Carboplatin and docetaxel in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer: results of a multicenter phase II study

Autor: Avi I. Einzig, Chandra P. Belani, T. Dobbs, Slawomir Wojtowicz-Praga, P. Bonomi, Sakkaraiappan Ramalingam, Marianne Cascino
Rok vydání: 2004
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Zdroj: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology. 53:439-444
ISSN: 1432-0843
0344-5704
DOI: 10.1007/s00280-003-0752-3
Popis: To evaluate the efficacy of carboplatin and docetaxel combination in patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. In a phase II study, patients with inoperable stage IIIB or stage IV non-small-cell lung cancer (ECOG performance status of 0 or 1) were treated with the combination of carboplatin AUC 5 mg/ml·min and docetaxel 80 mg/m2 administered once every 3 weeks. A total of 45 patients were accrued to the study. The median age was 62 years and adenocarcinoma was the most common histology. Patients received a median of four cycles of chemotherapy. The objective response rate was 29% with a median survival of 11.9 months among evaluable patients. The 1-year survival rate was 47%. Febrile neutropenia (17%) was the most common hematological toxicity associated with the regimen whereas grade 3 fatigue (4%) was the major nonhematological toxicity. The combination of carboplatin plus docetaxel is well tolerated and is effective for the treatment of patients with previously untreated advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer.
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