1986
Twenty years of MOPP therapy for Hodgkin's disease.
Longo D, Young R, Wesley M, Hubbard S, Duffey P, Jaffe E, DeVita V. Twenty years of MOPP therapy for Hodgkin's disease. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 1986, 4: 1295-306. PMID: 3528400, DOI: 10.1200/jco.1986.4.9.1295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd of treatmentHodgkin's diseaseComplete responseDisease patientsLymphocyte-depleted typeHodgkin's disease patientsHigher CR rateResults of treatmentMOPP therapyB symptomsIntercurrent illnessComplete remissionLonger remissionsCR rateHodgkin's lymphomaLonger survivalBiopsy specimensPatientsHigh dosesDiseaseRemissionLymphomaMore cyclesTreatmentLarge cells
1985
Current Management of Hodgkin’s Disease
Behrens B, Young R, DeVita V. Current Management of Hodgkin’s Disease. Drugs 1985, 30: 355-367. PMID: 3905335, DOI: 10.2165/00003495-198530040-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplete remissionHodgkin's diseaseDurable complete remissionAcute side effectsCombination chemotherapy programsLong-term complicationsPrognosis of patientsImproved treatment approachesProbable cureInduction therapySalvage therapyMost patientsTerm complicationsChemotherapy programSuch patientsStandard radiotherapySpecific therapySide effectsTreatment approachesPatientsCurrent managementCurrent trialDiseaseTherapyRemissionProMACE-MOPP combination chemotherapy for diffuse lymphomas.
Fisher R, Young R, Longo D, DeVita V. ProMACE-MOPP combination chemotherapy for diffuse lymphomas. Seminars In Oncology 1985, 12: 29-32. PMID: 2579441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplete remissionCombination chemotherapyAdvanced stageComplete response rateLong-term survivalMOPP combination chemotherapyC-MOPPComplete respondersNew regimenHodgkin's lymphomaBurkitt's lymphomaDiffuse lymphomaResponse rateFatal diseaseLymphomaPatientsDeath rateNCI studyHigh gradeRemissionChemotherapyDiseaseLarge cellsMyelosuppressionRegimen
1984
BCVPP chemotherapy for advanced Hodgkin's disease: evidence for greater duration of complete remission, greater survival, and less toxicity than with a MOPP regimen. Results of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group study.
Bakemeier R, Anderson J, Costello W, Rosner G, Horton J, Glick J, Hines J, Berard C, DeVita V. BCVPP chemotherapy for advanced Hodgkin's disease: evidence for greater duration of complete remission, greater survival, and less toxicity than with a MOPP regimen. Results of the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1984, 101: 447-56. PMID: 6089632, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-101-4-447.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBlood Cell CountCarmustineClinical Trials as TopicCombined Modality TherapyCyclophosphamideFemaleGastrointestinal DiseasesHematologic DiseasesHodgkin DiseaseHumansMaleMechlorethamineNeoplasm StagingPeripheral Nervous System DiseasesPrednisoneProcarbazineRandom AllocationVinblastineVincristineConceptsAdvanced Hodgkin's diseaseHodgkin's diseaseUntreated patientsEastern Cooperative Oncology Group studyDuration of complete remissionRandomized prospective studyTreatment of patientsMOPP regimenHematologic toxicityInduction chemotherapyComplete remissionChemotherapy regimensRemission rateNeurological toxicityProspective studyMOPPRemissionTherapeutic benefitChemotherapyPatientsInduction phaseDiseaseToxicityGroup studyDurationProlonged initial remission in patients with nodular mixed lymphoma.
Longo D, Young R, Hubbard S, Wesley M, Fisher R, Jaffe E, Berard C, DeVita V. Prolonged initial remission in patients with nodular mixed lymphoma. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1984, 100: 651-6. PMID: 6370065, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-100-5-651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCombined Modality TherapyCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinEtoposideFemaleHumansLeucovorinLymphoma, FollicularMaleMechlorethamineMethotrexateMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPrednisoneProcarbazinePrognosisRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsVincristineConceptsNodular mixed lymphomaComplete response rateMixed lymphomaComplete respondersInitial remissionMedian survivalResponse rateOverall complete response ratePrimary treatment regimensBone marrow involvementLactate dehydrogenase levelsNational Cancer InstituteAverage remissionB symptomsComplete remissionFirst remissionMarrow involvementShorter survivalTreatment regimensDehydrogenase levelsRemissionPatientsStage ICancer InstituteLymphoma25 THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH IN THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE
DeVita V, Goidin A. 25 THERAPEUTIC RESEARCH IN THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. 1984, 499-526. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-667980-9.50032-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCombination of drugsTypes of tumorsNational Cancer InstituteGroup of diseasesDosage scheduleCancer therapistClinical oncologistsCancer InstituteExperimental animalsBeneficial effectsTherapeutic researchTumorsDrugsTreatmentSignificant numberField of medicineRemissionChemotherapyPatientsSurgeryOncologistsRadiotherapyCancerDiseasePhysicians
1981
The consequences of the chemotherapy of Hodgkin's disease: The 10th David A. Karnofsky memorial lecture
Devita V. The consequences of the chemotherapy of Hodgkin's disease: The 10th David A. Karnofsky memorial lecture. Cancer 1981, 47: 1-13. PMID: 6970069, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19810101)47:1<1::aid-cncr2820470102>3.0.co;2-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHodgkin's diseaseLong-term adverse consequencesPresence of symptomsNational Cancer InstituteMOPP programComplete remissionNodular sclerosisHistologic subtypeImmunosuppressive drugsNational mortalityEffective chemotherapyDrug treatmentCancer InstituteChemotherapyDiseaseCarcinogenic effectsAdverse effectsYoung populationMOPPAdverse consequencesImportant negative influenceRemissionSclerosisPatientsPrognosis
1979
Prolonged disease-free survival in Hodgkin's disease with MOPP reinduction after first relapse.
Fisher R, DeVita V, Hubbard S, Simon R, Young R. Prolonged disease-free survival in Hodgkin's disease with MOPP reinduction after first relapse. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1979, 90: 761-3. PMID: 434676, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-90-5-761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHodgkin's diseaseProlonged disease-free survivalDisease-free survivalLong-term survivalMOPP chemotherapyMOPP therapyComplete remissionMedian survivalMedian durationRe-treatmentMOPPRemissionHodgkinPatientsRelapseReinductionNitrogen mustardMonthsSurvivalDiseasePrednisoneDurationProcarbazineChemotherapyVincristine
1978
Advanced Ovarian Adenocarcinoma — A Prospective Clinical Trial of Melphalan (L-PAM) versus Combination Chemotherapy
Young R, Chabner B, Hubbard S, Fisher R, Bender R, Anderson T, Simon R, Canellos G, DeVita V. Advanced Ovarian Adenocarcinoma — A Prospective Clinical Trial of Melphalan (L-PAM) versus Combination Chemotherapy. New England Journal Of Medicine 1978, 299: 1261-1266. PMID: 101843, DOI: 10.1056/nejm197812072992301.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced ovarian adenocarcinomaFour-drug combinationOverall response rateOvarian adenocarcinomaComplete remissionMedian survivalResidual diseaseResponse rateHigher overall response rateExtensive residual diseaseFour-drug regimenProspective clinical trialsLonger median survivalMinimal residual diseaseAdvanced diseaseCombination chemotherapyClinical trialsSevere toxicityMelphalanPatientsAdenocarcinomaDiseaseRemissionTrialsSurvivalHigh volume intraperitoneal chemotherapy (“Belly bath”) for ovarian cancer
Jones R, Myers C, Guarino A, Dedrick R, Hubbard S, DeVita V. High volume intraperitoneal chemotherapy (“Belly bath”) for ovarian cancer. Cancer Chemotherapy And Pharmacology 1978, 1: 161-166. PMID: 373916, DOI: 10.1007/bf00253116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerIntraperitoneal chemotherapyPhase I clinical trialAdvanced stage diseaseIntraperitoneal fluid volumeIntraperitoneal methotrexateComplete remissionTreatment modalitiesPharmacologic principlesClinical trialsPeritoneal cavityTherapeutic effectivenessChemotherapyPharmacokinetic modelingDialysis fluidToxicologic studiesCancerFluid volumeDrug distributionRational chemotherapyFurther investigationRemissionPatientsMethotrexatePharmacokineticsPatterns of relapse in advanced Hodgkin's disease treated with combination chemotherapy
Young R, Canellos G, Chabner B, Hubbard S, Devita V. Patterns of relapse in advanced Hodgkin's disease treated with combination chemotherapy. Cancer 1978, 42: 1001-1007. PMID: 688174, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197808)42:2+<1001::aid-cncr2820420723>3.0.co;2-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPatterns of relapseAdvanced Hodgkin's diseaseComplete remissionCombination chemotherapyHodgkin's diseasePrevious diseaseNodal sitesNodular sclerosis histologyProphylactic radiation therapyLeft supraclavicular areaSite of diseaseNodal diseaseSystemic symptomsSupraclavicular areaRadiation therapyRelapse increasesNodal areasPatientsRelapseDiseaseRemissionChemotherapyHistologyTherapyThe chemotherapy of Hodgkin's disease. Past experiences and future directions
Devita V, Lewis B, Rozencweig M, Muggia F. The chemotherapy of Hodgkin's disease. Past experiences and future directions. Cancer 1978, 42: 979-990. PMID: 356960, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197808)42:2+<979::aid-cncr2820420721>3.0.co;2-s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHodgkin's diseaseCombination chemotherapyAntitumor response rateAdvanced Hodgkin's diseaseComplete remissionDrug therapyDrug combinationsEffective treatmentTherapeutic experimentsAntitumor effectsResponse rateChemotherapyClinical investigatorsNatural historyEffective agentDiseasePatientsMarked increaseTreatmentNitrogen mustardRemissionTherapy
1977
Peritoneoscopy: a technique to evaluate therapeutic efficacy in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients.
Anderson T, Bender R, Rosenoff S, Brereton H, Chabner B, DeVita V, Hubbard S, Young R. Peritoneoscopy: a technique to evaluate therapeutic efficacy in non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1977, 61: 1017-22. PMID: 143345.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHodgkin's lymphoma patientsPercutaneous liver biopsyLymphoma patientsHepatic involvementLiver biopsyComplete clinical remissionLow morbidity rateActive diseaseClinical relapseClinical remissionIntensive chemotherapyPersistent diseaseLess morbidityMorbidity rateHodgkin's lymphomaPatientsTherapeutic efficacyBiopsyRelapseLymphomaDiseaseInvolvementLaparotomyRemissionMorbidity
1976
Combined modality treatment of American Burkittapos;s lymphoma
Ziegler J, Devita V, Graw R, Herzig G, Leventhal B, Levine A, Pomeroy T. Combined modality treatment of American Burkittapos;s lymphoma. Cancer 1976, 38: 2225-2231. PMID: 1036716, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197612)38:6<2225::aid-cncr2820380606>3.0.co;2-f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBurkitt's lymphomaCombined modality treatmentBone marrow autograftsMajor therapeutic goalPrevention of relapseThird remissionFirst remissionIntensive chemotherapyComplete responseModality treatmentInitial treatmentAmerican patientsMarrow autograftsRisk factorsClinical trialsTherapeutic goalsPatientsLymphomaRemissionChemotherapyTreatmentImmunotherapyRelapseRadiotherapyAutograftPneumocystis pneumonia in patients with cancer: clinical setting.
DeVita V, Goodell B, Hubbard S, Geelhoed G, Young R. Pneumocystis pneumonia in patients with cancer: clinical setting. National Cancer Institute Monograph 1976, 43: 41-7. PMID: 1087959.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPneumocystis pneumoniaClinical settingTreated with combination chemotherapyDevelopment of Pneumocystis pneumoniaWithdrawal of chemotherapyCombination chemotherapyClinical remissionHematologic malignanciesEmpirical treatmentSolid tumorsInfectious deathCancer patientsPatientsPentamidine isethionatePneumoniaAcute formChemotherapyTumorCancerRemissionUncontrolled growthMalignancyPneumocystisChemotherapy of the Blastic Phase of Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia: Hypodiploidy and Response to Therapy
Canellos G, DeVita V, Whang-Peng J, Chabner B, Schein P, Young R. Chemotherapy of the Blastic Phase of Chronic Granulocytic Leukemia: Hypodiploidy and Response to Therapy. Blood 1976, 47: 1003-1009. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v47.6.1003.1003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChromosome-positive chronic granulocytic leukemiaChronic granulocytic leukemiaBlastic phaseComplete remissionPrior splenectomyComplete remittersGranulocytic leukemiaCytosine arabinosidePhiladelphia chromosome-positive chronic granulocytic leukemiaNonsplenectomized groupPrednisone groupPartial remissionMedian survivalElective splenectomyPartial responseSecondary therapyChronic phaseOpposite regimenRemissionPrednisoneVincristineSplenectomyChemotherapyPatientsCell linesChemotherapy of the blastic phase of chronic granulocytic leukemia: hypodiploidy and response to therapy.
Canellos G, DeVita V, Whang-Peng J, Chabner B, Schein P, Young R. Chemotherapy of the blastic phase of chronic granulocytic leukemia: hypodiploidy and response to therapy. Blood 1976, 47: 1003-9. PMID: 1064434, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v47.6.1003.bloodjournal4761003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromosome-positive chronic granulocytic leukemiaChronic granulocytic leukemiaBlastic phaseComplete remissionPrior splenectomyComplete remittersGranulocytic leukemiaCytosine arabinosidePhiladelphia chromosome-positive chronic granulocytic leukemiaNonsplenectomized groupPrednisone groupPartial remissionMedian survivalElective splenectomyPartial responseSecondary therapyChronic phaseOpposite regimenRemissionSplenectomyVincristinePrednisoneChemotherapyPatientsCell lines
1975
Peritoneoscopy: a valuable staging tool in ovarian carcinoma.
Rosenoff S, Young R, Anderson T, Bagley C, Chabner B, Schein P, Hubbard S, DeVita V. Peritoneoscopy: a valuable staging tool in ovarian carcinoma. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1975, 83: 37-41. PMID: 125057, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-83-1-37.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian carcinomaApparent clinical remissionValuable staging toolAdvanced diseaseClinical remissionExploratory laparotomyConsecutive patientsDiaphragmatic involvementPretreatment evaluationAbdominal radiotherapyTherapeutic failureLaboratory examinationsStaging toolPatientsCarcinomaLiver areaLaparotomyPeritoneoscopySecond lookPercentRemissionRadiotherapyRoentgenologicTherapyPelvisResults of combination chemotherapy of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Schein P, Chabner B, Canellos G, Young R, Berard C, DeVita V. Results of combination chemotherapy of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. British Journal Of Cancer. Supplement 1975, 2: 465-73. PMID: 1101932, PMCID: PMC2149606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplete remissionHodgkin's lymphomaCombination chemotherapyHistological subgroupsLymphocytic lymphomaMonths of treatmentDiffuse histiocytic lymphomaMOPP chemotherapyMedian durationLate recurrenceLymph nodesNodular histologyHistiocytic lymphomaRemissionExtended survivalBone marrowClinical validityLymphomaAdvanced stageChemotherapyPatientsRelapseInitial siteMonthsSurvivalNon‐Hodgkin's lymphoma: Patterns of relapse from complete remission after combination chemotherapy
Schein P, Chabner B, Canellos G, Young R, Devita V. Non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma: Patterns of relapse from complete remission after combination chemotherapy. Cancer 1975, 35: 354-357. PMID: 1089470, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197502)35:2<354::aid-cncr2820350209>3.0.co;2-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiffuse histiocytic lymphomaComplete remissionLymphocytic lymphomaCombination chemotherapyHistiocytic lymphomaExtended disease-free survivalDisease-free survivalPatterns of relapseMonths of treatmentMaintenance chemotherapyRemission inductionLymph nodesLate recurrenceHistologic subgroupsHodgkin's lymphomaRemissionBone marrowLymphomaChemotherapyAggressive attemptsPatientsRelapseInitial siteTreatmentRecurrence