PMID: 3747164Aug 1, 1986Paper

Combination chemotherapy with vincristin, actinomycin D, cyclophosphamide and adriamycin in soft-part sarcoma

Gan no rinsho. Japan journal of cancer clinics
O MoriI Ogawa

Abstract

Fifteen patients with soft-part sarcoma were treated with combination chemotherapy consisting of vincristin, actinomycin D, cyclophosphamide and adriamycin (VACA therapy). The cumulative five-year survival rate by the Kaplan-Meier method was about 73%. This VACA therapy was effective for malignant fibrous histiocytoma and synovial sarcoma as well as rhabdomyosarcoma. Side effects such as anemia, leucocytopenia, nausea and alopecia were observed, but could be managed. VACA therapy is considered to be useful as a combination chemotherapy for patients with soft-part sarcoma.

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