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- Title
Treatment of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the skin with cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil, and bleomycin.
- Authors
Sadek, Hussein; Azli, Nacer; Wendling, Jean Louis; Cvitkovic, Esteban; Rahal, Mohamed; Mamelle, Gerard; Guillaume, Jean Claude; Armand, Jean Pierre; Avril, Marie France; Sadek, H; Azli, N; Wendling, J L; Cvitkovic, E; Rahal, M; Mamelle, G; Guillaume, J C; Armand, J P; Avril, M F
- Abstract
The authors treated 14 patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the skin or lip with one to four cycles of combination chemotherapy consisting of cisplatin by bolus injection, and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and bleomycin by continuous 5-day infusion. Objective responses were seen in 11 of the 13 evaluable patients (84%). Four patients had a complete remission (30%) and seven patients, a partial remission (54%). Local control after definitive complementary radiation and/or surgical treatment was achieved in seven patients. Toxic side effects was acceptable; they consisted of nausea and vomiting in all patients, transient skin changes, hematologic (Grade 3/4) abnormalities in four patients, and pulmonary fibrosis in one elderly patient. These results show that this chemotherapy combination could play a role in reducing the tumor mass and in facilitating definitive treatment to obtain better functional and cosmetic results in advanced SCC of the skin.
- Publication
Cancer (0008543X), 1990, Vol 66, Issue 8, p1692
- ISSN
0008-543X
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/1097-0142(19901015)66:8<1692::AID-CNCR2820660807>3.0.CO;2-Y