Oxaliplatin with Biweekly Low Dose Leucovorin and Bolus and Continuous Infusion of 5-fluorouracil (Modified FOLFOX 4) as a Salvage Therapy for Patients with Advanced Gastric Cancer / Journal of the Korean Cancer Association, 대한암학회지
Cancer Research and Treatment
;
: 279-283, 2005.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-75642
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To determine the activity and the toxicity associated with a low dose regimen of leucovorin (LV) plus 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) combined with oxaliplatin every two weeks (modified FOLFOX 4) as a salvage therapy for advanced gastric cancer patients. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
Between December 2003 and December 2004, 33 patients were enrolled in this study. The patients were treated with oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 as a 2-hour infusion on the first day plus LV 20 mg/m2 over 10 minutes. Subsequently, the patients were given a 5-FU bolus 400 mg/m2 followed by a 22-hour continuous infusion of 600 mg/m2 on days 1~2. The treatment was repeated at 2 week intervals.RESULTS:
The median age of the patients was 50 years (range 31~74), 82% (27/33) had the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status was 0 and 1. Of the 30 patients who could be evaluated for their tumor response, 8 achieved a partial response, with an overall response rate of 26.7% (95% confidence interval (CI) 20.5~32.7%). Fifteen patients (50%) showed stable disease and 7 patients (23.3%) progressed during the course of treatment. The median time from the start of chemotherapy to progression was 3.5 months (95% CI 2.6~4.4 months) and the median overall survival time was 7.9 months (95% CI 5.9~9.9 months). The major grade 3/4 hematological toxicity encountered included neutropenia (45.4%) and thrombocytopenia (3.0%). Neutropenic fever occurred during only 2 of the 178 cycles. The most common non-hematological toxicity encountered was grade 1/2 nausea/vomiting, which occurred in 18.2% of patients, diarrhea in 12.1% and neuropathy in 15.2%. There were no treatment related deaths.CONCLUSIONS:
The modified FOLFOX 4 regimen appears to be a safe and effective salvage therapy for advanced gastric cancer patients.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Stomach Neoplasms
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Thrombocytopenia
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Leucovorin
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Salvage Therapy
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Diarrhea
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Drug Therapy
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Fever
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Fluorouracil
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Neutropenia
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Cancer Research and Treatment
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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