Docetaxel plus gemcitabine versus gemcitabine in elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer and use of a geriatric assessment : Lessons from a prematurely closed Hellenic Oncology Research Group randomized phase III study

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OBJECTIVES: To compare first-line treatment with docetaxel plus gemcitabine (DG) versus gemcitabine (G) in elderly patients with advanced/metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

PATIENTS AND METHODS: Chemotherapy-naïve patients with inoperable stage IIIB/IV NSCLC, ≥70years, with an ECOG performance status (PS) of 0-2 were enrolled. Patients were stratified by PS and disease stage and randomized to either DG (docetaxel 30mg/m2 plus gemcitabine 900mg/m2 i.v.) or G (gemcitabine 1200mg/m2 i.v.) on days 1 and 8, every 3weeks. The study's primary end-point was overall survival (OS).

RESULTS: In this prematurely closed study, 106 patients with a median age of 75years (range, 70-92) were enrolled (DG: n=54; G: n=52); 77 (73%) had stage IV disease and 18 (17%) a PS of 2. There was no difference in terms of median OS (14.6 vs 12.2months; p=0.121), progression-free survival (PFS) (3.4 vs 2.6months; p=0.757) and overall response rate (26.0% vs 15.4%; p=0.233) between DG and G arm, respectively. Patients with an Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) score<7 had significantly lower median OS (7.6 vs 15.4months; p=0.002) and median PFS (1.7 vs 4.4months; p=0.009) than patients with higher IADL score. The regimens were well tolerated with no significant difference in severe toxicity.

CONCLUSION: DG and G demonstrated comparable efficacy in elderly patients with NSCLC and high IADL score was correlated with superior clinical outcome.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Journal of geriatric oncology - 8(2017), 1 vom: 28. Jan., Seite 23-30

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Karampeazis, Athanasios [VerfasserIn]
Vamvakas, Lambros [VerfasserIn]
Kotsakis, Athanasios [VerfasserIn]
Christophyllakis, Charalambos [VerfasserIn]
Kentepozidis, Nikolaos [VerfasserIn]
Chandrinos, Vassilios [VerfasserIn]
Agelidou, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Polyzos, Aris [VerfasserIn]
Tsiafaki, Xanthi [VerfasserIn]
Hatzidaki, Dora [VerfasserIn]
Georgoulias, Vassilis [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

0W860991D6
15H5577CQD
Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
Deoxycytidine
Docetaxel
Elderly patients
Gemcitabine
Journal Article
NSCLC
Taxoids

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.12.2017

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00442026

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jgo.2016.05.002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM261078038