Combination therapy consisting of gemcitabine, carboplatin, and docetaxel as an active treatment for advanced urothelial carcinoma
Combination therapy consisting of gemcitabine, carboplatin, and docetaxel as an active treatment for advanced urothelial carcinoma
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DOI:
10.1007/s10147-011-0224-4
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发表时间:
2011-03
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
H. Tsuruta;T. Inoue;S. Narita;Y. Horikawa;M. Saito*;T. Obara;K. Numakura;S. Maita;S. Satoh
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H. Tsuruta;T. Inoue;S. Narita;Y. Horikawa;M. Saito*;T. Obara;K. Numakura;S. Maita;S. Satoh
BackgroundTo evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of a combination chemotherapy consisting of gemcitabine, carboplatin, and docetaxel (GCD) in patients with advanced urothelial carcinoma (UC) as a phase II trial.Materials and methodsPatients with metastatic or locally advanced unresectable UC were eligible for this trial. All enrolled patients were considered to be “unfit” for cisplatin-based chemotherapy, or to have methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, cisplatin (MVAC)-refractory UC. The chemotherapy regimen consisted of gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2on days 1 and 8, and carboplatin (with a target area under the curve of 5) and docetaxel 70 mg/m2on day 1; this was repeated every 21 days.ResultsThirty-five patients were enrolled, with a median age of 68 years. A total of 89 cycles were administered (median, 2 cycles). Major toxicities were Grade 3/4 neutropenia in 28 (80.0%) patients and Grade 3/4 thrombocytopenia in 18 (51.5%). An objective response rate (ORR) was 11 of 21 patients (52.4%), including a complete response in 1 (4.8%). The median overall survival (OS) was 13.1 months (1-year survival rate, 60%) and the median progression-free survival (PFS) was 5.0 months. Among 16 patients who had previously received MVAC, the ORR, the median PFS, the median OS and 1-year survival rate was 56.3%, 5.0 months, 12.6 months and 54%, respectively.ConclusionsGCD chemotherapy is active and well tolerated as a first- or second-line therapy for patients with advanced UC. Response rate, duration and survival did not differ between those with and without a history of MVAC treatment.