nb-506 and 7-hydroxystaurosporine

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is refractory to systemic chemotherapy, compared with small cell lung cancer. Until recently, only five drugs--cisplatin, vindesine, mitomycin, ifosfamide, and vinblastine--could produce overall response rates of 15% against NSCLC. However, recent efforts have contributed to the development of new drugs with activity against NSCLC, including irinotecan hydrochloride (CPT-11), paclitaxel, docetaxel, vinorelbine, and gemcitabine. Combination chemotherapy against NSCLC using these agents has demonstrated high response rates. In Japan, various combination chemotherapy and combined-modality regimens employing CPT-11 have been evaluated for their efficacy. Randomized controlled trials to establish new state-of-the-art treatments for NSCLC are ongoing.

Topics: Alkaloids; Animals; Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Camptothecin; Carbazoles; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Clinical Trials as Topic; Docetaxel; Glucosides; Humans; Irinotecan; Japan; Lung Neoplasms; Mitomycin; Mitomycins; Neoplasms, Experimental; Paclitaxel; Purine Nucleosides; Staurosporine; Taxoids; Treatment Outcome; Vinblastine; Vinorelbine