TABLE 2

Treatment Levels and Toxicity

<2.96 GBq (<80 mCi)2.96 GBq (80 mCi)3.7 GBq (100 mCi)
StratumNo. TreatedNo. with DLT*Type DLT*No. TreatedNo. with DLT*Type DLT*No. TreatedNo. with DLT*Type DLT*
A (n = 19)22 (100)Hematologic; MDS80None93 (33)Hematologic; MDS
B (n = 16)32 (67)Neuromotor; aphasia100None32 (67)Hematologic
C (n = 12)00None60None63 (50)Hematologic; aphasia
Total54 (80)Hematologic; MDS; neuromotor240None187 (39)Hematologic; MDS; aphasia
  • * DLT: (a) grade 3 or greater nonhematologic toxicity attributable to 131I-ch81C6; or (b) hematologic toxicity occurring within 6 wk of 131I-ch81C6 administration and consisting of >14 d of either an absolute neutrophil count of <500 cells per milliliter or a platelet count of <20,000 platelets per milliliter.

  • MDS = myelodysplasia.

  • Includes 1 patient inadvertently treated with 4.44 GBq (120 mCi) who did not experience DLT.

  • Values in parentheses are percentages.