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Robert J. Morgan Jr.
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Phase II trial of bryostatin-1 in combination with cisplatin in patients with recurrent or persistent epithelial ovarian cancer: a California cancer consortium study
Background The California Cancer Consortium has performed a Phase II trial of infusional bryostatin, a protein kinase C inhibitor isolated from the marine invertebrate bryozoan, Bugula Neritina, ...
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A phase I and pharmacokinetic study of oral 3-aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone (3-AP, NSC #663249) in the treatment of advanced-stage solid cancers: a California Cancer Consortium Study
3-Aminopyridine-2-carboxaldehyde thiosemicarbazone (3-AP) is a novel small-molecule ribonucleotide reductase inhibitor. This study was designed to estimate the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and oral bioavailabi...
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Phase I trial of menadiol diphosphate (vitamin K3) in advanced malignancy
Based on the activity of menadione (M) in the human tumor stem cell assay, we conducted a phase I trial of M in patients with advanced cancer. Forty patients (19 men, 21 women) were treated with 90 courses of ...
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Phase II trial of carboplatin and infusional cyclosporine in platinum-resistant recurrent ovarian cancer
To determine the response rate to 26-h continuous infusion cyclosporine A (CSA) combined with a fixed dose level of carboplatin (CBDCA) in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer, and to determine the effect of...
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Feasibility and pharmacokinetic study of infusional dexrazoxane and dose-intensive doxorubicin administered concurrently over 96 h for the treatment of advanced malignancies
Dexrazoxane administration prior to short infusion doxorubicin prevents anthracycline-related heart damage. Since delivery of doxorubicin by 96-h continuous intravenous infusion also reduces cardiac injury, we...
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Phase I study of cisdiamminedichloroplatinum in combination with azidothymidine in the treatment of patients with advanced malignancies
Azidothymidine (AZT, zidovudine) has been shown to reverse cisplatin resistance in cell culture. This phase I study was performed to determine the maximally tolerated dose (MTD) and dose-limiting toxicities of...
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Continuous infusion prochlorperazine: pharmacokinetics, antiemetic efficacy, and feasibility of high-dose therapy
Purpose: The purpose of these sequential phase I studies was to evaluate the antiemetic efficacy and pharmacokinetics of high-dose continuous infusion prochlorperazine. Methods: A total of 52 pat...
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Pharmacokinetics and toxicity of high-dose intravenous methotrexate in the treatment of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis
Purpose: To evaluate the pharmacokinetics and toxicity of high-dose intravenous (i.v.) methotrexate (MTX) with leucovorin in patients with meningeal carcinomatosis. Methods: Of 16 eligible patients entered on th...
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Mitomycin C and menadione for the treatment of lung cancer: a phase II trial
A phase II trial of menadione [2.5 gm/m2 as a continuous intravenous (iv) infusion over 48 hours] followed by mitomycin C (10–20 mg/m2 iv bolus) administered every 4 to 6 weeks was performed in 23 patients with a...
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Mitomycin C and menadione for the treatment of advanced gastrointestinal cancers: a phase II trial
A phase II trial of menadione (2.5 g/m2 as a continuous intravenous infusion over 48 h) followed by mitomycin C (10–20 mg/m2 i.v. bolus) administered every 4–6 weeks was performed in 43 patients with advanced gas...
