Abstract
Multidrug resistance is one type of chemotherapy resistance and related to two main mechanisms - the P-glycoprotein (P-gp) and DNA-Topoisomerases-related resistance. The following examination was used to test Idarubicin (IDR) efficacy in relation to P-glycoprotein expression and in its fractionated application form to also examine the quality of life in multiple pretreated leukemia patients. Idarubicin was given to 12 acute myelogenous leukemia (AML patients, 5 acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL patients and 5 chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) patients in blast crisis (BC). Remission was achieved in 5/12 AML patients (5 partial remission) and in 3/5 ALL patients (3 partial remission) and in 2/5 CML in BC a minor response. After IDR treatment all patients with P-gp overexpression (≥ 15% positive cells in the bone marrow) showed a reduction of the P-gp positive cells. As a result of this, a partial remission (PR), minor response (MR) or stable disease (NC) was reached by the most patients for at least 2 months. The toxicity of this application form was tolerable. This study shows for the first time that P-glycoprotein related resistance can be reversed by IDR in multiple pretreated patients.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | S162-S163 |
Journal | Bone Marrow Transplantation |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | SUPPL. 4 |
State | Published - 1993 |
Externally published | Yes |