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    Comparative Analysis of Adriamycin Toxicity between Continuous Infusion and Bolus Infusion
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    Objective To compare the adriamycin(ADM) toxicities of cardiac,liver,blood and digestive system when administered by continuous infusion(CI) and bolus infusion(BL) in malignant tumor.Methods 70 cases of malignancy patients are divided into 2 groups to receive either 72~96 hour continuous infusion of ADM(CI group,60~90 mg/m2,n=35) or 30-minute bolus infusion of ADM(BL group,50~60 mg/m2,n=35).The toxicities in cardiac,liver,blood and digestive system were observed.Results When the total dose of ADM was over 400 mg/m2,there was a significant difference in cardiac toxicity between these two groups(P0.05).The liver toxicity was different between these two groups when the total dose of ADM was between 200~300 mg/m2(P0.05) and was more significantly different when it was over 300 mg/m2.There was also a markedly difference in the toxicity of digestive system(P0.01).But was not in blood toxicity(P0.05).Conclusion Compared with ADM bolus infusion,ADM continuous infusion can reduce the toxicity cardiac,liver and digestive system,but has no influence on blood toxicity.
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    In 75 children with mainly lymphoid malignancies, adriamycin was used as part of the treatment. Three groups were distinguished: group I (n = 18), with an adriamycin dose of 30 mg/m2 as bolus; group II (n = 30), with a dose of 100 mg/m2 divided over 2 subsequent days; and group HI (n = 27), with a dose of adriamycin of 100 mg/m2 given as a 24-h infusion. The tolerance of the low dose was the best. In group III small differences in the tolerance were observed. The recovery of the white blood cell count showed a delay in the infusion group, whereas the bolus injection group showed more vomiting. Severe vascular lesions occurred in the infusion group. The use of 24-h infusions of adriamycin is feasible when central venous accesses or totally subcutaneous intravenous devices are used. According to the literature, when long-term invasions of adriamycin are used, the risk of cardiomyopathy is diminished, without influencing the antitumor activity of adriamycin.
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