patient. On the other hand, ifosfamide can be administered in older patients without increased risk of neurotoxicity. © 2004 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. 38 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2003490012 Recchia F; De Fillipis S; Piccinini M; Rea S Titel: High-dose Carboplatin, Cyclophosphamide, Etoposide with Hematological Growth Factors, without Stem Cell Support in Patients with Advanced Cancer Source: SU: Sprache: AB: Anticancer Research; VOL: 23 (5 B); p. 4141-4147 /200309/ EMBASE English Purpose: Peripheral blood progenitor cell (PBPC) transplantation, introduced into clinical practice to decrease the hematological toxicity of high-dose chemotherapy (HDCT), is both a costly procedure and a potential source of tumor cell reinfusion. The maximum tolerated dose of carboplatin (CB), cyclophosphamide (CT) and etoposide (VP) administered with growth factors without PBPC was determined in a previous phase I study. The aim of this phase II study was to evaluate the activity and toxicity of HDCT with CB, CT and VP administered with growth factors, without PBPC in a group of patients with advanced solid tumors. Patients and Methods: Forty patients with a median age of 52 years received two consecutive courses of chemotherapy every four weeks, consisting of CT 1500 mg/m² VP 400 mg/m² and CB AUC of 7-8. Following chemotherapy, hematological growth factors were administered for 14 days. Results: Grade 4 leukopenia and thrombocytemia occurred in 40 and 21 patients, respectively. An overall response rate of 72.5% was achieved. After a median 81 months followup, median time to progression and overall survival were 29 and 38 months, respectively. Conclusion: These data indicate that HDCT chemotherapy may be delivered safely without PBPC support. Prolonged responses were observed in patients that had few therapeutic options. 39 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2003444059 Boccardo F; Guglielmini P Titel: Ifosfamide in urologic cancer Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Oncology; VOL: 65 (SUPPL. 2); p. 67-72 /2003/ 10.1159/000073363 EMBASE English The therapeutic activity of ifosfamide in urologic tumors has been reviewed. Ifosfamide has definite activity in nephroblastoma, where it represents the treatment of choice for children who are not cured by front-line chemotherapy, and for the adults who are diagnosed with this uncommon disease. Definite therapeutic activity has also been shown in patients with urothelial tract malignancies and it represents a major option for patients failing first-line cisplatin-based chemotherapy. However, promising results have been achieved in chemo-naïve patients in combination with taxanes or gemcitabine, though at the price of relevant toxicity. A modest activity has been shown by ifosfamide in renal cancer (including the sarcomatoid variant) and in hormone-refractory prostate cancer, which unfortunately respond poorly to cytotoxic chemotherapy. No results of ifosfamide in penile carcinoma are available so far. Copyright © 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel. 40 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2003297159 Pakos EE; Ioannidis JPA Titel: The association of P-glycoprotein with response to chemotherapy and clinical outcome in patients with osteosarcoma: A meta-analysis Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Cancer; VOL: 98 (3); p. 581-589 /20030801/ 10.1002/cncr.11546 EMBASE English BACKGROUND. There is controversy regarding whether P-glycoprotein (Pgp) may be a prognostic factor for the response to chemotherapy and clinical disease progression in patients with osteosarcoma. METHODS. The authors conducted a meta-analysis of 14 studies (n = 631 patients) that evaluated the correlation between Pgp and histologic response to chemotherapy and clinical disease progression (death, metastasis, or recurrence). Data were synthesized in receiver operating characteristic curves and with fixed-effects and random-effects likelihood ratios and risk ratios. RESULTS. Pgp had no discriminating ability for identifying poor responders versus good responders to chemotherapy: The positive likelihood ratio was 1.15 (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 0.93-1.43), and the negative likelihood ratio was 0.88 (95% CI, 0.65-1.18; random-effects calculations). There was some between-study heterogeneity, but no study showed strong discriminating ability. Conversely, Pgp positivity increased the risk of disease progression 1.92-fold (95% CI, 1.18-3.13; random-effects calculations) with some between-study heterogeneity that disappeared when only studies that employed immunohistochemistry were considered (risk ratio, 2.23; 95% CI, 1.373.64). The results were robust in various sensitivity analyses, although smaller studies tended to show stronger associations with the risk of disease progression compared with larger studies (P = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS. The available evidence showed conclusively that Pgp was not associated with the histologic response of patients with osteosarcoma to combination chemotherapy regimens. Conversely, Pgp positivity, as determined by immunohistochemistry, was a strong correlate of more rapid disease progression, although there was heterogeneity across the performed studies that, to some extent, may have reflected bias, differential measurements of Pgp, or confounding with other risk factors. © 2003 American Cancer Society. 41 von 74 ND: Autoren: DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. EM2003229840 Westermann AM; Wiedemann GJ; Jager E; Jager D; Katschinski DM; Knuth A; Vörde Sive Vörding PZ; Van Dijk JDP; Finet J; Neumann A; Longo W; Bakhshandeh A; Tiggelaar CL; Gillis W; Bailey H; Peters SO; Robins HI Titel: A systemic hyperthermia oncologic working group trial: Ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide combined with 41.8°C whole-body hyperthermia for metastatic soft tissue sarcoma Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Oncology; VOL: 64 (4); p. 312-321 /2003/ 10.1159/000070287 EMBASE English Background: Based on earlier clinical and preclinical studies, we conducted a phase II trial in metastatic sarcoma patients of the combination of 41.8°C (x60 min) radiant heat (Aquatherm®) whole-body hyperthermia (WBH) with 'ICE' chemotherapy. The ICE regimen consists of ifosfamide (5 g/m²), carboplatin (300 mg/m²) and etoposide (100 mg/m²), concurrent with WBH, with etoposide also on days 2 and 3 post-WBH. Methods: Therapy was delivered every 4 weeks for a maximum of 4 cycles. All patients received filgrastim or lenograstim. Results: Of 108 patients enrolled as of September 2001, 95 are evaluable for response. Of the evaluable patients (mean ECOG performance status ~1; mean age 42.3; 58% male) 33 had no prior therapy for metastatic disease, and 62 were pretreated (mean: 1.5 prior regimens). The overall response rate was 28.4% (4 complete remissions and 23 partial remissions) with stable disease (SD) in 31 patients. For no prior therapy, the response rate was 36%; in pretreated patients it was 24%. The median overall survival by Kaplan-Meier estimates was 393 days (95% CI 327, 496); the median time to treatment failure was 123 days (95% CI 77, 164). The major toxicity (287 cycles) was grade 3 or 4 neutropenia and thrombocytopenia seen in 79.7 and 60.6% of treatments respectively; there were 7 episodes of infection (grade 3/4) with 2 treatment-related deaths, bot involving disease progression and ureteral obstruction. Conclusion: These results are consistent with continued clinical investigation of this combined modality approach. Copyright © 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel. 42 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2003200095 Meyer T; McTiernan A; Whelan J Titel: A phase II study of docetaxel in patients with relapsed and refractory Ewing's tumours Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Sarcoma; VOL: 7 (1); p. 13-17 /200303/ 10.1080/1357714031000114192 EMBASE English Purpose. The prognosis for patients with Ewing's tumours who have metastases at presentation or who are reftactory to standard chemotherapy regimens remains poor. There is therefore a need to evaluate the role of new agents. This report describes the initial results of a prospective phase II trial of docetaxel in patients with progressive or reftactory Ewing's tumours. Patients and methods. Fourteen patients with Ewing's tumours who had all relapsed or progressed after treatment with multi-drug cytotoxic therapy were treated with docetaxel 100 mg/m² infused over 1 h, three weekly for a maximum of six cycles. Nine patients received granulocyte colony-stimulating factor with all cycles. Results. A partial response was observed in one patient and stable disease in two. The remaining patients progressed on treatment. The major toxicity was myelosuppression and infection with 36% patients experiencing grade 3 or 4 neutropenia and/or infection. Conclusion. Docetaxel appears to have some activity in Ewing's tumours even in heavily pre-treated patients. Further evaluation of its efficacy at an earlier stage of the disease is warranted. 43 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2003017877 Zumberg MS; Leather HL; Nejame C; Meyer C; Wingard JR Titel: GM-CSF versus G-CSF: Engraftment characteristics, resource utilization, and cost following autologous PBSC transplantation Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Cytotherapy; VOL: 4 (6); p. 531-538 /2002/ 10.1080/146532402761624692 EMBASE English Background: G-CSF and GM-CSF have both been shown to decrease the time to hematopoietic recovery when administered after autologous BM or peripheral stem cell re-infusion. However, few studies have compared G-CSF and GM-CSF to determine which is the preferred myeloid growth factor. Methods: This study compares a prospectively accrued cohort of 22 patients receiving GM-CSF with a historical cohort of patients who received G-CSF commencing Day + 6 after autologous PBSC transplantation. Patients were matched based on disease type and stage, CD34<sup>+</sup> cell dose/kg, conditioning regimen, and prior treatment. Time to myeloid engraftment, growth factor utilization, antibiotic utilization, fever incidence, and cost were compared. Results: The median time to neutrophil and platelet engraftment was similar in the two groups (ANC > 500 / mm³, GM-CSF 12 versus G-CSF 11, P = 0.69). There was a trend towards more days of temperature > 38.0 °C (six versus three, P = 0.05) and febrile neutropenia (three versus two, P = 0.06) in the GM-CSF arm. There was a trend towards increased use of i.v. antibiotics in the GM-CSF cohort (7.6 days versus 5.5 days, P = 0.06). More chest X-rays (1.5 versus 1.0, P = 0.03) were ordered, and more blood cultures drawn (4.2 versus 2.7, P = 0.05) as part of fever evaluation in the group treated with GM-CSF. Resource utilization based on actual wholesale pricing (AWP) favored the G-CSF cohort. Applying a sensitivity analysis, GMCSF became cost-effective when priced below $94 per 250 mu g, despite greater resource utilization. Discussion: This study suggests that engraftment characteristics are similar with GM-CSF and G-CSF following PBSC transplantation. Resource utilization for fever treatment and evaluation may be greater with GM-CSF. Determination of which agent is more cost-effective depends on institutional acquisition costs. 44 von 74 ND: DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. EM2003165549 Autoren: Matsubara H; Makimoto A; Higa T; Kawamoto H; Takayama J; Ohira M; Yokoyama R; Beppu Y; Takaue Y Titel: Possible benefits of high-dose chemotherapy as intensive consolidation in patients with high-risk rhabdomyosarcoma who achieve complete remission with conventional chemotherapy Source: SU: Sprache: AB: Pediatric Hematology and Oncology; VOL: 20 (3); p. 201-210 /200304/ EMBASE English The authors reviewed their single-center experience with autologous stem cell transplantation (SCT) in 22 patients with advanced rhabdomyosarcoma. Pathological subtypes included alveolar (n = 7) and embryonal types (n = 15). The conditioning regimen primarily consisted of etoposide, carboplatin, and melphalan. Fourteen, five, and three patients underwent SCT in CR, PR, and PD, respectively. Eight patients are currently alive without evidence of disease. The overall survival rete at 5 years was 70% for 14 patients who were in CR at the time of SCT. This limited experience warrants the examination of SCT in a prospective study. 45 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2003072315 Newton HB; Slivka MA; Volpi C; Bourekas EC; Christoforidis GA; Baujan MA; Slone W; Chakeres DW Titel: Intra-arterial carboplatin and intravenous etoposide for the treatment of mtastatic brain tumors Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Journal of Neuro-Oncology; VOL: 61 (1); p. 35-44 /200301/ 10.1023/A:1021218207015 EMBASE English Metastatic brain tumors (MBT) are the most frequent complication of systemic cancer and often respond poorly to treatment. Median survival is only 16-24 weeks after conventional radiation therapy. Regional intra-arterial (IA) administration of chemotherapy results in increased tumor uptake of drug and may improve response rates and survival. Twenty-seven patients with MBT who had received prior irradiation were treated with IA carboplatin (200 mg/m²/d) and intravenous (IV) etoposide (100 mg/m²/d) for 2 days every 3-4 weeks. Eighteen patients (67%) had received prior systemic chemotherapy for their primary tumor. Patients ranged in age from 19 to 68 years (mean 48.1). Thirteen of 24 evaluable patients had objective responses (54.2%). There were 6 complete responses (25%), 6 partial responses (25%), 1 minor response (4.2%), 7 stable disease (32%), and 5 progressive disease (20.8%). Some patients with multifocal tumors had a mixture of responses. The median time to progression was 16.0 weeks overall and 30.0 weeks in responders (range 6-118 weeks). Overall median survival from the time of protocol initiation was 20.0 weeks. In six responders, death occurred due to systemic illness unrelated to MBT progression. Therapy was well tolerated, with predominantly hematologic toxicity. Angiographic complications were rare. Although these are preliminary results, IA carboplatin and IV etoposide is safe and well tolerated, appears to be active against brain metastases, and warrants further study. 46 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2003044175 Arpaci F; Dogru T; Ozturk B; Komurcu S; Ozet A; Yilmaz MI; Beyzadeoglu M; Turan M; Sengul A; Yalcin A Titel: Changes in immunological recovery in patients who received posttransplant G-CSF or GM-CSF after autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT)¹ Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Haematologia; VOL: 32 (3); p. 253-264 /2002/ 10.1163/15685590260461066 EMBASE English In this prospective study, the effects of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) on immunological reconstitution after autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplantation (PBSCT) were investigated for 6 months. Thirty-five patients received G-CSF 5 mu g/kg per day and 26 patients received GM-CSF SC 5 mu g/kg per day from day 1 to leukocyte engraftment (>1000 per mm³). Peripheral blood samples were obtained on 14, 28, 100, and 180 days after transplantation for immunological evaluation. CD3+, CD4+, CD8+, CD19+, and CD56+ cells were analysed by flow cytometry. Immunoglobulin levels (IgG, IgA, and IgM) and complement levels (C3c and C4) were measured by nephelometry. Both G-CSF and GM-CSF groups were comparable with respect to age, sex, the period from diagnosis to transplantation, total nucleated cells infused, the number of CD34+ cells, conditioning regimens (TBI and non-TBI), and post-transplant infection. CD3+ and CD8+ cells on day 14 following autologous PBSCT + G-CSF were significantly higher than following autologous PBSCT + GM-CSF (p = 0.008 and p = 0.021, respectively). The number of CD4 cells and the CD4/CD8 ratio were not different at several time points between the two groups. CD19+, CD56+ cells and immunoglobulin levels showed a faster recovery pattern in the autologous PBSCT + G-CSF group. The effect of G-CSF on immune reconstitution after autologous PBSCT is more prominent than that of GM-CSF. The possible role of haematopoietic growth factor on immune recovery and its clinical importance should be investigated in further studies. 47 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2002345200 Bisogno G; Carli M; Stevens M; Oberlin O; Treuner J; Scarzello G; Colombatti R; De Zen L; Pinkerton CR Titel: Intensive chemotherapy for children and young adults with metastatic primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the soft tissue Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: 48 von 74 Bone Marrow Transplantation; VOL: 30 (5); p. 297-302 /200209/ 10.1038/sj.bmt.1703617 EMBASE English The MMT4 study was designed to explore an intensive chemotherapy regimen (MMT4-89) and the role of high-dose melphalan (MMT4-91) in children with metastatic soft tissue sarcoma, including extraosseous peripheral neuroectodermal tumor (PNET). Thirty-one patients with PNET were treated between 1989 and 1995 (11 according to MMT4-89 and 20 according to MMT4-91). Chemotherapy consisted of four CEVAIE cycles, each including three 3-week courses: CEV (carboplatin 500 mg/m², epirubicin 150 mg/m², vincristine 1.5 mg/m²), IVA ifosfamide 9 g/m², actinomycin 1.5 mg/m², vincristine 1.5 mg/m²), IVE (ifosfamide 9 g/m², etoposide 600 mg/m², vincristine 1.5 mg/m²). In MMT4-91 the fourth CEVAIE was replaced with melphalan 200 mg/m² with stem cell rescue. The CEV combination was evaluated as a window study. Surgery followed the second cycle. Radiotherapy was administered to post-surgical residual disease. The response rate was 55% after CEV, rising to 80% after the first CEVAIE. Twenty-five patients achieved complete remission (CR). Overall, the 5-year EFS was 22.6%: 36.4% and 15% for patients treated according to MMT4-89 and MMT4-91, respectively (P = 0.3). Local control was achieved in 77% of irradiated patients vs 45% of non-irradiated. Age >10 years was associated with significantly poorer outcome (P = 0.04). In conclusion, despite the high CR rate, intensive chemotherapy with or without high-dose melphalan appeared to have little impact on the survival of patients with metastatic extraosseus PNET. DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2002066756 Atra A; Pinkerton R Titel: High-dose chemotherapy in soft tissue sarcoma in children Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology; VOL: 41 (2); p. 191-196 /2002/ 10.1016/S1040-8428(01)00155-X EMBASE English Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) are highly malignant tumours that constitute 5-6% of all malignant childhood neoplasms. Of these, rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common in children, and has a characteristic two-peak age incidence, 2-5 and 15-19 years. Most children with RMS are cured with conventional chemotherapy and local therapy (surgery with or without radiotherapy). Children with metastatic disease at presentation, particularly those older than 10 years or with bone marrow or bone involvement have a much poorer outcome. In this subgroup, high-dose therapy with stem cell rescue has been studied over the last two decades. Various single or multiagent chemotherapy regimens with or without radiotherapy and autologous stem cell rescue have been used as consolidation treatment with little success. Recent trials using sequential high-dose chemotherapy in the early phase of treatment have proved to be feasible, but the beneficial effect has to be confirmed. The role of purging remains unclear. Collaboration between different international groups is urgently required, in an attempt to improve the poor outcome of children with high risk STS. Copyright © 2002 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. 49 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2001399650 Ferrari A; Casanova M; Bisogno G; Mattke A; Meazza C; Gronchi A; Ceccheto G; Fidani P; Kunz D; Treuner J; Carli M Titel: Hemangiopericytoma in pediatric ages: A report from the Italian and German Soft Tissue Sarcoma Cooperative Group Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Cancer; VOL: 92 (10); p. 2692-2698 /20011115/ 10.1002/1097-0142(20011115)92:10<2692::AID-CNCR1623>3.0.CO;2-Y EMBASE English BACKGROUND. Hemangiopericytoma (HPC) is very uncommon in childhood and comprises two different clinical entities, the adult type and the infantile type, occurring in the first year of age. We report on a series of 27 pediatric patients treated from 1978 to 1999 by the Italian and German Soft Tissue Sarcoma Cooperative Group. METHODS. Seven patients had infantile HPC; complete resection was achieved in the tumors of five patients and chemotherapy was given to four patients. Twenty children had adult type HPC; nine received complete tumor resection (four patients at diagnosis and five at delayed surgery). Postoperative radiotherapy was administered to 15 patients, chemotherapy to 19. RESULTS. Six of seven patients with infantile HPC were alive in first remission; one patient died of disease. Chemotherapy achieved an objective response in four of four patients. Among the adult type HPC cases, 5-year event free survival was 64% (median follow-up 125 months); 12 patients were alive in first remission, eight patients relapsed and died of disease. Seven of 10 evaluable patients showed good response to chemotherapy. Statistically significant differences in outcome were observed in relation to Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study grouping, size, local invasiveness, and gender. CONCLUSIONS. Infantile HPC is a unique entity probably related to infantile myofibroblastic lesions and characterized by a high response to chemotherapy, which is required in case of unresectable, lifethreatening tumors. In children over 1 year of age, HPC behaves like its adult counterpart; complete surgical resection remains the mainstay of treatment, but chemotherapy and radiotherapy seem effective and are recommended in all patients with incomplete tumor resection and/or locally invasive, large tumors. © 2001 American Cancer Society. 50 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2001369646 Kushner BH; Cheung N-KV; Kramer K; Dunkel IJ; Calleja E; Boulad F Titel: Topotecan combined with myeloablative does of thiotepa and carboplatin for neuroblastoma, brain tumors, and other poor-risk solid tumors in children and young adults Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: 51 von 74 Bone Marrow Transplantation; VOL: 28 (6); p. 551-556 /2001/ 10.1038/sj.bmt.1703213 EMBASE English Topotecan appears to be relatively unaffected by the most common multidrug resistance mechanisms, may potentiate cytotoxicity of alkylators, has good penetration into the central nervous system, is active against a variety of neoplasms, and has myelosuppression as its paramount toxicity. We present our experience with a myeloablative regimen that includes topotecan. Twenty-one patients with poor-prognosis tumors and intact function of key organs received topotecan 2 mg/m² by 30-min intravenous (i.v.) infusion on days -8, -7, -6, -5, -4; thiotepa 300 mg/m² by 3 h i.v. infusion on days -8, -7, -6; and carboplatin by 4 h i.v. infusion on days -5, -4, -3 with a daily dose derived from the pediatric Calvert formula, using a targeted area under the curve of seven mg/ml* min (~500 mg/m²/day). Stem cell rescue was on day 0. The patients were 1 to 29 (median 4) years old; 18 were in complete remission (CR) and three in partial remission (PR). Early toxicities were severe mucositis and erythema with superficial peeling in all patients and a seizure, hypertension, and renal insufficiency followed by venoocclusive disease in one patient each. Post-transplant treatment included radiotherapy alone (four patients) or plus biological agents (11 patients with neuroblastoma). With a follow-up of 6+ to 32+ (median 11+) months, event-free survivors include 10/11 neuroblastoma patients (first CR), 4/5 brain tumor patients (second PR or CR), 1/3 patients with metastatic Ewing's sarcoma (first or second CR), and a patient transplanted for multiply recurrent immature ovarian teratoma; a patient with desmoplastic small round-cell tumor (second PR) had progressive disease at 8 months. Favorable results for disease control, manageable toxicity, and the antitumor profiles of topotecan, thiotepa, and carboplatin, support use of this three-drug regimen in the treatment of neuroblastoma and brain tumors; applicability to other tumors is still uncertain. DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2001067453 Hartmann JT; Vangerow Avon; Fels LM; Knop S; Stolte H; Kanz L; Bokemeyer C Titel: A randomized trial of amifostine in patients with high-dose VIC chemotherapy plus autologous blood stem cell transplanation Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: British Journal of Cancer; VOL: 84 (3); p. 313-320 /2001/ 10.1054/bjoc.2000.1611 EMBASE English This pilot study evaluates the degree of side effects during high-dose chemotherapy (HD-VIC) plus autologous bone marrow transplant (HDCT) and its possible prevention by the cytoprotective thiol-derivate amifostine. Additionally, the in-patient medical costs of both treatment arms were compared. 40 patients with solid tumours were randomized to receive HD-VIC chemotherapy with or without amifostine (910 mg/m² at day 1-3) given as a short infusion prior to carboplatin and ifosfamide. Patients were stratified according to pretreatment. HDCT consisted of an 18 h infusion of carboplatin (500 mg/m²/d over 18 h), ifosfamide (4 g/m²/d over 4 h) and etoposide (500 mg/m²/d) all given for 3 consecutive days. All patients received prophylactic application of G-CSF (5 pg mu g<sup>-1</sup> subcutaneously) to ameliorate neutropenia after treatment. Patients were monitored for nephrotoxicity, gastrointestinal side effects, haematopoietic recovery, as well as frequency of fever and infections. The median fall of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was 10% from baseline in the amifostine group (105 to 95 ml min<sup>-1</sup>) and 37% in the control patient group (107 to 67 ml min<sup>-1</sup>) (P < 0.01). Amifostine-treated patients revealed a less pronounced increase in albumine and low molecular weight protein urinary excretion. Stomatitis grade III/IV occurred in 25% without versus 0% of patients with amifostine (P = 0.01). Acute nausea/vomiting was frequently observed immediately during or after the application of amifostine despite intensive antiemetic prophylaxis consisting of 5-HT<inf>3</inf>-receptor antagonists/dexamethasone/trifluorpromazine. However, delayed emesis occurred more often in the control patients. Engraftment of neutrophil (> 500 mu l<sup>1</sup>) and thrombocytes (> 25 000 mu l<sup>-1</sup>) were observed at days 9 versus 10 and 10 versus 12, respectively, both slightly in favour of the amifostine arm. In addition, a lower number of days with fever and a shortened duration of hospital stay were observed in the amifostine arm. The reduction of acute toxicity observed in the amifostine arm resulted in 30% savings in costs for supportive care (Euro 4396 versus Euro 3153 per patient). Taking into account the drug costs of amifostine, calculation of in-patient treatment costs from the start of chemotherapy to discharge revealed additional costs of Euro 540 per patient in the amifostine arm. This randomized pilot study indicates that both organ and haematotoxicity of HD-VIC chemotherapy can be ameliorated by the use of amifostine. Additionally, a nearly complete preservation of GFR was observed in amifostine-treated patients which may be advantageous if repetitive cycles of HDCT are planned. Larger randomized trials evaluating amifostine cytoprotection during high-dose chemotherapy are warranted. © 2001 Cancer Research Campaign. 52 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2000261377 Merimsky O; Meller I; Kollender Y; Issakov J; Flusser G; Inbar M Titel: Gemcitabine in bone sarcoma resistant to doxorubicin-based chemotherapy Source: SU: Sprache: AB: Sarcoma; VOL: 4 (1-2); p. 7-10 /2000/ EMBASE English Subjects and Methods: Seven patients with progressive localized or metastatic chemo-resistant osteosarcoma were treated by gemcitabine. The protocol included gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2/w for 7 consecutive weeks, followed by 1 week rest. If no progression was observed, maintenance by gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2/w for 3 weeks every 28 days was given until failure was clinically or radiologically evident. Results. The true objective response rate was 0%. However, disease stabilization and clinical benefit response were observed in five patients (70%) for 13-96 weeks. Discussion. Postponing the inevitable death with a relatively nontoxic treatment, is, in our opinion, an important issue especially in young patients. Thus it may be justified and warranted to investigate the activity of gemcitabine in a larger group of patients with bone sarcomas. 53 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2000104785 Figuerres E; Haut PR; Olzewski M; Kletzel M Titel: Analysis of parameters affecting engraftment in children undergoing autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplants Source: SU: Sprache: AB: Bone Marrow Transplantation; VOL: 25 (6); p. 583-588 /2000/ EMBASE English Eighty-three pediatric patients underwent autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplants at a single institution and were included in a study evaluating the correlations between five engraftment parameters and the time to both neutrophil and platelet recovery. The parameters included: the number of nucleated cells per kg (TNC/kg), the absolute CD34<sup>+</sup> cell content per kg (CD34<sup>+</sup>/kg), the number of mononuclear cells per kg (MNC/kg), the number of BFU-E/kg, and the number of CFU-GM/kg. A two-tailed MannWhitney test ( alpha = 0.05) was used to determine if there were significant differences between patients with neuroblastoma (n = 45) and patients with other diagnoses (n = 38). No statistically significant differences existed between neuroblastoma patients and patients with other diagnoses. Therefore, the two groups of patients were pooled together. Data were analyzed using both a univariate and multivariate correlation method and Student's t-test ( alpha = 0.05). Two statistically significant logarithmic relationships were found. The first relationship was between MNC/kg and time to ANC reconstitution (P = 0.05). The second relationship was between CFU-GM/kg and time to platelet recovery (P = 0.01). Based on the statistical data, we conclude that there is no correlation between nucleated cell dose, CD34<sup>+</sup> cell dose, and BFU-E content with either neutrophil or platelet recovery. Accordingly, in this study MNC cell dose per kilogram was the most important parameter predicting the length of time between graft infusion and neutrophil recovery while CFU-GM content per kilogram was the most important parameter predicting the length of time until platelet recovery. 54 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM2000007634 Sola C; Maroto P; Salazar R; Mesia R; Mendoza L; Brunet J; Lopez-Pousa A; Tabernero JM; Montesinos J; Pericay C; Martinez C; Cancelas JA; Lopez-Lopez JJ Titel: Prognostic factors of peripheral blood stem cell mobilization with cyclophosphamide and Filgrastim (r-metHuG-CSF): The CD34<sup>+</sup> cell dose positively affects the time to hematopoietic recovery and supportive requirements after high-dose chemotherapy Source: SU: Sprache: AB: 55 von 74 Hematology; VOL: 4 (3); p. 195-209 /1999/ EMBASE English To prospectively analyze factors that influence peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) collection and hematopoietic recovery after high-dose chemotherapy (HDC), 39 patients received cyclophosphamide 4 g/m² and rHuG-CSF (Filgrastim) 5 mu g/kg/day. Leukapheresis was started when CD34<sup>+</sup> cells/mL were > 5 x 10³. A minimum of 2 x 10<sup>6</sup> CD34<sup>+</sup> cells/kg was collected. Median steady-state bone marrow CD34<sup>+</sup> cell percentage was 0.8% (range, 0.1 to 6). Thirty-two patients received HDC with autologous PBSC transplantation plus Filgrastim. A median of 2 (range, 0 to 6) leukapheresis per patient were performed and a median of 6.3 X 10<sup>6</sup> CD34<sup>+</sup> cells/kg (range, 0 to 44.4) collected; four patients failed to mobilize CD34<sup>+</sup> cells. The number of cycles of prior chemotherapy had an inverse correlation with the number CD34<sup>+</sup> cells/kg collected (r = -0.38; p < 0.005). Patients with < 7 cycles had a higher predictability for onset of leukapheresis than patients with ³7 (93% versus 50%; p < 0.005). The four patients who failed to mobilize had received >= 7 cycles. The number of CD34<sup>+</sup> cells/kg infused after HDC had an inverse correlation with days to recovery to 0.5 x 10<sup>9</sup> neutrophils/L and 20 x 10<sup>9</sup> platelets/L (r = -0.68 and -0.56; p < 0.005). The effect of these factors on mobilization and hematopoietic recovery were confirmed by multivariate analysis. Requirements for supportive measures were significantly lower in patients given a higher dose of CD34<sup>+</sup> cells/kg. Therefore, PBSC collection should be planned early in the course of chemotherapy. Larger number of CD34<sup>+</sup> cells/kg determined a more rapid hematopoietic recovery and a decrease of required supportive measures. DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1999309177 Carli M; Colombatti R; Oberlin O; Stevens M; Masiero L; Frascella E; Koscielniak E; Treuner J; Pinkerton CR Titel: High-dose melphalan with autologous stem-cell rescue in metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma Source: SU: Sprache: AB: Journal of Clinical Oncology; VOL: 17 (9); p. 2796-2803 /199909/ EMBASE English Purpose: The European Collaborative MMT4-91 trial was conducted as a prospective nonrandomized study to evaluate the potential benefit of high- dose melphalan as consolidation of first complete remission in children with stage IV rhabdomyosarcoma. Patients and Methods: Fifty-two patients in complete remission after six courses of chemotherapy received 'megatherapy': 42 received melphalan alone, whereas 10 received melphalan in combination with etoposide, carboplatin/etoposide, or thiotepa/busulfan and etoposide. The outcome of this group of patients was compared with that observed in 44 patients who were also in complete remission after six courses of identical chemotherapy (plus surgery or radiotherapy) but went on to receive a total of up to 12 courses of conventional chemotherapy (four cycles). No differences were found between the two groups regarding clinical characteristics, chemotherapy received before complete remission, or response to chemotherapy. In particular, there was no significant difference between the groups for site of primary tumor, histologic subtype, age at presentation, presence of bone or bone marrow metastases, or number of metastases. Results: The 3-year event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS) rates were 29.7% and 40%, respectively, for those receiving high-dose melphalan or other multiagent high-dose regimens and 19.2% and 27.7%, respectively, for those receiving standard chemotherapy. The difference was not statistically significant (P = .3 and P = .2 for EFS and OS, respectively). There was a significant prolongation in the time from the last day of high-dose chemotherapy or the end of chemotherapy cycle 4 to the time of relapse in those receiving megatherapy (168 days for patients receiving megatherapy v 104 days for those receiving standard therapy; P = .05). Conclusion: The addition of a highdose alkylating agent to consolidation therapy may have prolonged progressionfree survival in this poor-risk patient group, but it did not significantly improve the ultimate outcome. 56 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1998077104 Ozkaynak MF; Matthay K; Cairo M; Harris RE; Feig S; Reynolds CP; Buckley J; Villablanca JG; Seeger RC Titel: Double-alkylator non-total-body irradiation regimen with autologous hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation in pediatric solid tumors Source: SU: Sprache: AB: Journal of Clinical Oncology; VOL: 16 (3); p. 937-944 /199803/ EMBASE English Purpose: To determine the maximum-tolerated dose (MTD) of cyclophosphamide (CTX) when administered with fixed doses of carboplatin, etoposide, and melphalan (CEM) followed by autologous hematopoietic stem- cell transplantation (HSCT) in children with recurrent or high-risk solid tumors as a consolidation chemotherapy, and to make preliminary observations on efficacy. Patients and Methods: Twenty-seven patients with solid tumors between the ages of 2 and 21 years were enrolled. Twenty of 27 had recurrent disease, whereas seven were treated in first remission. Nine were treated with melphalan 50 mg/m²/d for 4 days, carboplatin 300 mg/m²/d for 4 days as a continuous infusion (CI), and etoposide 200 mg/m²/d for 4 days as a CI (level I). CTX 750 mg/m²/d for 4 days was added to this regimen for the next 18 patients (level II). Seven of nine patients at level I and four of 18 at level II received bone marrow (BM) only, while two of nine at level I and 14 of 18 at level II received BM plus peripheralblood stem cells (PBSC). Results: The median time to reach on absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than 500/ mu L was 12.5 and 10 days for patients who received BM only and BM plus PBSC, respectively. Three cases of grade 3 mucositis, one Candida sepsis, and two transient hypoxemias were the main nonfatal toxicities. No toxic mortality was observed among level I patients. Three of 18 (16%) level II patients, all in second CR, died of transplant-related complications. Median follow-up is 29 months. Nine died of progressive disease (one second malignancy), six relapsed and are alive with disease, and nine are in continuous CR. Among the 15 PNET/Ewing's sarcoma patients, seven are in continuous CR (three of nine in second CR/VGPR, four of six in first CR/VGPR). Conclusion: The addition of CTX 3 g/m² to CEM followed by autologous HSCT as a consolidation therapy resulted in 16% toxic mortality in children with recurrent or high-risk solid tumors. Further CTX dose escalation was aborted. No common nonhematologic toxicity was identified. The event-free survival (EFS) of 66% ± 19% at 3 years for patients with metastatic PNET/Ewing's sarcoma in first remission is encouraging. However, this is based on only six patients. Both level I and II need further exploration in high-risk pediatric solid tumors in first remission. 57 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1998066692 Furman WL; Rodman JH; Tonda ME; Luo X; Arnold B; Marina N; Garrison L; Hanna R; Pratt CB; Meyer WH Titel: Clinical effects and pharmacokinetics of the fusion protein PIXY321 in children receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology; VOL: 41 (3); p. 229-236 /1998/ 10.1007/s002800050733 EMBASE English A hemopoietin with the ability to accelerate both platelet and granulocyte recovery after intensive chemotherapy would have great clinical utility. The recombinant fusion protein composed of human granulocyte- macrophage colonystimulating factor and interleukin-3 (PIXY321), showed some promise in early adult trials. However, studies for pediatric patients are limited, and there are no systematic data on the pharmacokinetics of PIXY321 given over prolonged periods at current dosage levels. Purpose: To determine the safety, clinical effects and plasma concentrations of increasing doses of PIXY321 in children treated with myelosuppressive chemotherapy. Methods: A total of 39 children with relapsed or high-risk solid tumors were enrolled in this phase I/II study. PIXY321 was administered once or twice daily by subcutaneous injection in total doses of 500 to 1000 mu g/m² per day for 14 days after each course of chemotherapy with ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide (ICE). Pharmacokinetic studies were performed on day 1 of the first course in 33 patients and repeated on day 14 in 13 patients (once-daily schedule only). Results: Although mild local skin reactions and fever were frequent, no dose-limiting toxicity was identified at the maximum dose studied (1000 mu g/m² per day). There were no statistically significant differences in chemotherapy-induced hematologic toxicity with increasing doses of PIXY321 or with twice-daily vs once-daily dosing. On day 1, the median PIXY321 clearance was 657 ml/min per m² (range 77-1804 ml/min per m²) and the median half-life was 3.7 h (range 2.1-20.8 h). On day 14, clearance increased in all patients studied (median increase 63%), with a corresponding decrease in the median 12-h concentration (from 1.2 to 0.25 ng/ml). Maximum concentrations were <1 ng/ml in 81% of patients, and only two patients had maximum plasma concentrations equivalent to those required for consistent activity in vitro. Conclusions: The recombinant fusion protein PIXY321 proved safe in children treated with myelosuppressive ICE chemotherapy but had no demonstrable clinical benefits. The pharmacokinetic studies suggest that the observed lack of hematologic benefit may be explained by low plasma concentrations resulting from increased clearance with prolonged administration. Moreover, the significant increase in PIXY321 systemic clearance in the absence of increased circulating myeloid cells suggests that the upregulation of either extravascular compartment hematopoietic progenitor cells or nonhematopoietic cells may play an important role in controlling circulating concentrations of this unique cytokine. These findings highlight the importance of a thorough assessment of the systemic disposition of cytokines when determining the dose and schedule necessary to achieve clinical activity in patients. 58 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1998055922 Charuruks N; Voravud N; Sriuranpong V Titel: MPXI and early neutrophilia: New potential therapeutic biomarkers for recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis; VOL: 12 (1); p. 41-46 /1998/ 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2825(1998)12:1<41::AID-JCLA7>3.0.CO;2-M EMBASE English We evaluated the effect of recombinant human granulocyte colony- stimulating factor (rhG-CSF) given after myelosuppressive chemotherapy in 15 cancer patients. No severe neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count, ANC < 0.5 x 10³/ mu L) was noticed in 10 rhG-CSF primary prophylactic patients, but was noticed in two of five rhG-CSF secondary prophylactic patients. Neutrophilia characterized by shift to the left occurred within 24 hours after starting rhG-CSF prophylaxis. Thereafter, conversion to normal level occurred within 24 hours. The peak of neutrophilia occurred earlier in the primary group than in the secondary prophylactic group. The detection of myeloperoxidase (MPO) using flow cytochemistry blood autoanalyzer (Technicon(R) H*1) was evaluated as mean peroxidase index (MPXI). Leukocyte alkaline phosphatase (LAP) using the method of Kaplow (Am J Clin Pathol 39:439-449, 1963) was recorded as LAP score. There was a statistically significant elevation of MPXI in the primary group over the secondary prophylactic patients. The LAP activity was in normal range. There was a slightly decreased red blood cell (RBC) count, hemoglobin (Hb), and platelet count. In conclusion, rhG-CSF induced neutrophilia with efficient enzymatic activity. These findings demonstrate the value of rhG-CSF in patients receiving chemotherapy. MPXI and early neutrophilia may serve as a potential biomarker of therapeutic efficacy of rhG-CSF. 59 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1997322845 Bramwell VHC Titel: The role of chemotherapy in the management of non-metastatic operable extremity osteosarcoma Source: SU: Sprache: AB: Seminars in Oncology; VOL: 24 (5); p. 561-571 /1997/ EMBASE English Original articles published between 1991-1996 were selected according to specified criteria, and reviewed to provide answers to nine important questions about the role of chemotherapy in the management of nonmetastatic extremity osteosarcoma: (1) Does adjuvant chemotherapy improve survival? (2) Are the results of the Rosen T10 protocol reproducible in different settings? (3) Is chemotherapy with two of the most active drugs (DOX/DDP) an effective adjuvant treatment, and comparable to other multiagent regimens? (4) Does histological response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy correlate with reduced local recurrence and/or improved survival? (5) Does a change of chemotherapy for patients whose tumors show a poor histological response to chemotherapy improve survival? (6) Does chemotherapy given before surgery (neoadjuvant) improve survival? (7) Are certain drugs, or their method of administration (route, duration, total dose, dose intensity, pharmacokinetics) important in determining outcomes? (8) Can new agents such as Ifosfamide be incorporated into intensive multi-agent chemotherapy, and does this improve pathological response and/or survival? (9) Can dose intensity of treatment be increased with G-CSF? The brief answers to questions 1-3 and 7-9 are 'Yes'; question 4 'Yes, but may be changing'; and questions 5, 6 'Not proven,' and these are expanded in the text. Future directions for treatment of osteosarcoma are covered under the headings identification of new agents, dose intensification, circumvention of drug resistance, immunotherapy, and insulin-like growth factor. 60 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1997148951 Graham ML; Herndon II JE; Casey JR; Chaffee S; Ciocci GH; Krischer JP; Kurtzberg J; Laughlin MJ; Lonqee DC; Olson JF; Paleologus N; Pennington CN; Friedman HS Titel: High-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem-cell rescue in patients with recurrent and high-risk pediatric brain tumors Source: SU: Sprache: AB: Journal of Clinical Oncology; VOL: 15 (5); p. 1814-1823 /199705/ EMBASE English Purpose: We treated 49 patients with recurrent or poor-prognosis CNS malignancies with high-dose chemotherapy regimens followed by autologous marrow rescue with or without peripheral-blood stem-cell augmentation to determine the toxicity of and event-free survival after these regimens. Patients and Methods: Nineteen patients had medulloblastomas, 12 had glial tumors, seven had pineoblastomas, five had ependymomas, three had primitive neuroectodermal tumors, two had germ cell tumors, and one had fibrosarcoma. Thirty-seven received chemotherapy with cyclophosphamide 1.5 g/m² daily x 4 and melphalan 25 to 60 mg/m² daily x 3. Nine received busulfan 37.5 mg/m² every 6 hours x 16 and melphalan 180 mg/m² (n = 7) or 140 mg/m² (n = 2). Three received carboplatin 700 mg/m²/d on days -7, -5, and -3 and etoposide 500 mg/m²/d on days -6, -4, and -2. All patients received standard supportive care. Results: Eighteen of 49 patients survive event-free 22+ to 55+ months (median, 33+) after transplantation, including nine of 16 treated before recurrence and nine of 33 treated after recurrence. There was one transplant related death from pulmonary aspergillosis. Of five patients assessable for disease response, one had a partial remission (2 months), one has had stable disease (55+ months), and three showed progression 2, 5, and 8 months after transplantation. Conclusion: The toxicity of these regimens was tolerable. Certain patients with high-risk CNS malignancies may benefit from such a treatment approach. Subsequent trials should attempt to determine which patients are most likely to benefit from high-dose chemotherapy with autologous stem-cell rescue. 61 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1997127845 Weaver CH; Schwartzberg LS; Hainsworth J; Greco FA; Li W; Buckner CD; West WH Titel: Treatment-related mortality in 1000 consecutive patients receiving high-dose chemotherapy and peripheral blood progenitor cell transplantation in community cancer centers Source: SU: Sprache: AB: Bone Marrow Transplantation; VOL: 19 (7); p. 671-678 /19970401/ EMBASE English High-dose chemotherapy (HDC) with autologous peripheral blood progenitor cell (PBPC) is being increasingly utilized as a therapeutic modality for patients with chemotherapy-sensitive disease. Several published HDC regimens have become relatively widely used. The purpose of this analysis was to determine treatmentrelated mortality (TRM) following administration of five different HDC regimens in community cancer centers. A retrospective evaluation of 1000 consecutive patients with leukemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, multiple myeloma, sarcoma, ovarian cancer, or breast cancer who received one of five published HDC regimens followed by PBPC infusion over a 5-year period in community cancer centers was performed to determine TRM. Fifty-nine patients (5.9%) died within 100 days of PBPC infusion. Twenty-five patients (2.5%) died predominantly of causes related to disease progression. Thirty-four patients (3.4%) died of TRM, 15 patients (1.5%) died from infection and 19 (1.9%) died from regimen-related toxicities (RRT). In a logistic model, increasing age (P = 0.001) and lower numbers of CD34<sup>+</sup> cells/kg (P = 0.003) were associated with an increased risk of 100-day TRM. High-dose cyclophosphamide, thiotepa, and carboplatin was associated with a lower risk of mortality than other regimens (P = 0.0001). High-dose chemotherapy and autologous PBPC support can be performed in community cancer centers with relative safety. Patient age, the type of preparative regimen and the number of CD34<sup>+</sup> cells infused were important determinates of mortality. 62 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1997120938 Hartmann O; Le Corroller AG; Blaise D; Michon J; Philip I; Norol F; Janvier M; Pico JL; Baranzelli MC; Rubie H; Coze C; Pinna A; Méresse V; Benhamou E Titel: Peripheral blood stem cell and bone marrow transplantation for solid tumors and lymphomas: Hematologic recovery and costs: A randomized, controlled trial Source: SU: Sprache: AB: Annals of Internal Medicine; VOL: 126 (8); p. 600-607 /19970415/ EMBASE English Background: Previous studies have suggested that peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC) transplantation has an advantage over autologous bone marrow transplantation. Objective: To compare the hematologic recovery and costs associated with PBSC transplantation with those associated with autologous bone marrow transplantation in patients receiving high-dose chemotherapy for solid tumors or lymphomas. Design: Multicenter, randomized, controlled clinical trial. Setting: French Federation of Cancer Centers, located in cancer facilities or public hospitals with transplantation units. Patients: Children and adults with solid tumors or lymphomas who were candidates for high-dose chemotherapy. Interventions: Bone marrow or filgrastim-mobilized PBSCs. Measurement: The major end point was the duration of thrombocytopenia (platelet count < 50 x 10<sup>9</sup>/L). An economic evaluation of both types of transplantation was done prospectively to measure costs and cost- effectiveness. Results: 129 patients entered the trial; 64 had PBSC transplantation, and 65 had bone marrow transplantation. The median duration of thrombocytopenia was 16 days in the PBSC group and 35 days in the bone marrow group (P < 0.001). All of the other clinical end points studied (time to last platelet transfusion, duration of granulocytopenia, number of transfusion episodes, and duration of hospitalization) favored PBSC transplantation. A cost analysis showed that total cost was decreased by 17% in adults and 29% in children with PBSC transplantation; thus, PBSC transplantation was clearly more cost-effective than bone marrow transplantation for both platelet and granulocyte recovery. Conclusion: Transplantation of PBSCs is associated with more rapid hematologic recovery than is bone marrow transplantation after high-dose chemotherapy for solid tumors or lymphomas. Furthermore, global costs are lower and cost- effectiveness ratios are better with PBSC transplantation. 63 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1997064875 Riepl M; Fietkau R; Sauer R Titel: G-CSF bei Radiochemotherapie G-CSF in radiochemotherapy Source: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie; VOL: 173 (2); p. 76-82 /199702/ SU: Sprache: AB: 64 von 74 EMBASE German Background: G-CSF enhances the division, maturation and release of granulocyte precursor cells. The shortening of chemotherapy-induced leukopenia via G-CSF is well documented in literature, with fractionated radiotherapy alone one finds a distinct increase of the granulocyte level. There are only few results for combined simultaneous radiochemotherapy. Patients and methods: In the Department of Radiotherapy of the University of Erlangen 102 patients were treated with G-CSF since 1992. Twenty-eight patients (31 applications) undergoing radiotherapy only (n = 4) or combined simultaneous radiochemotherapy (n = 27) received G-CSF interventional daily. These results are presented and discussed. Indications for the application of G-CSF were severe leukopenia below 1000/mm³ (level IV according to WHO) or rapid decreasing leukocytes during therapy. G-CSF was not applied during chemotherapy and terminated at least 24 h before the next chemotherapy cycle. r-metHuG-CSF (Filgrastim, Neupogen®) was used subcutaneously. Documented were the duration until the leukocyte increase, neutrophil granulocytes, thrombocytes, interruption of radiotherapy, febrile episodes and side effects. Results: In case of severe leukopenia (< 1000/mm³, n = 16) the leukocytes increased after 3 days of G-CSF application, the radiotherapy was interrupted in 2 cases, terminated in 1 case. Four patients had fever before, during G-CSF 4 additional febrile episodes occurred. If G-CSF application was started between leukocyte levels of 1000 and 1500/mm3 after 1 day the leukocytes increased in 9 of 10 cases beyond the starting level. Interruption of radiotherapy was not necessary. Only 1 febrile episode occurred (1/11). There were no relevant side effects of G-CSF. Conclusions: Rapidly developing or severe leukopenia during radio(chemo)therapy are indications for an interventional application of GCSF. The leukocyte level for the start of G-CSF should be chosen so that without G-CSF an interruption of therapy or a level IV leukopenia seems to be unavoidable. DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1997053693 Legros M; Fleury J; Bay JO; Choufi B; Basile M; Condat P; Glenat C; Communal Y; Tavernier F; Bons JM; Chollet P; Plagne R; Chassagne J Titel: rhGM-CSF vs placebo following rhGM-CSF-mobilized PBPC transplantation: A phase III double-blind randomized trial Source: SU: Sprache: AB: Bone Marrow Transplantation; VOL: 19 (3); p. 209-213 /19970201/ EMBASE English In this placebo-controlled randomized trial we evaluated the hematological and clinical effects of r-Hu GM-CSF after high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) followed by GM-CSF-mobilized PBPC transplantation. Fifty patients with poor prognosis malignancies were randomized in a double-blind study to receive either GM-CSF or placebo after HDC followed by PBPC rescue. For all patients, PBPCs were recruited using a combination of VP-16 (300 mg/m² on days 1 and 2), cytoxan (3 g/m² on days 3 and 4) and GM-CSF (5 mu g/kg from day 5). No differences were demonstrated between the two groups in median time to neutrophil or platelet recoveries. There was no significant difference between the GM-CSF group and the placebo group in the duration of post-transplant hospitalization, in the number of days of antibiotic treatment, in the number of infections and in red blood cell or platelet transfusion requirements. There was a significant difference with an advantage or the placebo group in the mean duration of febrile days (P = 0.01). We conclude that the administration of GM-CSF in patients transplanted with GM-CSF-mobilized PBPC is not associated with a clinical benefit in term of tempo of engraftment, number of documented infections, transfusion requirements mucositis grading. 65 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1996290274 Koenigsmann MP; Notter M; Knauf WU; Papadimitriou CA; Oberberg D; Reufi B; Mücke C; Thiel E; Berdel WE Titel: Chemopurging of peripheral blood-derived progenitor cells by alkyllysophospholipid and its effect on haematopoietic rescue after highdose therapy Source: SU: Sprache: AB: Bone Marrow Transplantation; VOL: 18 (3); p. 549-557 /199609/ EMBASE English One reason for relapse after high-dose tumor therapy with subsequent autologous stem cell transplantation is tumor cell contamination of the graft. Removal of tumor cells from bone marrow grafts by chemopurging with the ether lipid edelfosine has been established as an effective and simple method. When compared with bone marrow derived grafts, progenitor cells from peripheral blood have considerably reduced the haematological recovery times. However, this advantage is put at risk by the nonspecific haematotoxic activity of the purging agent. We therefore compared the in vitro recovery of peripheral blood derived progenitor cells (PBPC) from either non-purged (n = 41) or purged (75 mu g/ml of ether lipid for 4 h at 37°C, n = 48) leukapheresis products. The recovery of CFUGM after cryopreservation was 63 ± 4% without and 48 ± 3% with purging (P = 0.007). After high-dose therapy, patients (n = 37) received similar amounts of either non-purged (n = 17) or purged (n = 20) autologous PBPC. The median haematological recovery times (non-purged vs purged) to > 500 WBC/ mu l were 9.0 vs 8.5 days after transplantation, to > 2000 PMN/ mu l 10.5 vs 10.0 days, and to > 50,000 PLT/ mu l 15.5 vs 14.0 days. All differences were statistically not significant. We conclude that ether lipid purging of PBPC leads to a significant, however tolerable loss of progenitor cells in vitro, and that haematological recovery times after high-dose therapy are identically short, provided similar amounts of PBPC are reinfused. 66 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1996260493 Pratt CB; Luo X; Fang L; Marina N; Avery L; Furman WL Titel: Response of pediatric malignant solid tumors following ifosfamide or ifosfamide/carboplatin/etoposide: A single hospital experience Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: 67 von 74 Medical and Pediatric Oncology; VOL: 27 (3); p. 145-148 /199609/ 10.1002/(SICI)1096-911X(199609)27:3<145::AID-MPO2>3.0.CO;2-E EMBASE English One hundred thirty-eight pediatric patients have received treatment for malignant solid tumors with ifosfamide with mesna, and 71 have received a combination with ifosfamide/carboplatin/etoposide (ICE). Responses were obtained in many types of pediatric tumors, yet comparison of responses was not possible be cause of inadequate numbers of tumors of differing histiotypes. Comparison of results between patients with all tumors treated with ifosfamide or ICE indicated that there was a higher response rate for patients treated with ICE, with an estimated odds ratio of 2.74 (95% C.I. 1.45-5.179). Excluding patients without prior chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the odds ratio for 2.801 (95% C.I. 1.45-5.4) suggests a similar result. There remain no guarantees that the more costly treatment with ICE, which requires cytokine support, will offer therapeutic benefits against resistant solid tumors. DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1996218811 Chang AY; Boros L; Garrow GC; Asbury RF; Hui L Titel: Ifosfamide, carboplatin, etoposide, and paclitaxel chemotherapy: A dose- escalation study Source: SU: Sprache: AB: Seminars in Oncology; VOL: 23 (3 SUPPL. 6); p. 74-77 /1996/ EMBASE English Ifosfamide, carboplatin, cisplatin, etoposide, and paclitaxel are chemotherapeutic agents active in treating many malignant diseases. The ICE combination (ifosfamide/carboplatin [or cisplatin]/etoposide) has been studied in breast cancer, small cell and non-small cell lung cancer, testicular cancer, lymphoma, and other malignancies with promising results. We conducted a dose-escalation study of paclitaxel in combination with ICE (ICE-T) to evaluate the toxicity and define the maximum tolerated dose of paclitaxel. To date, 24 patients have been treated with ICE-T. Patients had to have no or minimal prior chemotherapy, an Eastern Cooperative Ontology Group performance status of 0 or 1, and adequate bone marrow, liver, and kidney function. The doses of ICE were as follows: ifosfamide 1.25 g/m²/d days 1 to 3, carboplatin 300 mg/m² day 1, and etoposide 80 mg/m²/d days 1 to 3. Paclitaxel was given at a dose of 120 mg/m² to five patients, 135 mg/m² to five patients, 150 mg/m² to three patients, and 175 mg/m² to 11 patients. All patients received granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support. The most common side effect was neutropenia. Grade 4 neutropenia and thrombocytopenia occurred during 34% and 20% of 94 cycles, respectively, with leukopenic fever occurring during 14% of cycles. No treatment-related death or sepsis occurred due to brief nadir durations of 3.5 days for neutropenia and thrombocytopenia. Other toxicities were mostly mild to moderate and did not require dose modification, although alopecia was universal. Nine patients (100%) with metastatic breast cancer and four (67%) with soft tissue sarcoma have attained documented objective responses with four complete remissions (one breast cancer and three sarcoma patients). The maximum tolerated dose of paclitaxel has not yet been defined, and the study is ongoing. In conclusion, this pilot study showed that ICET is safe and tolerable. The response to ICE-T is encouraging and warrants further study with this regimen. 68 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1996165454 Wiedemann GJ; Robins HI; Gutsche S; Mentzel M; Deeken M; Katschinski DM; Eleftheriadis S; Crahe R; Weiss C; Storer B; Wagner T Titel: Ifosfamide, carboplatin and etoposide (ICE) combined with 41.8°C whole body hyperthermia in patients with refractory sarcoma Source: DOI: SU: Sprache: AB: European Journal of Cancer Part A; VOL: 32 (5); p. 888-892 /1996/ 10.1016/0959-8049(95)00622-2 EMBASE English Two earlier studies resulted in the design of a phase II trial of 41.8°C (x 60 min) extracorporeal whole body hyperthermia (WBH) with ICE, i.e. ifosfamide (5 g/m²), carboplatin (300 mg/m²), and etoposide given with WBH, as well as, day 2 and 3 post-WBH (100 mg/m²) for adult patients with refractory sarcoma. 12 patients entered this trial; all were evaluable. 8 patients had a history of prior chemotherapy associated with disease progression. Following WBH/ICE, 7 partial remissions were observed (58%); 3 patients experienced disease stabilisation; the aforementioned 10 patients each received four cycles of therapy. 2 patients exhibited progressive disease. Episodes of WHO graded (grade 3; grade 4) toxicity observed included: anaemia (2;2); leucopenia (5;7); thrombocytopenia (1;6); renal (0;1). Other toxicities (grade 1 and 2) included: anasarca, diarrhoea, ventricular arrhythmias, pressure sores, and perioral herpes simplex. 69 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1996138009 Wada T; Isu K; Takeda N; Usui M; Ishii S; Yamawaki S Titel: A preliminary report of neoadjuvant chemotherapy NSH-7 study in osteosarcoma: Preoperative salvage chemotherapy based on clinical tumor response and the use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor Source: SU: Sprache: AB: Oncology; VOL: 53 (3); p. 221-227 /199605/ EMBASE English Eleven patients with high-grade osteosarcoma of an extremity were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy with the NSH-7 protocol. NSH-7 is a refinement of the T-12 Rosen protocol. Preoperative chemotherapy is initiated with a doxorubicin (ADM) and high-dose methotrexate combination. If the primary tumor progresses after the first cycle, the preoperative chemotherapy is switched to a combination of cisplatin and ADM. Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy was selected based on histological response of the primary tumor. In addition, recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor was used to prevent leukocytopenia and to increase the dose intensity of the chemotherapy. In 1 patient, preoperative chemotherapy was switched to salvage treatment. Of the 156 courses given, there were 10 delays and 4 dose reductions. Leukocytopenia accounted for only 1 delay. All 11 patients completed the chemotherapy and 5 patients were fully able to tolerate the protocol without delay or dose reduction. Nine patients remained alive and continuously free of disease at an average follow-up of 35 months. The rate of continuous disease-free survival at 3 years was 81%, which was significantly better than that of the T-12 study of our group. These observations suggest that the NSH-7 protocol is a safe and effective treatment regimen for osteosarcoma. 70 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1995233956 Boros L; Garrow GC; Asbury RF; Chang AY Titel: Phase I study of escalating doses of paclitaxel (Taxol) with fixed doses of ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide Source: SU: Sprache: AB: Seminars in Oncology; VOL: 22 (3 SUPPL. 7); p. 28-31 /1995/ EMBASE English The combination of ifosfamide (with mesna uroprotection), carboplatin, and etoposide (ICE) has demonstrated activity in a variety of cancers. Paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ), a dipertene compound extracted from the Pacific yew Taxus brevifolia, appeared a good candidate for study as an addition to the ICE regimen (ICE-T) because of its broad antitumor activity, its unique mechanism of action, and its toxicity profile, which was not expected to impact the ICE regimen adversely. In a phase I study, we evaluated the impact of adding escalating doses of paclitaxel (120 mg/m², 135 mg/m², 150 mg/m², and 175 mg/m²) to the ICE regimen in 13 previously untreated (with two exceptions) patients with breast cancer, sarcoma, lung cancer, and adenoid cystic carcinoma. In general, ICE-T was well tolerated with some myelosuppression observed. Responses were seen at all dose levels. To date, the maximal tolerated dose of paclitaxel has not been reached; we are currently administering 175 mg/m². 71 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1994286780 Marina NM; Shema SJ; Bowman LC; Rodman J; Douglass EC; Furman WL; Pappo A; Santana VM; Hudson M; Meyer WH; Pratt CB Titel: Failure of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor to reduce febrile neutropenia in children with recurrent solid tumors treated with ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide chemotherapy Source: SU: Sprache: Medical and Pediatric Oncology; VOL: 23 (4); p. 328-334 /1994/ EMBASE English AB: 72 von 74 Ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide (ICE) chemotherapy has promising activity against various solid tumors but produces significant myelotoxicity that might be ameliorated by hematopoietic growth factors. Twelve patients with relapsed solid tumors were treated with ICE chemotherapy. Carboplatin was given on day 1 at a targeted area under the concentration-time curve (AUC) of 8 mg/mL x min (adjusted for each patient's glomerular filtration rate), followed by ifosfamide 2 g/m² and etoposide 100 mg/m² on days 2 through 4. Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), 1,000 mu g/m²/day, was started 24 hours after each course and given for 17 days or until the absolute neutrophil count (ANC) reached 10 x 10<sup>9</sup>/L. Myelotoxicity and responses in these patients were compared to those of eight patients who received the same therapy without GM-CSF. Patients received a median of three courses (range, 1-8). All 20 patients developed grade 4 neutropenia and grade 3 or 4 thrombocytopenia. The median duration of neutropenia was significantly shorter in patients who received GM-CSF (16.75 vs. 10 days, P = 0.005). However, the two groups did not differ in the proportion of courses associated with hospitalization for febrile neutropenia, the duration of hospitalization, or the median duration of thrombocytopenia. There were two complete, four partial, and three objective responses in the 12 patients treated with ICE plus GM-CSF, and two partial and three objective responses in the 8 patients treated with ICE only. GM-CSF did not reduce the occurrence of febrile neutropenia or the duration of thrombocytopenia associated with ICE chemotherapy. Studies of other hematopoietic growth factors in conjunction with this promising combination are merited. DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1994059088 Philp T; Ladenstein R; Linkesch W Titel: Recent aspects on the role of megatherapy followed by bone marrow rescue in high-risk neuroblastoma, malignant brain gliomas and poor prognosis Ewing sarcoma Source: SU: Sprache: Bone Marrow Transplantation; VOL: 12 (SUPPL. 4); p. S82-S84 /1993/ EMBASE English 73 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1994045946 McQueen KD; Milton JD Titel: Multicenter postmarketing surveillance of ondansetron therapy in pediatric patients Source: SU: Sprache: AB: Annals of Pharmacotherapy; VOL: 28 (1); p. 85-92 /1994/ EMBASE English OBJECTIVE: To identify prescribing patterns of ondansetron, to provide a general overview of the therapeutic responses and possible adverse effects to ondansetron in selected children's hospitals, and to evaluate this methodology of surveillance and assess its effectiveness as a means to collect postmarketing experience with a drug in pediatric patients. DESIGN: This survey examined the use of ondansetron in 210 children. Complete drug and medical histories, indications, doses, possible ondansetron-associated adverse reactions, and daily responses to ondansetron therapy were recorded by a study pharmacist for each patient. Patients were followed until discharged from the clinic or hospital and/or until ondansetron therapy was discontinued. SETTING: The survey was conducted in seven free-standing children's hospitals across the US. Hospitals ranged in size from 100 to 331 beds (average 234). One hospital was located on the West coast, one on the East coast, one in the Rocky Mountain region, one in the Southwest region, and three in the Midwest. PARTICIPANTS: The selection of study participants was limited to member free-standing children's hospitals of the Pediatric Pharmacy Administrative Group. Selection was based on geographic location and availability of a pharmacist to coordinate the study. One pharmacist at each study site served as surveillance coordinator. Each pharmacist monitored without intervention the use of ondansetron in 30 children. Patients were enrolled consecutively from physicians' orders for ondansetron. Enrollment was open to clinic and hospital patients. Patients were excluded if more than 48 hours of retrospective review was required. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The survey queried patient demographics, type of antineoplastic therapy administered, indications and dosing regimen(s) for ondansetron, additional antiemetic agents administered, and clinical response. Adverse drug reactions and prescriptions for ondansetron on discharge were recorded. An evaluation of response rates in hospital patients based on exposure to antineoplastic regimens causing acute (within 24 h) or delayed emesis (after 24 h) was formulated after data collection. Off-label use was summarized. RESULTS: Surveys from 197 of the 210 patients enrolled were complete for evaluation. Ondansetron was used to treat chemotherapy-induced emesis in 88 percent of the patients and 12 percent received it for various other indications. Ondansetron dosing was off-label in 15 percent and 73 percent prior to and after an emetogenic exposure, respectively. Twenty-six percent of the patients were younger than four years. Dosages ranged from 0.15 to 0.45 mg/kg, given in various schedules. The injectable form was given both intravenously and orally. There was a significant difference in the mean number of doses in hospital (9 ± 7.3) versus clinic (2 ± 1.5) patients (p<0.0001). Eighty-seven percent of all patients had a complete or major overall response. Possible ondansetron-associated adverse reactions were similar to those of previous reports for all patients, although some recorded reactions are not currently included in package labeling. CONCLUSIONS: This study documents off-label use of ondansetron in children. Further study of ondansetron use in children less than four years of age, and for indications other than chemotherapyinduced emesis, is needed. Additional evaluation into the most cost-effective dosing of ondansetron would also be valuable. 74 von 74 DIMDI: EMBASE (EM47) © 2011 Elsevier B.V. ND: Autoren: EM1993045321 Loehrer PJ Sr. Titel: Chronic oral etoposide: Trials at Indiana University and with the Hoosier Oncology Group Source: SU: Sprache: AB: Seminars in Oncology; VOL: 19 (6 SUPPL. 14); p. 48-52 /1992/ EMBASE English Etoposide has proven to be an active agent in the treatment of a variety of neoplasms, particularly germ cell cancers and small cell lung cancer. Yet despite its widespread use, the optimal dose and schedule for etoposide remain unknown. The fact that its efficacy appears to be schedule dependent, along with the recent availability of an oral formulation, formed the basis for several trials at Indiana University and through the Hoosier Oncology Group. These trials evaluated chronic daily administration of the drug in several malignancies. In testicular cancer, etoposide was shown to have a possible role in adjuvant therapy for refractory disease or as part of combination chemotherapy. In small cell lung cancer, etoposide demonstrated activity in both previously treated and untreated patients. The drug, however, had little impact on patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, advanced melanoma, or advanced soft tissue sarcoma. Since etoposide appears to be most effective in refractory small cell lung cancer and germ cell tumors, we believe the drug should be explored in tumors with a known history of chemosensitivity to conventionally administered etoposide. Anhang 3 Recherche in www.Clinicaltrials.gov am 31.03.2011 (überprüft am18.04.2011) Found 21 studies with search of: soft tissue sarcoma; carboplatin AND etoposide Hide studies that are not seeking new volunteers. Hide studies with unknown recruitment status. Display Options Rank Status Study 1 Completed Dasatinib, Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, and Etoposide in Treating Young Patients With Metastatic or Recurrent Malignant Solid Tumors Conditions: Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors; Childhood Germ Cell Tumor; Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor; Kidney Cancer; Liver Cancer; Lymphoma; Neuroblastoma; Ovarian Cancer; Sarcoma; Testicular Germ Cell Tumor; Unspecified Childhood Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific Interventions: Drug: carboplatin; Drug: dasatinib; Drug: etoposide phosphate; Drug: ifosfamide; Genetic: microarray analysis; Genetic: western blotting; Other: immunohistochemistry staining method; Other: laboratory biomarker analysis; Procedure: therapeutic conventional surgery; Radiation: radiation therapy 2 Unknown † Combination Chemotherapy Plus Amifostine in Treating Patients With Metastatic or Unresectable Cancer Conditions: Bladder Cancer; Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors; Carcinoma of Unknown Primary; Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor; Head and Neck Cancer; Kidney Cancer; Lung Cancer; Ovarian Cancer; Sarcoma; Testicular Germ Cell Tumor; Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific Interventions: Biological: filgrastim; Drug: amifostine trihydrate; Drug: carboplatin; Drug: etoposide; Drug: ifosfamide; Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation 3 Recruiting Irinotecan and Carboplatin as Upfront Window Therapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Intermediate-Risk or High-Risk Rhabdomyosarcoma Condition: Sarcoma Interventions: Biological: filgrastim; Drug: carboplatin; Drug: cyclophosphamide; Drug: dexrazoxane hydrochloride; Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride; Drug: etoposide; Drug: ifosfamide; Drug: irinotecan hydrochloride; Drug: vincristine sulfate; Procedure: conventional surgery; Radiation: radiation therapy 4 Unknown † Surgery Followed by Chemotherapy in Treating Young Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma Conditions: Childhood Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma of Bone; Sarcoma Interventions: Biological: dactinomycin; Drug: carboplatin; Drug: cyclophosphamide; Drug: epirubicin hydrochloride; Drug: etoposide; Drug: ifosfamide; Drug: vincristine sulfate; Procedure: adjuvant therapy; Procedure: conventional surgery; Procedure: neoadjuvant therapy; Radiation: brachytherapy; Radiation: radiation therapy 5 Completed Neoadjuvant Adriamycin and Ifosfamide Plus High-Dose ICE in Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma (STS) Condition: Sarcoma, Soft Tissue Interventions: Drug: Adriamycin; Drug: Ifosfamide; Drug: Etoposide; Drug: Carboplatin 6 Completed Intensive Chemo-Radiotherapy With Peripheral Blood Progenitor Cell Rescue for Children With Advanced Neuroblastoma and Sarcomas Conditions: Neuroblastoma; Ewings Sarcoma; Non-rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcoma Interventions: Drug: Vincristine; Drug: Cyclophosphamide; Drug: Adriamycin; Drug: Etoposide (VP-16); Drug: Cisplatin; Drug: Carboplatin; Drug: Melphalan; Drug: Ifosfamide; Drug: G-CSF (granulocyte-colony stimulating factor); Drug: Mesna 7 Unknown † Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Metastatic Rhabdomyosarcoma or Other Malignant Mesenchymal Tumors Conditions: Ovarian Cancer; Sarcoma; Small Intestine Cancer Interventions: Biological: dactinomycin; Biological: filgrastim; Drug: carboplatin; Drug: cyclophosphamide; Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride; Drug: epirubicin hydrochloride; Drug: etoposide; Drug: ifosfamide; Drug: vincristine sulfate; Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation; Radiation: radiation therapy 8 Unknown † Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation Plus Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Malignant Solid Tumors Conditions: Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors; Childhood Germ Cell Tumor; Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor; Liver Cancer; Neuroblastoma; Ovarian Cancer; Sarcoma; Testicular Germ Cell Tumor Interventions: Biological: filgrastim; Drug: carboplatin; Drug: cyclophosphamide; Drug: etoposide; Procedure: autologous bone marrow transplantation; Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation 9 Completed Whole-Body Hyperthermia Plus Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Advanced Sarcoma Condition: Sarcoma Interventions: Drug: carboplatin; Drug: etoposide; Drug: ifosfamide; Procedure: hyperthermia treatment 10 Active, not recruiting High-Dose Combination Chemotherapy Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Patients With Advanced Cancer Condition: Cancer Interventions: Biological: filgrastim; Drug: carboplatin; Drug: cisplatin; Drug: cyclophosphamide; Drug: etoposide; Drug: ifosfamide; Drug: mesna; Drug: paclitaxel; Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation 11 Recruiting Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Young Patients With Nonmetastatic Rhabdomyosarcoma Condition: Sarcoma Interventions: Biological: dactinomycin; Drug: carboplatin; Drug: cyclophosphamide; Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride; Drug: etoposide; Drug: ifosfamide; Drug: topotecan hydrochloride; Drug: vincristine sulfate; Drug: vinorelbine tartrate; Procedure: conventional surgery; Radiation: radiation therapy 12 Unknown † Colony-Stimulating Factors in Treating Children With Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors Condition: Cancer Interventions: Biological: filgrastim; Biological: recombinant human thrombopoietin; Drug: carboplatin; Drug: etoposide; Drug: ifosfamide 13 Terminated Chemotherapy Followed by Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Children With Newly Diagnosed Brain Tumor Conditions: Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors; Neuroblastoma; Retinoblastoma; Sarcoma Interventions: Biological: filgrastim; Drug: carboplatin; Drug: cisplatin; Drug: cyclophosphamide; Drug: etoposide; Drug: leucovorin calcium; Drug: methotrexate; Drug: temozolomide; Drug: thiotepa; Drug: vincristine sulfate; Procedure: autologous bone marrow transplantation; Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation; Radiation: radiation therapy 14 Active, not recruiting Chemotherapy Followed by Surgery and Radiation Therapy With or Without Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Relapsed or Refractory Wilms' Tumor or Clear Cell Sarcoma of the Kidney Condition: Kidney Cancer Interventions: Biological: dactinomycin; Drug: carboplatin; Drug: cyclophosphamide; Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride; Drug: etoposide; Drug: melphalan; Drug: vincristine sulfate; Procedure: autologous bone marrow transplantation; Procedure: conventional surgery; Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation; Radiation: radiation therapy 15 Recruiting Combination Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and/or Surgery in Treating Patients With High-Risk Kidney Tumors Condition: Kidney Cancer Interventions: Biological: dactinomycin; Drug: carboplatin; Drug: cyclophosphamide; Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride; Drug: etoposide; Drug: irinotecan hydrochloride; Drug: vincristine sulfate; Procedure: conventional surgery; Radiation: radiation therapy 16 Completed Chemotherapy Plus Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Infants With Malignant Brain or Spinal Cord Tumors Conditions: Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors; Neuroblastoma; Sarcoma Interventions: Biological: filgrastim; Drug: carboplatin; Drug: cisplatin; Drug: cyclophosphamide; Drug: etoposide; Drug: thiotepa; Drug: vincristine sulfate; Procedure: conventional surgery; Procedure: peripheral blood stem cell transplantation 17 Terminated Rhabdomyosarcoma and Malignant Soft Tissue Tumours of Childhood Conditions: Rhabdomyosarcoma; Malignant Soft Tissue Intervention: Drug: Ifosfamide, oncovin, actinomycine D, epirubicine, carboplatinum, etoposide 18 Completed Chemotherapy With or Without Surgery, Radiation Therapy, or Stem Cell Transplantation in Treating Young Patients With Kidney Tumors Condition: Kidney Cancer Interventions: Biological: dactinomycin; Biological: filgrastim; Drug: carboplatin; Drug: cyclophosphamide; Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride; Drug: etoposide; Drug: vincristine sulfate; Procedure: conventional surgery; Radiation: radiation therapy 19 Recruiting Intravenous Palifosfamide-tris in Combination With Etoposide and Carboplatin in Patients With Malignancies Conditions: Malignancy; Cancer; Non Small Cell Lung Cancer; Small Cell Lung Cancer; Testicular Cancer; Thymoma; Ovarian Cancer; Osteosarcoma Intervention: Drug: palifosfamide-tris 20 21 Completed Recruiting Recombinant Human Thrombopoietin in Children Receiving Ifosfamide, Carboplatin, and Etoposide Chemotherapy Conditions: Germ Cell Tumors; Hepatic Cancer; Neuroblastoma; Osteosarcoma; Rhabdomyosarcoma Intervention: Drug: Recombinant Human Thrombopoietin Tandem Peripheral Blood Stem Cell (PBSC) Rescue for High Risk Solid Tumors Conditions: Ewing's Sarcoma; Soft Tissue Sarcoma; Hepatoblastoma; Hodgkin's Disease; Germ Cell Tumor Intervention: Drug: High-Dose Chemotherapy with Tandem PBSC Rescue. 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SO: Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology YR: 2006 VL: 132 NO: 1 PG: 35-40 XR: EMBASE 2005543740 PT: Journal: Article DE: CCT US: http://www.mrw.interscience.wiley.com/cochrane/clcentral/articles/199/CN-00623199/frame.html KY: Adolescent; Article; *Cancer Combination Chemotherapy; Cancer Diagnosis; Cardiomyopathy; Dt [Drug Therapy]; Cardiomyopathy; Si [Side Effect]; *Cardiotoxicity; Dt [Drug Therapy]; *Cardiotoxicity; Si [Side Effect]; Clinical Trial; Confidence Interval; Controlled Study; Echocardiography; Female; Follow up; Heart Function; Heart Left Ventricle Function; High Risk Patient; Human; Incidence; Major Clinical Study; Male; Multicenter Study; Priority Journal; Randomized Controlled Trial; *Soft Tissue Sarcoma; Dt [Drug Therapy]; Treatment Outcome; Carboplatin; Cb [Drug Combination]; Carboplatin; Dt [Drug Therapy]; Dactinomycin; Cb [Drug Combination]; Dactinomycin; Dt [Drug Therapy]; Dipeptidyl Carboxypeptidase Inhibitor; Dt [Drug Therapy]; *Doxorubicin; Ae [Adverse Drug Reaction]; *Doxorubicin; Ct [Clinical Trial]; *Doxorubicin; Cb [Drug Combination]; *Doxorubicin; Cm [Drug Comparison]; *Doxorubicin; Dt [Drug Therapy]; *Epirubicin; Ae [Adverse Drug Reaction]; *Epirubicin; Ct [Clinical Trial]; *Epirubicin; Cb [Drug Combination]; *Epirubicin; Cm [Drug Comparison]; *Epirubicin; Dt [Drug Therapy]; Etoposide; Cb [Drug Combination]; Etoposide; Dt [Drug Therapy]; Ifosfamide; Cb [Drug Combination]; Ifosfamide; Dt [Drug Therapy]; Vincristine; Cb [Drug Combination]; Vincristine; Dt [Drug Therapy] Record #3 of 3 ID: CN-00501873 AU: Van Winkle P AU: Angiolillo A AU: Krailo M AU: Cheung YK AU: Anderson B AU: Davenport V AU: Reaman G AU: Cairo MS TI: Ifosfamide, carboplatin, and etoposide (ICE) reinduction chemotherapy in a large cohort of children and adolescents with recurrent/refractory sarcoma: the Children's Cancer Group (CCG) experience. 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