Departments of Clinical Oncology.
Endoscopy, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
Am J Clin Oncol. 2021 Aug 1;44(8):388-394. doi: 10.1097/COC.0000000000000835.
Insufficient oral intake in advanced gastric cancer (AGC) limits the use of several drugs. We aimed to determine the oral intake status of patients with AGC during later-line chemotherapy.
We retrospectively evaluated data of patients with AGC who experienced disease progression during first-line chemotherapy administered from January 2012 to December 2018 in a single institution. We defined "insufficient oral intake" as requiring daily intravenous fluids or hyperalimentation. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify oral intake-related factors.
Among 589 included patients, at disease progression during first-line, second-line, and third-line chemotherapy, 78.3% (461), 53.3% (314), and 30.4% (179) of patients, respectively, exhibited sufficient oral intake. Fourth-line chemotherapy was initiated for 22.2% (131) of patients, with 20.0% (118) exhibiting sufficient oral intake. During second-line and third-line chemotherapy, 11/67 (16%) and 2/39 (5%) patients, respectively, exhibited improvements in oral intake; 85/428 (19.9%) and 70/259 (27.0%), respectively, exhibited deteriorations in oral intake. Factors correlated to deterioration in oral intake during second-line chemotherapy were poor Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (odds ratio, 4.32; P<0.001), moderate or severe ascites (1.96; P=0.045), peritoneal metastasis (2.12; P=0.029), prior palliative surgery (3.41; P=0.003), and high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (3.09; P<0.001); those correlated to deterioration in oral intake during third-line chemotherapy were poorly differentiated pathology (2.52; P=0.025) and high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (2.65; P=0.006).
As later-line chemotherapy is ineffective in improving oral intake in patients with AGC, careful adaptation of regimens is required for patients at risk for impaired oral intake.
晚期胃癌(AGC)患者摄入不足会限制多种药物的使用。本研究旨在明确晚期胃癌患者在接受后线化疗时的口服摄入情况。
回顾性分析了 2012 年 1 月至 2018 年 12 月期间在我院接受一线化疗后疾病进展的 AGC 患者的数据。我们将“摄入不足”定义为需要每日静脉补液或高营养支持。采用多因素逻辑回归分析确定与口服摄入相关的因素。
在一线、二线和三线化疗时疾病进展的 589 例患者中,分别有 78.3%(461 例)、53.3%(314 例)和 30.4%(179 例)患者具备充足的口服摄入。有 22.2%(131 例)的患者接受了四线化疗,其中 20.0%(118 例)患者具备充足的口服摄入。在二线和三线化疗时,分别有 11/67(16%)和 2/39(5%)患者的口服摄入得到改善,85/428(19.9%)和 70/259(27.0%)患者的口服摄入出现恶化。二线化疗时,一般状况 ECOG 评分较差(比值比,4.32;P<0.001)、中重度腹水(1.96;P=0.045)、腹膜转移(2.12;P=0.029)、姑息性手术史(3.41;P=0.003)和高中性粒细胞与淋巴细胞比值(3.09;P<0.001)是口服摄入恶化的相关因素;三线化疗时,分化程度差(2.52;P=0.025)和高中性粒细胞与淋巴细胞比值(2.65;P=0.006)是口服摄入恶化的相关因素。
由于后线化疗并不能改善晚期胃癌患者的口服摄入情况,对于有摄入不足风险的患者,需要谨慎调整治疗方案。