Efficacy of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization using pirarubicin-loaded microspheres combined with lobaplatin for primary liver cancer. Drug-eluting beads show good safety and promising efficacy when used as part of a transarterial chemoembolization regimen for primary liver cancer. However, data on the clinical efficacy and safety of pirarubicin-loaded beads combined with lobaplatin are lacking in China. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization using pirarubicin-loaded beads combined with lobaplatin for primary liver cancer. Between January 2019 and March 2020, 60 patients with primary liver cancer were selected at Hebei North University Affiliated First Hospital. According to different treatment methods, the participants were categorized into two
Higher efficacy and reduced adverse reactions in neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer by using pegylated liposomal doxorubicin compared with pirarubicin. The present study aimed to investigate the efficacy and toxicity of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) in preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with breast cancer by comparing with conventional anthracycline. This study
Safety and efficacy of intensive instillation of low-dose pirarubicin vs. bacillus Calmette-Guérin in patients with high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer. To evaluate the safety and efficacy of intensive intravesical instillation of low-dose pirarubicin (THP) for 6 times vs. bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) without maintenance therapy after transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT
Efficacy of combination-chemotherapy with pirarubicin, ifosfamide, and etoposide for soft tissue sarcoma: a single-institution retrospective analysis. The standard chemotherapy regimens for soft tissue sarcoma are doxorubicin-based. This retrospective study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of pirarubicin, ifosfamide, and etoposide combination therapy for patients with this disease . Between 2008 and 2017, 25 patients with soft tissue sarcoma were treated with pirarubicin (30 mg/m, 2 days), ifosfamide (2 g/m, 5 days), and etoposide (100 mg/m, 3 days) every 3 weeks. The primary endpoint was overall response, and the secondary endpoint was adverse events of this regimen. Responses to this regimen according to RECIST criteria were partial response (n = 9, 36%), stable disease (n = 9
3D-STI evaluation of the effect of dexrazoxane on the mechanical properties of right ventricular myocardium in breast cancer patients treated with pirarubicin. Observation indexes used to evaluate the effect of dexrazoxane-anthracycline combinations in breast cancer often only take into account the clinical symptoms, or left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), biomarkers [such as creatine kinase MB (CK-MB), brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and cardiac troponin T (cTnT)], or tumor recurrence rate, improvement of autonomic nerve function or economic benefits. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of dexrazoxane on the changes of mechanical properties of right ventricular myocardium in patients who underwent pirarubicin chemotherapy with three-dimensional speckle-tracking imaging (3D-STI
Randomized Study of Postoperative Single Intravesical Instillation With Pirarubicin and Mitomycin C for Low-risk Bladder Cancer. To assess the prophylactic efficacy of postoperative single intravesical instillation with pirarubicin (THP) and mitomycin C (MMC) for low-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMBC). A total of 103 clinically low-risk NMBC patients were preoperatively randomized
Efficacy analysis of a novel thermochemotherapy scheme with pirarubicin for intermediate- and high-risk nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer: a single-institution nonrandomized concurrent controlled trial. To compare the efficacy and safety of a novel thermochemotherapy scheme and the instillation of pirarubicin (THP) without hyperthermia in patients with intermediate- and high-risk nonmuscle
Protective Effects of Apocynum venetum Against Pirarubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity. Pirarubicin (THP) is an anthracycline antibiotic, frequently used for the treatment of various human cancers. Unfortunately, the clinical effectiveness of THP is limited by its dose-related cardiotoxicity. leaf extract is an extract of the dried leaves of L. (a member of the family, AVLE) that has many
Observation of clinical efficacy and toxic and side effects of pirarubicin combined with cytarabine on acute myeloid leukemia. Efficacy and toxic and side effects of pirarubicin combined with cytarabine and mitoxantrone combined with cytarabine on the treatment of initially treated acute myeloid leukemia (AML) were compared. A retrospective analysis was performed on the medical records of 76 AML patients who were initially treated in Weifang People's Hospital. Among them, 36 patients (observation group) were treated with pirarubicin combined with cytarabine, and 40 patients (control group) were treated with mitoxantrone combined with cytarabine. The efficacy and toxic and side effects on patients in the two groups were observed. There was no statistically significant difference in the complete
Randomized study of intravesical pirarubicin chemotherapy with low and intermediate-risk nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer in Japan: Comparison of a single immediate postoperative intravesical instillation with short-term adjuvant intravesical instillatio The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy, defined by the 3-year tumor recurrence-free survival rate, of intravesical chemotherapy using pirarubicin (THP) in patients with low or intermediate-risk nonmuscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Between October 2010 and January 2015, 206 patients were enrolled, and finally 113 were randomized to receive either a single immediate postoperative intravesical instillation of THP (30 mg) (Group A), or 8 additional weekly intravesical instillations of THP (30 mg) after a single
Prospective randomized controlled trial of postoperative early intravesical chemotherapy with pirarubicin (THP) for solitary non-muscle invasive bladder cancer comparing single and two-time instillation. Single immediate intravesical instillation of chemotherapy after transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) has been the gold standard treatment for patients with low- and intermediate -risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Herein, we conducted a multicenter prospective randomized controlled trial in Japan, comparing recurrence-free survival between single and two-time instillation of pirarubicin (THP) for solitary NMIBC. Between 2005 and 2009, 257 patients with solitary NMIBC were enrolled and randomized to single instillation of THP (30 mg/50 mL) immediately after TURBT
A Phase III trial of a single early intravesical instillation of pirarubicin to prevent bladder recurrence after radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma (JCOG1403, UTUC THP Phase III). Observation is the current standard for managing cases of Stage 0a-III upper tract urothelial carcinoma after radical nephroureterectomy. A randomized Phase III trial commenced in Japan during October 2016. The trial is designed to investigate the superiority of a single early intravesical instillation of pirarubicin, compared with observation, in terms of relapse-free survival after radical nephroureterectomy for Stage 0a-III upper tract urothelial carcinoma. During a 5-year period, 310 patients will be recruited from 43 Japanese institutions. The primary endpoint is defined
Application of pirarubicin photosensitizer fluorescence cystoscopy in early detection of bladder cancer The aim of this study was to investigate the value of pirarubicin (THP) photosensitizer fluorescence cystoscopy for the early diagnosis of bladder cancer. From January 2012 to June 2015, 25 patients with painless gross hematuria, were injected with THP 15 min prior to surgery and subsequently
Efficacy and safety of pirarubicin plus capecitabine versus pirarubicin plus cyclophosphamide in Chinese node-negative breast cancer patients: a 4-year open-label, randomized, controlled study. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of adjuvant chemotherapy with pirarubicin plus capecitabine (AX regimen) in Chinese node-negative breast cancer (BCa) patients. Two hundred eighty Chinese pT1-2N0M0 BCa patients under 70 years of age were equally and randomly assigned to receive four cycles of adjuvant therapy with the AX regimen or pirarubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC regimen) between January 2010 and May 2011. End points included overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), chemotherapy-induced toxicities, and quality of life (QoL). The 4-year DFS (AX vs. AC, 93.6 vs
Acute and late toxicities of pirarubicin in the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results from a clinical trial by the Japan Association of Childhood Leukemia Study. Anthracyclines are used to treat childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Even when administered at low doses, these agents are reported to cause progressive cardiac dysfunction. We conducted a clinical trial comparing the toxicities of two anthracyclines, pirarubicin (THP) and daunorubicin (DNR), in the treatment of childhood ALL. The results from our study that relate to acute and late toxicities are reported here. 276 children with B-ALL were enrolled in the trial from April 1997 to March 2002 and were randomly assigned to receive a regimen including either THP (25 mg/m × 11) or DNR (30 mg/m × 11). Acute
Targeting the MIR34C-5p-ATG4B-autophagy axis enhances the sensitivity of cervical cancer cells to pirarubicinPirarubicin (THP) is a newer generation anthracycline anticancer drug. In the clinic, THP and THP-based combination therapies have been demonstrated to be effective against various tumors without severe side effects. However, previous clinical studies have shown that most patients
Efficacy and safety of pirarubicin combined with hyaluronic acid for non-muscle invasive bladder cancer after transurethral resection: a prospective, randomized study. To verify the efficacy and safety of intravesical instillation of pirarubicin combined with hyaluronic acid after TURBT in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer patients. We conducted a prospective study recruiting 127 eligible patients from 2008 to 2010. Patients were randomly assigned to Group A (pirarubicin combined with hyaluronic acid) and Group B (pirarubicin alone). Patients' demographics, treatment efficacy on recurrence, visual analog scale score, and postoperative complications were evaluated and analyzed during observation. After the first month of intravesical chemotherapy, a perceptible relief of pelvic pain
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy of breast cancer with pirarubicin versus epirubicin in combination with cyclophosphamide and docetaxel. Breast cancers (BC) are treated with surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) is an emerging treatment option in many cancers and is given before primary therapy to shrink tumor size. The efficacy of NACT in varied settings of BC , such as inoperable tumors, borderline resectable tumors, and breast-conserving surgery, has been debated extensively in literature, and the results remain unclear and depended on a wide variety of factors such as cancer type, disease extent, and the specific combination of chemotherapy drugs. This study was performed to examine the efficacy, toxicity, and tolerability of pirarubicin (THP) and epirubicin (EPI
A genome-wide association study identifies WT1 variant with better response to 5-fluorouracil, pirarubicin and cyclophosphamide neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer patients Breast cancer is believed to result from the interplay of genetic and non-genetic risk factors, and individual genetic variation may influence the efficacy of chemotherapy. Here we conducted a genome-wide association
[Prospective multicentre study of chemotherapeutic regimen containing pirarubicin on the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia in adults.] To compare the efficacy and toxicity of the chemotherapeutic regimen containing pirarubicin and mitoxantrone on the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) in adults. In this open prospective multicentre study, we randomly assigned patients with relapsed or refractory AML to receive TAE regimen (pirarubicin+cytarabine+etoposide) versus MAE regimen (mitoxantrone + cytarabine + etoposide). The efficacy and toxicity were compared between the two groups. 56 patients entered this clinical trial. The complete remission (CR) rate on TAE arm was 79.0% versus 55.6% on MAE arm with the overall response (OR) rates of 86.8