Phase II study of first-line sequential chemotherapy with gemcitabine-carboplatin followed by docetaxel in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Phase II study of first-line sequential chemotherapy with gemcitabine-carboplatin followed by docetaxel in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer
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DOI:
10.1159/000086979
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发表时间:
2005-01-01
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影响因子:
3.5
通讯作者:
Antonia, S
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作者:
Chiappori, A;Simon, G;Antonia, S
Rationale: Despite the use of novel chemotherapeutic agents, patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) continue to show a poor survival. Objectives: To assess the safety and efficacy of a novel sequential and putatively non-cross-resistant chemotherapy regimen. Methods: Eligibility included: stages IV and IIIB (malignant pleural effusion), performance status 0-1, and adequate renal, hepatic and bone marrow function. Patients with previously treated and controlled brain metastases; were not excluded. Responses were determined according to the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors. 2 Treatment consisted of gemcitabine, 1,000 mg/m(2), on days 1 and 8, and carboplatin, AUC = 5, on day 1 every 4 weeks (2-4 cycles) followed by docetaxel, 75 mg/m(2), on day 1 every 3 weeks (4 cycles). Docetaxel was given after four cycles of gemcitabine-carboplatin or if progression of disease occurred, after the first two cycles. Results: Forty patients were enrolled. All patients received at least one cycle of gemcitabine-carboplatin. Due to PD, 15 patients received fewer than four cycles and only 1 received docetaxel subsequently. Of the 25 patients who completed four cycles of gemcitabine-carboplatin, 23 received docetaxel. In total, 24 patients received at least one cycle of docetaxel, and 12 patients completed four cycles of both regimens. The overall response rate was 23.6% (9/38 patients, 95% confidence interval, Cl, 11-40%), with 15.8% (6/38 patients, 95% Cl, 6-31%) and 12.5% (3/24 patients, 95% Cl, 3-32%) response rates to gemcitabine-carboplatin and docetaxel, respectively. No patient with PD on gemcitabine-carboplatin responded to docetaxel. Toxicities were tolerable and mostly hematologic. Median survival time and progression-free survival were 6.7 and 4.9 months, respectively, with a 1-year survival of 37.5%. Conclusion: Sequential gemcitabine-carboplatin and docetaxel can be safely administered in advanced NSCLC. Our results are comparable to those achieved with other similar regimens and do not represent a significant improvement in the treatment of advanced NSCLC. Copyright (C) 2005 S. Karger AG, Basel.