Abstract
The effect of PPM therapy, consisting of cisplatin, peplomycin and mitomycin C, was evaluated in 15 cases of squamous cell lung cancer. Ten partial responses were achieved in primary cases and the response rate was 66.7%. Nephrotoxicity was well controlled with a continuous infused drip and FOM. The nausea and vomiting were reasonably well controlled with methylprednisolone and metoclopramide. Severe interstitial pneumonitis occurred in 5 cases (33.3%). PPM therapy is considered to be a very useful combination chemotherapy for squamous cell lung cancer but careful attention must be paid to pulmonary toxicity.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Antibiotics, Antineoplastic / administration & dosage
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
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Bleomycin / administration & dosage
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / drug therapy*
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Cisplatin / administration & dosage
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Drug Administration Schedule
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Female
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Humans
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Infusions, Parenteral
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Isotonic Solutions / administration & dosage
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Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
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Male
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Methylprednisolone / administration & dosage
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Metoclopramide / administration & dosage
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Middle Aged
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Mitomycin
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Mitomycins / administration & dosage
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Nausea / drug therapy
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Peplomycin
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Ringer's Lactate
Substances
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Antibiotics, Antineoplastic
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Isotonic Solutions
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Mitomycins
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Ringer's Lactate
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Bleomycin
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Mitomycin
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Peplomycin
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Metoclopramide
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Cisplatin
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Methylprednisolone