Prospective randomized study of four novel chemotherapy regimens in patients with advanced nonsmall cell lung carcinoma: a minnie pearl cancer research network trial
| Autor: | James A. Butts, Howard A. Burris, Sharlene Litchy, F. Anthony Greco, Joan B. Erland, Charles D. Webb, John H. Barton, John D. Hainsworth, Charles Scott, J. R. Gray, Dana S. Thompson, Gerry Ann Houston |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
| Předmět: |
Oncology
Adult Male Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Antimetabolites Antineoplastic Lung Neoplasms Paclitaxel medicine.drug_class medicine.medical_treatment Antineoplastic Agents Vinorelbine Vinblastine Antimetabolite Deoxycytidine Carboplatin chemistry.chemical_compound Internal medicine Carcinoma Non-Small-Cell Lung Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols Medicine Humans Progression-free survival Prospective Studies Survival rate Aged Aged 80 and over Chemotherapy business.industry Cancer Middle Aged medicine.disease Antineoplastic Agents Phytogenic Gemcitabine Surgery Survival Rate Treatment Outcome chemistry Female business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Cancer. 95(6) |
| ISSN: | 0008-543X |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND The authors compared the toxicity, response rate, and progression free survival of four chemotherapy regimens for patients with advanced (Stage IIIB and IV) nonsmall cell lung carcinoma. METHODS A total of 267 patients entered this randomized Phase II trial on one of four arms: paclitaxel, carboplatin, and gemcitabine (Arm A); paclitaxel, carboplatin, and vinorelbine (Arm B); paclitaxel and gemcitabine (Arm C); and gemcitabine and vinorelbine (Arm D). Patient characteristics were similar in all treatment arms. At the time of tumor progression, patients were removed from study and were treated at the discretion of their physician. RESULTS Patients received a median of four courses of chemotherapy in all arms, and there was no difference in the dose delivered. There were no statistical differences in response rates (range, 32–45%), median progression free survival (range, 4.9–6.6 months), or progression free survival at 1 year (range, 8–19%). Actuarial survival in all four arms was not different, with a median survival ranging from 8.7 months to 10.7 months and a 1-year survival rate of 38–44%. Each arm was compared with a historic control with a median survival of 8 months. Arm D (gemcitabine and vinorelbine) approached significance at the 0.05 level. CONCLUSIONS Two-drug combinations containing the newer drugs without a platinum drug were less toxic than three-drug, platinum-based regimens. There were no significant differences in objective response rates or progression free survival when the four regimens were compared. The two-drug combination of gemcitabine and vinorelbine was the least toxic and, thus, may be superior. A Phase III trial comparing combined gemcitabine and vinorelbine with combined paclitaxel, carboplatin, and gemcitabine is ongoing. Cancer 2002;95:1279–85. © 2002 American Cancer Society. DOI 10.1002/cncr.10810 |
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