Phase II study of paclitaxel in pretreated advanced gastric cancer
Phase II study of paclitaxel in pretreated advanced gastric cancer
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DOI:
10.1097/00001813-199804000-00003
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发表时间:
1998-04-01
影响因子:
2.3
通讯作者:
Catalano, G
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作者:
Cascinu, S;Graziano, F;Catalano, G
Patients with advanced gastric cancer unresponsive or progressing after PELF chemotherapy (5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, cisplatin and epidoxorubicin) received paclitaxel at the dose of 225 mg/m(2) every 3 weeks, over 3 h infusion. Thirty-six patients entered the study, and all of them were evaluable for response and toxicity. Toxicity was mild: apart from alopecia, grade 3 toxicities were leukopenia and thrombocytopenia in six patients, and grade 2 neurotoxicity in seven patients. Eight patients (22.2%, 95% CI: 9-35%) achieved an objective response, with a median duration of 5 months. Median survival time for all patients was 8 months. In 16 of 36 patients (44%), treatment determined a significant relief of symptoms. Out-patient paclitaxel given over 3 h may be effective as salvage treatment in patients with advanced gastric cancer refractory to first line chemotherapy. [(C) 1998 Lippincott-Raven Publishers.].