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Phase II study on gemcitabine in recurrent and/or metastatic adenoid cystic carcinoma of the head and neck (EORTC 24982)
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Background This phase II study was conducted to determine the antitumour activity of gemcitabine in adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC). Patients and methods Patients with progressive and/or symptomatic, recurrent and/or metastatic ACC were treated with gemcitabine 1250 mg/m2 intravenous (i.v.) on days 1 and 8 of each 21-day cycle. Each cycle was repeated every 3 weeks in the absence of disease progression for a minimum of four cycles and a maximum of 12 cycles. Results Among 21 ACC patients, there were no objective responses. Eleven patients had a stable disease, of which ten patients for more than 6 months, and eight had a progressive disease after 4 cycles. Gemcitabine was well tolerated by most patients. Conclusion We conclude that gemcitabine is not an active drug in ACC.
Language
English
Source (journal)
European journal of cancer. - Oxford, 1990, currens
Publication
Oxford : 2008
ISSN
0959-8049 [print]
1879-0852 [online]
DOI
10.1016/J.EJCA.2008.08.014
Volume/pages
44 :17 (2008) , p. 2542-2545
ISI
000261562700009
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