[Late phase II study of YNK-01 (an oral prodrug of cytarabine) for hepatocellular carcinoma]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 1998 Oct;25(12):1933-8.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Twenty-three patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) were enrolled in this cooperative study conducted in Hirosaki University Hospital. They were treated with YNK-01, a prodrug of cytarabine for oral administration. YNK-01 was given for 2 weeks and repeated every 4 weeks for as long as possible. There were 13 patients with NC, 10 with PD, and no PR. Among NC cases, 5 patients were maintained with NC for longer than 6 months. The main side effects of YNK-01 were anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and symptoms of the alimentary tract (nausea, anorexia, diarrhea, etc), but no severe side effects over Grade 3 were observed.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • Clinical Trial, Phase II
  • English Abstract
  • Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Aged
  • Anemia / chemically induced
  • Anorexia / chemically induced
  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Arabinonucleotides / administration & dosage
  • Arabinonucleotides / adverse effects
  • Arabinonucleotides / therapeutic use*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / drug therapy*
  • Cytidine Monophosphate / administration & dosage
  • Cytidine Monophosphate / adverse effects
  • Cytidine Monophosphate / analogs & derivatives*
  • Cytidine Monophosphate / therapeutic use
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leukopenia / chemically induced
  • Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Thrombocytopenia / chemically induced

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Arabinonucleotides
  • 1-arabinofuranosylcytosine-5'-stearylphosphate
  • Cytidine Monophosphate