High-dose versus Low-dose 5-Fluorouracil and Cisplatin Based Hepatic Arterial Infusion Chemotherapy for Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Journal of Liver Cancer
;
: 38-45, 2019.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-765706
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND/AIMS:
Hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy (HAIC) has been reported as an effective treatment for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma. The aim of this study is to compare the effect and safety between a high-dose regimen (750 mg/m2 5-fluorouracil [FU] and 25 mg/m2 cisplatin on day 1–4) and a low-dose regimen (500 mg/m2 5-FU on day 1–3 with 60 mg/m2 cisplatin on day 2).METHODS:
A total of 48 patients undergoing HAIC were retrospectively analyzed. Thirty-two patients were treated with the high-dose and 16 patients with the low-dose regimen.RESULTS:
Complete response (CR), partial response (PR), stable disease (SD), and progressive disease were noted in one (3.1%), 15 (46.9%), three (9.4%), and 13 patients (40.6%) in the highdose group, and 0 (0%), one (6.3%), eight (50%), and seven patients (43.8%) in the low-dose group (P=0.002). The disease control rate (CR, PR, and SD) did not differ between groups (59.4% vs. 56.3%, P=1.000), but the objective response rate (CR and PR) was significantly higher in the high-dose group (50.0% vs. 6.3%, P=0.003). The median progression free survival did not differ between groups (4.0 vs. 6.0, P=0.734), but overall survival was significantly longer in the high-dose group (not reached vs. 16.0, P=0.028). Fourteen (43.8%) patients in the high-dose group and two patients (12.5%) in the low-dose group experienced grade 3–4 toxicities (P=0.050).CONCLUSIONS:
High dose HAIC may achieve better tumor response and may improve overall survival compared to a low-dose regimen. However, the high-dose regimen should be administered cautiously because of the higher incidence of adverse events.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Chemotherapy, Cancer, Regional Perfusion
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Incidence
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Retrospective Studies
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Cisplatin
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Carcinoma, Hepatocellular
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Disease-Free Survival
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Drug Therapy
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Administration, Metronomic
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Fluorouracil
Type of study:
Incidence study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Liver Cancer
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
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