Preliminary report of combination chemotherapy including Arsenic trioxide for stage III osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma / 中华外科杂志
Chinese Journal of Surgery
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(12): 805-808, 2006.
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in Chinese
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To determine the efficacy of Arsenic trioxide combined with other chemo agents in patients with metastatic osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From December 2002 to June 2005, 32 patients with metastatic osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma were treated with chemotherapy comprised Arsenic trioxide, including 19 male and 13 female, aging from 7 to 32 years. Diagnoses included 27 cases with osteosarcomas and 5 with Ewing sarcomas. Twenty-five and 7 patients had multiple lung and skeletal metastasis respectively. All patients had received 4 to 6 cycles standard chemotherapy and surgical treatments before the metastatic lesions were found. The chemotherapy protocol consisted of Arsenic trioxide, VP-16 and paclitaxel. Twenty-eight patients accepted 2 cycles, and 4 patients accepted 3 cycles chemotherapy.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Five patients (15.6%), whose lung focus disappeared and no new metastases proved, got complete response (CR); Six patients (18.8%) got partial response (PR); In thirteen stable disease (SD) patients (40.6%), the metastatic lesions did not reduce in evidence but completely calcified in 2 patients and partly calcified in 11 patients; Eight patients (25%) whose tumor size was even bigger after the chemotherapy were defined as progress disease (PD). The average follow-up period was 20 months (ranging from 6 months to 3 years). Three patients were eventually died; The disease was progressed in 5 patients, and the tumor growth was controlled in 24 patients.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Arsenic trioxide is a low-toxic and effective remedy for treatment of stage III osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma.</p>
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Main subject:
Oxides
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Pathology
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Arsenicals
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Sarcoma, Ewing
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Bone Neoplasms
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols
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Osteosarcoma
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Follow-Up Studies
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Treatment Outcome
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Paclitaxel
Type of study:
Practice guideline
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Surgery
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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