Department of Medical Oncology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India.
Department of Pharmacology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India.
J Clin Oncol. 2023 May 10;41(14):2617-2627. doi: 10.1200/JCO.22.01997. Epub 2023 Mar 28.
Anorexia occurs in 30%-80% of patients with advanced malignancies, which may be worsened with chemotherapy. This trial assessed the efficacy of olanzapine in stimulating appetite and improving weight gain in patients receiving chemotherapy.
Adults (≥18 years) with untreated, locally advanced, or metastatic gastric, hepatopancreaticobiliary (HPB), and lung cancers were randomly assigned (double-blind) to receive olanzapine (2.5 mg once a day for 12 weeks) or placebo along with chemotherapy. Both groups received standard nutritional assessment and dietary advice. The primary outcomes were the proportion of patients with weight gain > 5% and the improvement in appetite (assessed by the visual analog scale [VAS] and the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy system of Quality-of-Life questionnaires Anorexia Cachexia subscale [FAACT ACS]). Secondary end points were change in nutritional status, quality of life (QOL), and chemotherapy toxicity.
We enrolled 124 patients (olanzapine, 63 and placebo, 61) with a median age of 55 years (18-78 years), of whom 112 (olanzapine, 58 and placebo, 54) were analyzable. The majority (n = 99, 80%) had metastatic cancer (gastric [n = 68, 55%] > lung [n = 43, 35%] > HPB [n = 13, 10%]). The olanzapine arm had a greater proportion of patients with a weight gain of > 5% (35 of 58 [60%] 5 of 54 [9%], < .001) and improvement in appetite by VAS (25 of 58 [43%] 7 of 54 [13%], < .001) and by FAACT ACS (scores ≥37:13 of 58 [22%] 2 of 54 [4%], = .004). Patients on olanzapine had better QOL, nutritional status, and lesser chemotoxicity. Side effects attributable to olanzapine were minimal.
Low-dose, daily olanzapine is a simple, inexpensive, well-tolerated intervention that significantly improves appetite and weight gain in newly diagnosed patients on chemotherapy.
厌食症发生于 30%-80%的晚期恶性肿瘤患者中,化疗可能会使其加重。本试验评估了奥氮平对接受化疗的患者刺激食欲和增加体重的疗效。
未经治疗的局部晚期或转移性胃、肝胰胆(HPB)和肺癌的成年患者(≥18 岁)被随机(双盲)分配接受奥氮平(每天 2.5mg,持续 12 周)或安慰剂加化疗。两组均接受标准营养评估和饮食建议。主要结局是体重增加≥5%的患者比例和食欲改善(通过视觉模拟量表[VAS]和慢性疾病治疗的功能评估系统生活质量问卷的厌食-恶病质亚量表[FAACT ACS]评估)。次要终点是营养状况、生活质量(QOL)和化疗毒性的变化。
我们纳入了 124 名患者(奥氮平 63 例,安慰剂 61 例),中位年龄为 55 岁(18-78 岁),其中 112 名(奥氮平 58 例,安慰剂 54 例)可进行分析。大多数患者(n=99,80%)患有转移性癌症(胃癌[n=68,55%]>肺癌[n=43,35%]>HPB[n=13,10%])。奥氮平组体重增加≥5%的患者比例更大(58 例中有 35 例[60%],54 例中有 5 例[9%],<.001),VAS 食欲改善的患者比例也更高(58 例中有 25 例[43%],54 例中有 7 例[13%],<.001)和 FAACT ACS 评分≥37 的患者比例(58 例中有 13 例[22%],54 例中有 2 例[4%],=.004)。接受奥氮平治疗的患者 QOL、营养状况更好,化疗毒性更小。奥氮平相关的副作用很少。
低剂量、每日奥氮平是一种简单、廉价、耐受性良好的干预措施,可显著改善新诊断为化疗患者的食欲和体重增加。