Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin: Antitumor Activity in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer or Cancers of Peritoneal Origin

Franco M. Muggia*, Tamar Safra, Susan Groshen, Susan Jeffers, R. N. Lynda Roman, Matthew Tan, Laila Muderspach, Alexander Burnett, Silvia Formenti, C. Paul Morrow, Michael Amantea

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Abstract

After pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PEG-LD) (Doxil) was shown to be active in ovarian tumors, several trials were developed at the University of Southern California to determine its safety and efficacy in a variety of gynecologic and peritoneal malignancies. Completed phase I and phase II trials have found PEG-LD to be safe and effective in the treatment of platinum- and paclitaxel-refractory epithelial ovarian carcinoma, A new phase II trial is currently underway in similarly refractory patients with ovarian and other related cancers and various degrees of pretreatment. In addition, the efficacy of PEG-LD is being explored in combination with paclitaxel (Taxol), with cisplatin, and with hyperthermia.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)38-44
Number of pages7
JournalOncology
Volume11
Issue number10 SUPPL. 12
StatePublished - 1997

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