1-Pamitoyl-2-Linoleoyl-3-Acetyl-rac-Glycerol May Reduce Incidence of Gemcitabine-Induced Neutropenia: A Pilot Case-Controlled Study.

Autor: Oh D; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea., Kim MH; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea., Song TJ; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea., Cho CJ; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea., Nam K; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea., Cho MK; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea., Chun JH; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea., Jung K; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea., Kim KP; Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea., Kim JW; Biomedical Translational Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Deajeon, Korea.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: World journal of oncology [World J Oncol] 2015 Aug; Vol. 6 (4), pp. 410-415. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Aug 27.
DOI: 10.14740/wjon937e
Abstrakt: Background: Chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (CIN) may compromise planned chemotherapy, resulting in severe infection, dose reduction or delayed treatment. Orally administered 1-pamitoyl-2-linoleoyl-3-acetyl-rac-glycerol (PLAG) is a synthetic monoacetyldiglyceride, a product found in the antlers of sika deer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of PLAG for the prevention of CIN.
Methods: A total of 48 patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer received gemcitabine-based palliative chemotherapy. Among those patients, 16 patients received PLAG (500 mg) twice daily from the start of chemotherapy to the completion.
Results: The PLAG group showed a significantly lower incidence of neutropenia (absolute neutrophil count < 1,500 cells/mm 3 , grade 2-4), as compared to the control group (37.5% vs. 81.3%, P < 0.05). The absolute neutrophil counts (ANCs) of the PLAG group significantly less decreased from the baseline level compared to those of the control group (P < 0.05) and this significant difference in the reduction percentage of ANCs between the two groups was sustained throughout the courses of chemotherapy. No adverse events related to PLAG were observed.
Conclusions: PLAG was shown to be clinically effective and safe in reducing the incidence of CIN in pancreatic cancer patients receiving gemcitabine-based chemotherapy.
Databáze: MEDLINE