Case Report

Outpatient and Home Chemotherapy with Novel Local Control Strategies in Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor

Table 1

Outpatient DSRCT chemotherapy: doses and schedule.

AgentDoseRouteComments

Preadjuvant phase of therapy (every 3 weeks 4 cycles)

Vincristine1.5 mg/m2 iv over 2–15 minutesMax dose 2 mg; day 1 only
Etoposide150 mg/m2 iv over 1 hourDay 1 only
Dexrazoxane750 mg/m2 iv over 15 minutesJust before doxorubicin
Doxorubicin 75 mg/m2 iv over 15 minutesDay 1 only
Ifosfamide3 g/m2 iv daily 3Continuous infusion. Mix
+ MESNA3 g/m2 iv daily 4with MESNA in 240–360 mL NS days 1, 2, 3.
MESNA only day 4 (portable pump as outpatient)

CHPP phase

Cisplatin100 mg/m2IntraperitonealAs continuous peritoneal perfusion at 42°C 1.5 hr

Radio sensitization during RT

Temozolomide75 mg/m2poDaily 5 2 weeks
Bevacizumab5 mg/kgivq2 weeks 2 doses begin before RT

Pre-RT (2 cycles) and post-RT (10 cycles)

Temozolomide100 mg/m2poDaily 5 each month
Irinotecan10 mg/m2 ivDaily 5 2 weeks each month; may do as home infusions

Chronic continuation chemotherapy

Valproate500 mg/m2poDaily; divide BID monitor level <100
Rapamycin2 mg/m2poDaily round to nearest mg
Cyclophosphamide25 mgpoIf >1.5 m2 may give 50 mg daily. Monitor cbc