Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Cancer Res Treat. 2005 Oct;37(5):279-83. doi: 10.4143/crt.2005.37.5.279. Epub 2005 Oct 31.
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.
Between December 2003 and December 2004, 33 patients were enrolled in this study. The patients were treated with oxaliplatin 85 mg/m(2) as a 2-hour infusion on the first day plus LV 20 mg/m(2) over 10 minutes. Subsequently, the patients were given a 5-FU bolus 400 mg/m(2) followed by a 22-hour continuous infusion of 600 mg/m(2) on days 1 approximately 2. The treatment was repeated at 2 week intervals.
The median age of the patients was 50 years (range: 31 approximately 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 approximately 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 approximately 4.4 months) and the median overall survival time was 7.9 months (95% CI: 5.9 approximately 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.
The modified FOLFOX 4 regimen appears to be a safe and effective salvage therapy for advanced gastric cancer patients.
确定低剂量亚叶酸(LV)联合奥沙利铂每两周(改良 FOLFOX4)联合氟尿嘧啶(5-FU)用于晚期胃癌患者挽救治疗的活性和毒性。
2003 年 12 月至 2004 年 12 月,共 33 例患者入组本研究。患者接受奥沙利铂 85mg/m2,2 小时输注,第 1 天;LV 20mg/m2,10 分钟输注。随后,患者给予氟尿嘧啶 400mg/m2 推注,随后在第 1 天至第 2 天给予 600mg/m2 持续输注 22 小时。每 2 周重复一次。
患者中位年龄为 50 岁(范围:31-74),82%(27/33)ECOG 体能状态为 0 或 1。在可评价肿瘤反应的 30 例患者中,8 例达到部分缓解,总缓解率为 26.7%(95%CI:20.5-32.7%)。15 例(50%)患者病情稳定,7 例(23.3%)患者在治疗过程中进展。从化疗开始到进展的中位时间为 3.5 个月(95%CI:2.6-4.4 个月),中位总生存时间为 7.9 个月(95%CI:5.9-9.9 个月)。主要的 3/4 级血液学毒性包括中性粒细胞减少(45.4%)和血小板减少(3.0%)。178 个周期中仅发生 2 例中性粒细胞减少发热。最常见的非血液学毒性为 1/2 级恶心/呕吐,发生率为 18.2%,腹泻发生率为 12.1%,神经病变发生率为 15.2%。无治疗相关死亡。
改良 FOLFOX4 方案似乎是晚期胃癌患者安全有效的挽救治疗方案。