ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To compare the curative effect, safety and survival of Nedaplatin combined with docetaxel and docetaxel alone as a second line treatment for advanced NSCLC.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>From Sep 2005 to Mar 2009, fifty-eight patients with NSCLC treated in the Shanghai Chest Hospital who failed first-line chemotherapy and receiving docetaxel or docetaxel combined with nedaplatin were retrospectively analyzed. Survival analysis was evaluated by Kaplan-Meier and Log-Rank test. There were 20 patients in the combination group, and 38 in the single-agent group.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The PFS was 4.35 months for combination group and 4.0 months for single-agent group, there was a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.05). The mean survival time and 1-year survival rate were 13.5 months vs. 10.6 months and 29.0% vs. 22.0%, respectively, with no significant difference. The Hematological toxicity in the combination group was higher than that in the single-agent group, 15.0% vs. 10.5% (P = 0.003), and no renal toxicity was noted in this study.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Compared with the treatment with docetaxel alone, Nedaplatin combined with docetaxel as a second line treatment for NSCLC has a better curative effect and acceptable toxicity.</p>