Platinum-based combination chemotherapy in non-small cell lung carcinoma

Cancer. 1981 Oct 1;48(7):1528-30. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19811001)48:7<1528::aid-cncr2820480710>3.0.co;2-o.

Abstract

A series of 35 patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer were treated with combination chemotherapy consisting of cis-diamminedichloro platinum (II), Adriamycin, 5-fluorouracil, methotrexate and vincristine. The objective response rate was 37.1% and the overall median survival 52.8 weeks. Notable toxicity was infrequent and reversible. Although the investigators have obtained higher response rates with other platinum-based combination chemotherapies, the present regimen appears superior in that other regimens fail to yield superior survival times while consistently inducing more severe toxicity.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects
  • Cisplatin / administration & dosage*
  • Doxorubicin / administration & dosage
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Fluorouracil / administration & dosage
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Male
  • Methotrexate / administration & dosage
  • Middle Aged
  • Vincristine / administration & dosage

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Vincristine
  • Doxorubicin
  • Cisplatin
  • Fluorouracil
  • Methotrexate