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Description medications: Benzotef (Benzotephum)

BENZOTEF (Benzotephum).

N-Benzoyl-N ', N "-di (ethylene) -triamid phosphoric acid or dietilenimid benzoilamidofosfornoy acid.

The white crystalline powder and odorless. Soluble in water (1:10), alcohol, chloroform. Aqueous solutions are easily hydrolyzed.

According to the antitumor activity and mechanism of action benzotef not significantly different from other compounds containing the group ethyleneimine (tiofosfamid, Dipin et al.).

Applied with ovarian cancer, especially if ascites metastases in retroperitoneal lymph nodes and omentum, in breast cancer (in the later stages and metastases to the lungs with pleural involvement and effusion in the pleural cavity), as well as other carcinomatous pleurisy and ascites.

Administered intravenously at a dose of 0.024 g (24 mg) in 20 ml of sterile isotonic sodium chloride solution. Usually administered 3 times a week and in poor tolerability (nausea, vomiting), the intervals between doses increased by 1 - 2 days. The course of treatment 15 - 20 injections. Patients in whom the number of leukocytes and platelets rapidly decreases, the number of administrations to be reduced. complete the course of treatment while reducing the number of leukocytes to 3 x 10 9 / L and platelets 100 x 10 9 / L.

When pleurisy carcinomatous ascites or drug is administered in a dose of 24 mg 48 (20 - 40 ml) in a cavity upon evacuation of fluid.

Repeated treatment may be carried out after 1 - 3 months, with the restoration of blood picture.

Treatment is carried out under systematic hematological control. Benzotef sometimes slightly better tolerated than thiotepa, but it, as well as thiotepa may cause leucopenia and thrombocytopenia, and in large doses - pancytopenia.

With a sharp decrease in the number of white blood cells and platelets, the introduction of the drug is stopped, the number of blood transfusions or stimulating leukocyte and platelet mass prescribed stimulants leykopoeza. The drug can also cause nausea and vomiting; administered if necessary in these cases chlorpromazine or other antiemetic agents.

Benzotef contraindicated in severe cachexia, leukopenia (leykopitov less than 4 x 10 9 / L), severe anemia, with active tuberculosis, violations of liver and kidney function, severe circulatory failure.

Product: in the hermetically sealed ampoules or capped vials containing 0.025 mg (25 mg) of the drug. The solutions were aseptically prepared immediately before use.

Storage: List A. In the dark place at a temperature not higher than + 5 C.