Acute toxicity from BOPP (BCNU, vincristine, procarbazine, cisplatinum) chemotherapy for glioblastoma multiforme.

Between January 1988 and October 1988, we treated 12 patients with glioblastoma multiforme with BOPP chemotherapy after surgery and radiotherapy. The protocol consisted of BCNU 50 mg/m2 days 1-3, vincristine 1.4 mg/m2 (maximum 2 mg) day 1, procarbazine 50 mg/m2, days 1-7 and cisplatinum 20 mg/m2, days 1-3. All patients had at least three courses of chemotherapy ECOG toxicity criteria were used. We observed 9/12 changes in WBC, 7/12 in Hgb. All patients had nausea and vomiting. We also observed 2/12 neuropathies related to CNS. Other toxicities were not observed.