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Purpose: This study was to evaluate the activity and the safety of a combination chemotherapy regimen of weekly fractionated irinotecan and cisplatin in advanced gastric cancer patients. Methods: Patients with advanced gastric adenocarcinoma with either chemotherapy-naive or only one prior chemotherapy regimen received irinotecan 50 mg/m2 followed by cisplatin 30 mg/m2. Both drugs were administered weekly for 3 consecutive weeks, followed by 1-week rest. Treatment was repeated until disease progression occurred. Response evaluation was performed according to the RECIST criteria. Results: Forty-seven patients (13 chemo-naive, 34 prior chemotherapy) were enrolled. Of 46 evaluable patients, overall response rate was 25.5% (95% CI, 12.9-39.3%) and disease control rate was 63.8% (95% CI, 50.9-79.5%) by intent-to-treat analysis. The time to progression and overall survival duration were 21 and 44 weeks, respectively. One-year survival rate was 41.6%. The most frequent grade 4 toxicity was neutropenia, which was the major cause of treatment delay. Non-hematological toxicities of grade 3-4 were rare with occurrence rate of 14.9% for anorexia and emesis. Conclusions: Fractionated irinotecan combined with cisplatin with 3-week-on and 1-week-off schedule produced favorable clinical results for advanced gastric cancer. Because of the feasible efficacy and low non-hematologic toxicity, this treatment could be a promising salvage regimen in patients who have failed to taxanes.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 313-320 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 Mar 1 |
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- Toxicology
- Pharmacology
- Cancer Research
- Pharmacology (medical)
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A phase II trial of weekly fractionated irinotecan and cisplatin for advanced gastric cancer. / Jeung, Hei Cheul; Rha, Sun Young; Noh, Sung Hoon; Roh, Jae Kyung; Chung, Hyun Cheol.
In: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology, Vol. 59, No. 3, 01.03.2007, p. 313-320.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - A phase II trial of weekly fractionated irinotecan and cisplatin for advanced gastric cancer
AU - Jeung, Hei Cheul
AU - Rha, Sun Young
AU - Noh, Sung Hoon
AU - Roh, Jae Kyung
AU - Chung, Hyun Cheol
PY - 2007/3/1
Y1 - 2007/3/1
N2 - Purpose: This study was to evaluate the activity and the safety of a combination chemotherapy regimen of weekly fractionated irinotecan and cisplatin in advanced gastric cancer patients. Methods: Patients with advanced gastric adenocarcinoma with either chemotherapy-naive or only one prior chemotherapy regimen received irinotecan 50 mg/m2 followed by cisplatin 30 mg/m2. Both drugs were administered weekly for 3 consecutive weeks, followed by 1-week rest. Treatment was repeated until disease progression occurred. Response evaluation was performed according to the RECIST criteria. Results: Forty-seven patients (13 chemo-naive, 34 prior chemotherapy) were enrolled. Of 46 evaluable patients, overall response rate was 25.5% (95% CI, 12.9-39.3%) and disease control rate was 63.8% (95% CI, 50.9-79.5%) by intent-to-treat analysis. The time to progression and overall survival duration were 21 and 44 weeks, respectively. One-year survival rate was 41.6%. The most frequent grade 4 toxicity was neutropenia, which was the major cause of treatment delay. Non-hematological toxicities of grade 3-4 were rare with occurrence rate of 14.9% for anorexia and emesis. Conclusions: Fractionated irinotecan combined with cisplatin with 3-week-on and 1-week-off schedule produced favorable clinical results for advanced gastric cancer. Because of the feasible efficacy and low non-hematologic toxicity, this treatment could be a promising salvage regimen in patients who have failed to taxanes.
AB - Purpose: This study was to evaluate the activity and the safety of a combination chemotherapy regimen of weekly fractionated irinotecan and cisplatin in advanced gastric cancer patients. Methods: Patients with advanced gastric adenocarcinoma with either chemotherapy-naive or only one prior chemotherapy regimen received irinotecan 50 mg/m2 followed by cisplatin 30 mg/m2. Both drugs were administered weekly for 3 consecutive weeks, followed by 1-week rest. Treatment was repeated until disease progression occurred. Response evaluation was performed according to the RECIST criteria. Results: Forty-seven patients (13 chemo-naive, 34 prior chemotherapy) were enrolled. Of 46 evaluable patients, overall response rate was 25.5% (95% CI, 12.9-39.3%) and disease control rate was 63.8% (95% CI, 50.9-79.5%) by intent-to-treat analysis. The time to progression and overall survival duration were 21 and 44 weeks, respectively. One-year survival rate was 41.6%. The most frequent grade 4 toxicity was neutropenia, which was the major cause of treatment delay. Non-hematological toxicities of grade 3-4 were rare with occurrence rate of 14.9% for anorexia and emesis. Conclusions: Fractionated irinotecan combined with cisplatin with 3-week-on and 1-week-off schedule produced favorable clinical results for advanced gastric cancer. Because of the feasible efficacy and low non-hematologic toxicity, this treatment could be a promising salvage regimen in patients who have failed to taxanes.
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JO - Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
JF - Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
SN - 0344-5704
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