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Ceenu (Lomustine / Lomustine / Lomustine) - Summary

 

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WARNINGS

CeeNU (lomustine) should be administered under the supervision of a qualified physician experienced in the use of cancer chemotherapeutic agents.

Bone marrow suppression, notably thrombocytopenia and leukopenia, which may contribute to bleeding and overwhelming infections in an already compromised patient, is the most common and severe of the toxic effects of CeeNU (see WARNINGS and ADVERSE REACTIONS).

Since the major toxicity is delayed bone marrow suppression, blood counts should be monitored weekly for at least 6 weeks after a dose (see ADVERSE REACTIONS). At the recommended dosage, courses of CeeNU should not be given more frequently than every 6 weeks.

The bone marrow toxicity of CeeNU is cumulative and therefore dosage adjustment must be considered on the basis of nadir blood counts from prior dose (see dosage adjustment table under DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION).

 

CEENU SUMMARY

CeeNU ®
(lomustine)
Capsules

CeeNU® (lomustine) (CCNU) is one of the nitrosoureas used in the treatment of certain neoplastic diseases. It is 1-(2-chloro-ethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea.

CeeNU (lomustine/lomustine/lomustine) is indicated for the following:

CeeNU has been shown to be useful as a single agent in addition to other treatment modalities, or in established combination therapy with other approved chemotherapeutic agents in the following:

Brain tumors —both primary and metastatic, in patients who have already received appropriate surgical and/or radiotherapeutic procedures.

Hodgkin’s Disease —secondary therapy in combination with other approved drugs in patients who relapse while being treated with primary therapy, or who fail to respond to primary therapy.

CEENU NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Published Studies Related to Ceenu (Lomustine / Lomustine / Lomustine)

Adding lomustine to idarubicin and cytarabine for induction chemotherapy in older patients with acute myeloid leukemia: the BGMT 95 trial results. [2007.10]

Adjuvant procarbazine, lomustine, and vincristine improves progression-free survival but not overall survival in newly diagnosed anaplastic oligodendrogliomas and oligoastrocytomas: a randomized European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer phase III trial. [2006.06.20]

Randomized trial of dacarbazine versus bleomycin, vincristine, lomustine and dacarbazine (BOLD) chemotherapy combined with natural or recombinant interferon-alpha in patients with advanced melanoma. [2005.08]

Phase III randomized study of radiotherapy plus procarbazine, lomustine, and vincristine with or without BUdR for treatment of anaplastic astrocytoma: final report of RTOG 9404. [2004.03.15]

Lomustine and melphalan cannot be replaced by cyclophosphamide and etoposide without reducing efficacy in MOPPEBVCAD chemotherapy for advanced Hodgkin's disease. [2000.07]

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Clinical Trials Related to Ceenu (Lomustine / Lomustine / Lomustine)

Study of IV Edotecarin Vs Temozolomide or Carmustine (BCNU) or Lomustine (CCNU) in Patients With Glioblastoma Multiforme [Completed]

Lomustine and Intermediate Dose Cytarabine in Older Patients With AML [Completed]

Phase I : Cediranib in Combination With Lomustine Chemotherapy in Recurrent Malignant Brain Tumour [Recruiting]

6-TG, Capecitabine and Celecoxib Plus TMZ or CCNU for Anaplastic Glioma Patients [Recruiting]

Temozolomide, Thalidomide, and Lomustine (TTL) in Melanoma Patients [Recruiting]

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Page last updated: 2008-01-01

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