Mochizuki Fumiro, Fujii Masashi, Kasakura Yuichi, Yamagata Motoo, Kochi Mitsugu, Wakabayashi Kazuhiko, Kanamori Noriaki, Takayama Tadatoshi
Third Department of Surgery, Nihon University School of Medicine, 30-1 Oyaguchikami-machi, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8610, Japan.
J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2002 Sep;128(9):493-6. doi: 10.1007/s00432-002-0369-7. Epub 2002 Aug 22.
The FLEP regimen (5-FU, LV, ETP, and CDDP) has been recommended as a combination chemotherapy to control advanced and recurrent gastric cancer. We performed a phase II study of this regimen in 49 patients with advanced gastric cancer.
The treatment regimen consisted of: 5-FU at 370 mg/m(2) (days 1-5, i.v. 24 h); LV at a dose of 30 mg (days 1-5, i.v. bolus); and ETP and CDDP each at 70 mg/m(2) (days 7 and 21, i.a. 2 h), which was repeated every five weeks.
The overall response rate was 40.8% (20/49 patients) and the median survival time was 12.6 months (range 1.1-41.8). The adverse events were Grade 3/4 leukocytopenia (16.3%), Grade 3/4 thrombocytopenia (8.2%), Grade 3 nausea and/or vomiting (4.1%), and Grade 3 stomatitis (2.0%).
Based on the encouraging response rate and prognosis, we recommend applying the FLEP regimen to patients with primary advanced gastric cancer.
FLEP方案(5-氟尿嘧啶、亚叶酸钙、依托泊苷和顺铂)已被推荐作为控制晚期和复发性胃癌的联合化疗方案。我们对49例晚期胃癌患者进行了该方案的II期研究。
治疗方案包括:5-氟尿嘧啶370mg/m²(第1 - 5天,静脉滴注24小时);亚叶酸钙剂量为30mg(第1 - 5天,静脉推注);依托泊苷和顺铂各70mg/m²(第7天和第21天,动脉注射2小时),每五周重复一次。
总缓解率为40.8%(20/49例患者),中位生存时间为12.6个月(范围1.1 - 41.8个月)。不良事件包括3/4级白细胞减少(16.3%)、3/4级血小板减少(8.2%)、3级恶心和/或呕吐(4.1%)以及3级口腔炎(2.0%)。
基于令人鼓舞的缓解率和预后,我们建议将FLEP方案应用于原发性晚期胃癌患者。