Treatment of acute leukemia with rifampin and low dose harringtonine. Analysis of 14 cases.

Abstract

We evaluate the efficacy of rifampin combined with low dose harringtonine in acute leukemia (Group A, acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) 6 cases and acute non-lymphocytic leukemia (ANLL) 8 cases) in comparison with the patients treated with low dose harringtonine only (Group B, 8 ALL, and 5 ANLL). The complete remission (CR) rate in Groups A and B was 64.3% and 23.1%, while the median CR duration, 17 months and 8 months respectively, Group A was more effective than Group B. We also consider that rifampin and low dose harringtonine are more applicable for treatment of ANLL patients without peripheral leukocytosis and those complicated with infection.

• Authors: R S Liu, E G Yao, Y L Nie
• Journal: Chinese medical journal (Chin Med J (Engl)) Vol. 102 Issue 9 Pg. 695-7 (Sep 1989) ISSN: 0366-6999 [Print] China
• PMID: 2517083 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Harringtonines
• harringtonin
• Rifampin

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (therapeutic use)
• Female
• Harringtonines (administration & dosage)
• Humans
• Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute (drug therapy)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma (drug therapy)
• Rifampin (administration & dosage)