Abstract
Doxorubicin plus vincristine chemotherapy was given for 31 children following nephrectomy for Wilms' tumor. Radiation therapy was used as indicated. Disease-free survival by stage is: eight of nine patients (stage I), eight of nine (stage II), nine of ten (stage III), and two of three (stage IV). Median follow-up of survivors is 28 months (range, 2-67); for all but four patients, follow-up is > 12 months. Two of the three stage I-III failures occurred in children with unfavorable histologies; the third failure was due to fatal anthracycline cardiomyopathy. Lowering the maximal cumulative doxorubicin dose from 450 to 240 mg/m2 did not increase failures. Doxorubicin-vincristine appears to be effective chemotherapy for Wilms' tumor.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1791-1794 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Cancer Treatment Reports |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 10 |
State | Published - Dec 29 1982 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Cancer Research