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eflornithine and Distorted Hearing

eflornithine has been researched along with Distorted Hearing in 6 studies

Eflornithine: An inhibitor of ORNITHINE DECARBOXYLASE, the rate limiting enzyme of the polyamine biosynthetic pathway.
eflornithine : A fluoroamino acid that is ornithine substituted by a difluoromethyl group at position 2.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"Eflornithine was offered as compassionate treatment of 33 episodes of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in 31 patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who were intolerant of and/or unresponsive to conventional trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or pentamidine therapy."7.68Eflornithine treatment of refractory Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. ( Boylen, CT; Gilman, TM; Heseltine, PN; Paulson, YJ; Sharma, OP, 1992)
"Eflornithine was offered as compassionate treatment of 33 episodes of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in 31 patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome who were intolerant of and/or unresponsive to conventional trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or pentamidine therapy."3.68Eflornithine treatment of refractory Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. ( Boylen, CT; Gilman, TM; Heseltine, PN; Paulson, YJ; Sharma, OP, 1992)
"Patients with resected superficial bladder cancers were studied."2.68Toxicity evaluation of difluoromethylornithine: doses for chemoprevention trials. ( Loprinzi, CL; Love, RR; Messing, EM; Morton, RF; Novotny, P; O'Fallon, JR; Poon, MA; Quella, SK; Trump, DL, 1996)

Research

Studies (6)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (16.67)18.7374
1990's5 (83.33)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Loprinzi, CL1
Messing, EM1
O'Fallon, JR1
Poon, MA1
Love, RR2
Quella, SK1
Trump, DL1
Morton, RF1
Novotny, P1
Pasic, TR1
Heisey, D1
Paulson, YJ1
Gilman, TM1
Heseltine, PN1
Sharma, OP1
Boylen, CT1
Croghan, MK1
Aickin, MG1
Meyskens, FL1
Marks, SC1
Mattox, DE1
Casero, RA1
Schweitzer, L1
Casseday, JH1
Sjoerdsma, A1
McCann, PP1
Bartolome, JV1

Trials

2 trials available for eflornithine and Distorted Hearing

ArticleYear
Toxicity evaluation of difluoromethylornithine: doses for chemoprevention trials.
    Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 1996, Volume: 5, Issue:5

    Topics: Antineoplastic Agents; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell; Chemoprevention; Dose-Response Relationship, Dr

1996
alpha-difluoromethylornithine ototoxicity. Chemoprevention clinical trial results.
    Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery, 1997, Volume: 123, Issue:12

    Topics: Anticarcinogenic Agents; Audiometry; Auditory Threshold; Clinical Trials, Phase I as Topic; Clinical

1997

Other Studies

4 other studies available for eflornithine and Distorted Hearing

ArticleYear
Eflornithine treatment of refractory Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.
    Chest, 1992, Volume: 101, Issue:1

    Topics: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Adult; Eflornithine; Female; Hearing Disorders; Humans; Male; Pn

1992
Dose-related alpha-difluoromethylornithine ototoxicity.
    American journal of clinical oncology, 1991, Volume: 14, Issue:4

    Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Audiometry; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug Evaluation;

1991
The effects of DFMO on polyamine metabolism in the inner ear.
    Hearing research, 1991, Volume: 53, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Ear, Inner; Eflornithine; Guinea Pigs; Hearing; Hearing Disorders; Male; Ornithine Decarbox

1991
Identification of polyamines in the cochlea of the rat and their potential role in hearing.
    Brain research bulletin, 1986, Volume: 16, Issue:2

    Topics: Animals; Auditory Threshold; Cochlea; Eflornithine; Hearing; Hearing Disorders; Male; Ornithine; Orn

1986