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Abstract
Twenty one patients with hormone resistant prostate cancer were entered in a phase II study of pirarubicin 70 mg/m2, as a single intravenous injection given at 21 day intervals. All patients had leukopenia (9 severe or life threatening) and 2 died of septicemia. Thrombocytopenia occurred in 5 patients (one life threatening) and anemia in 12 patients. One partial response of 3 months duration was documented. Pirarubicin 70 mg/m2 given intravenously at 21 day intervals causes severe hematological toxicity and has minimal therapeutic activity in patients with hormone resistant prostate cancer.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1500266 DOI: 10.1007/bf00873129
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Invest New Drugs ISSN: 0167-6997 Impact factor: 3.850