Temozolomide is a novel regional infusion agent for the treatment of advanced extremity melanoma.
Published
Journal Article
BACKGROUND: Regional infusion therapy with melphalan (LPAM) is an accepted treatment for advanced extremity melanoma. However, much room exists for improving the therapeutic index of this type of therapy. METHODS: Isolated limb infusion (ILI) with temozolomide (TMZ), a novel methylating agent, was performed using a nude rat bearing human melanoma xenograft. Additional rats were treated systemically with TMZ, or regionally with LPAM or 10% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO; control) using ILI. RESULTS: Rats that received systemic TMZ showed a poor tumor response and no tumor regression. In contrast, intra-arterial TMZ demonstrated a prolongation of tumor growth delay in a dose-responsive manner. In comparison with LPAM of equitoxic dose, TMZ provided both longer tumor growth delay and a greater number of tumor regressions. CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that ILI with TMZ is an effective treatment for advanced extremity melanoma and may be better than LPAM in this setting.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Ueno, T; Ko, SH; Grubbs, E; Pruitt, SK; Friedman, HS; Tyler, DS
Published Date
- November 2004
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 188 / 5
Start / End Page
- 532 - 537
PubMed ID
- 15546565
Pubmed Central ID
- 15546565
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0002-9610
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2004.07.014
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States