Recchia Francesco, Lombardo Marco, De Filippis Sandro, Rosselli Michele, Rea Silvio
Unità operativa di Oncologia, Ospedale Civile di Avezzano, Università degli studi di L'Aquila, Italy.
Anticancer Res. 2002 Mar-Apr;22(2B):1321-8.
The objective of this phase II study was to determine the activity and toxicity of gemcitabine, ifosfamide and vinorelbine, in the treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).
Chemotherapy-naïve patients with unresectable, stage IIIB and stage IV NSCLC, measurable lesions and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status < or = 3, were entered into the trial. The treatment consisted of ifosfamide 1500 mg/m2 on days 1 to 3 with vinorelbine 25 mg/m2 and gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 on days 3 and 8, every 3 weeks.
Fifty-four patients with stage IIIB (24%) and stage IV (76%) were enrolled into the trial. The median age of the patients was 65 years. The performance status was 0-1, 2 and 3 in 48%, 43% and 9% of patients, respectively. The histology was mainly squamous cell carcinoma (52%), which was poorly-differentiated in 30% of patients. All patients, receiving a total of 249 chemotherapy courses, were assessable for response and toxicity on an intent-to-treat basis. Objective responses included complete response in 3 (5.6%) patients (95% CI: 1.1% to 15.3%), partial response in 26 (48.1%) patients (95% CI: 34.3% to 62.2%), giving an overall response rate of 53.7% (95% CI: 39.6% to 674%). Stable disease was observed in 20 (37%) patients (95% CI: 24.3% to 51.2%) and progressive disease in 5 (9.3%) patients (95% CI: 3% to 20.3%). The median time to progression was 8.8 months (range: 2-55+ months). The median overall survival was 13.2 months (range: 2-55+). The 1-year survival rate was 56% for all patients, comprising 78% and 47% for stage IIIB and stage IV patients, respectively (p=0.088). Myelosuppression was the main side-effect with (WHO) grade 3/4 neutropenia and thrombocytopenia in 56% and 13% of the patients, respectively.
Our results showed that even patients with a poor performance status may benefit from gemcitabine, ifosfamide and vinorelbine treatment, with acceptable toxicity.
本II期研究的目的是确定吉西他滨、异环磷酰胺和长春瑞滨治疗晚期非小细胞肺癌(NSCLC)患者的疗效和毒性。
未接受过化疗、不可切除的IIIB期和IV期NSCLC患者,有可测量病灶且东部肿瘤协作组(ECOG)体能状态≤3,进入本试验。治疗方案为第1至3天给予异环磷酰胺1500mg/m²,第3天和第8天给予长春瑞滨25mg/m²及吉西他滨1000mg/m²,每3周重复。
54例IIIB期(24%)和IV期(76%)患者入组试验。患者中位年龄为65岁。体能状态为0 - 1、2和3的患者分别占48%、43%和9%。组织学类型主要为鳞状细胞癌(52%),其中30%为低分化。所有患者共接受249个化疗疗程,基于意向性分析评估疗效和毒性。客观缓解包括3例(5.6%)患者完全缓解(95%CI:1.1%至15.3%),26例(48.1%)患者部分缓解(95%CI:34.3%至62.2%),总缓解率为53.7%(95%CI:39.6%至67.4%)。20例(37%)患者病情稳定(95%CI:24.3%至51.2%),5例(9.3%)患者疾病进展(95%CI:3%至20.3%)。中位疾病进展时间为8.8个月(范围:2 - 55 +个月)。中位总生存期为13.2个月(范围:2 - 55 +)。所有患者1年生存率为56%,IIIB期和IV期患者分别为78%和47%(p = 0.088)。骨髓抑制是主要副作用,56%的患者出现(WHO)3/4级中性粒细胞减少,13%的患者出现3/4级血小板减少。
我们的结果表明,即使是体能状态较差的患者也可能从吉西他滨、异环磷酰胺和长春瑞滨治疗中获益,且毒性可接受。