Preliminary experience with Mitolactol in advanced tumors of the orofacial region and the larynx.

Mitolactol (Dibromodulcitol "DBD"; RlobromolR) an alkylating agent was applied in a clinical series of twenty advanced or relapsing cases of malignant tumors of the orofacial region and the larynx. It was administered orally in a mean total dose of 127 mg/kg/30 days. In 45% of the patients the treatment resulted in a diminution of tumors by more than 50%, with remission lasting 1-4 months.