Randomized prospective comparison of intraventricular methotrexate and thiotepa in patients with previously untreated neoplastic meningitis. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group

Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
S A GrossmanD S Ettinger

Abstract

This prospective randomized cooperative group study was conducted in patients with neoplastic meningitis treated with intrathecal methotrexate or thiotepa to assess response rates and survival, prognostic factors, and the toxicity of these regimens. Fifty-nine adults with nonleukemic malignancies, performance status of 0 to 3, and positive CSF cytologies were assigned to receive intrathecal methotrexate (10 mg) or thiotepa (10 mg) twice weekly. Radiation, was administered to mass lesions and/or symptomatic sites and appropriate systemic therapy was given concomitantly. Fifty-two patients were assessable. Most were female (79%), nonambulatory (77%), had been pretreated with radiation (52%) and chemotherapy (77%), and had evidence of systemic disease (65%). Most primary cancers were of the breast (48%), lung (23%), or lymphatics (19%). Treatment arms were well balanced, except that more patients randomized to methotrexate had breast cancer (61% v 33%) and were without evidence of systemic cancer (21% v 4%). No patient had important neurologic improvement with therapy, and 75% deteriorated neurologically within 8 weeks of initiating therapy. Survival ranged from 4 days to 110.5+ weeks. Median survival for patients receiving methot...Continue Reading

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