Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, Kansas University Cancer Center, Kansas City, KS, U.S.A.
Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, South Florida University/Moffit Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, U.S.A.
Anticancer Res. 2022 Jan;42(1):59-66. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.15457.
BACKGROUND/AIM: This study aimed to compare the efficacy and tolerability of pre-operative platinum/5-fluorouracil (P5F) and carboplatin/paclitaxel (CP), in combination with radiation therapy in older adults with locally advanced, stage I-III esophageal cancer.
We retrospectively reviewed 51 patients aged ≥70 years who underwent chemoradiotherapy followed by esophagectomy for stage I-III esophageal cancer between 2008 and 2018. Pathological complete response (pCR) and survival rates were compared across the two chemotherapy regimen arms.
Treatment completion (p=0.28), pCR (p=0.89), and partial response rates were similar across both chemotherapy groups. Overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were similar across both groups with HR=0.80 (p=0.62) and HR=0.72 (p=0.72) respectively.
The lesser toxic CP regimen may be used in older patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer, with tumor response and survival rates similar to P5F chemotherapy.
背景/目的:本研究旨在比较术前铂类/5-氟尿嘧啶(P5F)和卡铂/紫杉醇(CP)联合放化疗在局部晚期 I-III 期食管癌老年患者中的疗效和耐受性。
我们回顾性分析了 2008 年至 2018 年间接受放化疗后行食管癌切除术的 51 例年龄≥70 岁的患者。比较了两种化疗方案组的病理完全缓解(pCR)率和生存率。
两组的治疗完成率(p=0.28)、pCR 率(p=0.89)和部分缓解率相似。两组的总生存(OS)和无病生存(DFS)率相似,HR 分别为 0.80(p=0.62)和 0.72(p=0.72)。
对于局部晚期食管癌的老年患者,毒性较小的 CP 方案可能与 P5F 化疗具有相似的肿瘤反应率和生存率。