PMID: 11902492Mar 21, 2002Paper

Weekly high-dose 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), leucovorin (LV) and bimonthly cisplatin in patients with advanced gastric cancer

Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology
Y C LinH E Liu

Abstract

A phase II clinical trial was performed to evaluate the activity and toxicity of bimonthly cisplatin and weekly 24-h infusion of high-dose 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin in patients with advanced gastric cancer. From September 1997 to March 1998, 23 chemo-naive patients of advanced gastric cancer were enrolled in this study. The regimen consisted of weekly 24-h infusion of 5-FU (2,600 mg/m2) and LV 150 mg and bimonthly cisplatin (25-50 mg/m2) bolus for 12 weeks followed by a 2-week break. There were 10 male and 13 female patients with a median age of 52 years. A total of 428 chemotherapy treatments were given with a mean of 11. Seventeen patients were evaluable for response. There were 41% (7/17) partial response, 18% (3/17) stable disease and 41% (7/17) progressive disease. The grade III or IV toxicity included anorexia 35% (8/23), fatigue 26% (6/23), vomiting 17% (4/23) and mucositis 9% (2/23). One patient developed perforated duodenal stump after chemotherapy. One patient died of hyperammonemia-related coma. The median times to disease progression and overall survival were 3.5 and 7 months, respectively. This regimen showed modest activity against gastric cancer. However, there was no survival advantage and there was greater ...Continue Reading

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Aug 18, 2005·Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology·Chung-Huang ChanJacqueline Whang-Peng
Aug 1, 2005·Cancer Research and Treatment : Official Journal of Korean Cancer Association·Won Sup LeeWoo Song Ha
Apr 19, 2015·World Journal of Surgical Oncology·Bo LiuZhen-ning Wang

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