Treatment of hormone‐producing adrenocortical cancer with o,p'DDD and streptozocin

Three patients with advanced adrenocortical carcinoma were treated with a combination of intermittent streptozocin and continuous o,p'DDD. Two patients were treated preoperatively and the primary tumors, initially considered as inoperable, could be resected after 19 and 5.5 months, respectively...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cancer 1987-04, Vol.59 (8), p.1398-1403
Hauptverfasser: Eriksson, Barbro, Öberg, KJELL, Curstedt, Thore, Hemmingsson, Anders, Johansson, Professor Henry, Lindh, Erik, Lindgren, Per‐Gunnar, Thuomas, Karl‐ÅKe, Wilander, Erik, Åkerström, GÖRAN
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Zusammenfassung:Three patients with advanced adrenocortical carcinoma were treated with a combination of intermittent streptozocin and continuous o,p'DDD. Two patients were treated preoperatively and the primary tumors, initially considered as inoperable, could be resected after 19 and 5.5 months, respectively. In the patient with the longer treatment (35 months), lung and lymph node metastases disappeared and she has no evidence of recurrent disease 6.5 years after start of therapy. One patient was followed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and urinary steroid secretion. The MRI gave a good visualization of the tumor. Measurements of relaxation times showed a significant decrease in T1 values. The urinary steroid profile showed an increased secretion of 3β‐hydroxy‐5‐ene steroids and tetrahydro‐11‐deoxy‐cortisol. Treatment with streptozocin and o,p'DDD initially increased 16‐oxygenation of dehydroepiandrosterone and androst‐5‐en‐3β,17β‐diol, followed by a decrease in the secretion of all urinary steroids. The third patient received postoperative treatment with no effect on metastatic disease in the lungs, she died 9 months after start of treatment. The therapeutic approach with the combination regimen of streptozocin and o,p'DDD pretreatment plus aggressive surgery has to be further evaluated, as well as MRI and urinary steroid profile as methods to monitor the effect of therapy.
ISSN:0008-543X
1097-0142
DOI:10.1002/1097-0142(19870415)59:8<1398::AID-CNCR2820590803>3.0.CO;2-Z