Merkel cell tumor. A chemosensitive skin cancer

The clinical courses of six patients treated with cytotoxic chemotherapy for recurrent Merkel cell tumor of the skin are reported. All patients experienced prompt clinical responses to chemotherapy five complete response [CR], one partial response [PR] and three patients (50%) have achieved long‐ter...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Cancer 1988-07, Vol.62 (1), p.28-31
Hauptverfasser:	Wynne, Christopher J., Kearsley, John H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Apudoma - drug therapy Combined Modality Therapy Female Humans Male Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - drug therapy Skin Neoplasms - drug therapy
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	The clinical courses of six patients treated with cytotoxic chemotherapy for recurrent Merkel cell tumor of the skin are reported. All patients experienced prompt clinical responses to chemotherapy five complete response [CR], one partial response [PR] and three patients (50%) have achieved long‐term disease‐free remission. The report highlights (1) the aggressive nature of Merkel cell skin cancer, (2) the highly chemosensitive nature of the disease, and (3) some practical problems in administering chemotherapy to elderly patients.
ISSN:	0008-543X 1097-0142
DOI:	10.1002/1097-0142(19880701)62:1<28::AID-CNCR2820620107>3.0.CO;2-J