The Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Four-Weekly Docetaxel as First-Line Therapy in Elderly Lung Cancer Patients with Squamous Cell Carcinoma

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BACKGROUND: Docetaxel is one of the standard treatments for advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Docetaxel is usually administered in a 3-week schedule, but there is significant toxicity. In this phase II clinical study, we investigated the efficacy and safety of a 4-weekly schedule of docetaxel monotherapy, as first-line chemotherapy for advanced squamous cell carcinoma in elderly lung cancer patients.

METHODS: Patients with stage IIIB/ IV lung squamous-cell carcinoma age 70 or older, that had not undergone cytotoxic chemotherapy were enrolled. Patients received docetaxel 25 mg/m² on days 1, 8, and 15, every 4 weeks. Primary endpoint was the objective response rate (ORR). Secondary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and toxicity profiles.

RESULTS: A total of 19 patients were enrolled. Among 19 patients, 17 were for evaluated efficacy and safety. In the intent-to-treat population, ORR and disease control rate (DCR) were 11.8% and 47.1%, respectively. In the response evaluable population, ORR was 16.7% and DCR was 66.7%. Median PFS and OS were 3.1 months and 3.3 months, respectively. There were three adverse grade 3/4 events. Grade 1 neutropenia was reported in one patient.

CONCLUSION: Our data failed to demonstrate efficacy of a 4-weekly docetaxel regimen, in elderly patients with a poor performance status. However, incidence of side effects, including neutropenia, was lower than with a 3-week docetaxel regimen, as previously reported.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:82

Enthalten in:

Tuberculosis and respiratory diseases - 82(2019), 3 vom: 29. Juli, Seite 211-216

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Choi, Jong Hyun [VerfasserIn]
Choi, Juwhan [VerfasserIn]
Chung, Sang Mi [VerfasserIn]
Oh, Jee Youn [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Young Seok [VerfasserIn]
Min, Kyung Hoon [VerfasserIn]
Hur, Gyu Young [VerfasserIn]
Shim, Jae Jeong [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Kyung Ho [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Hyun Kyung [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Sung Yong [VerfasserIn]

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Chemotherapy
Docetaxel
Journal Article
Lung Neoplasms
Safety
Therapeutics
Treatment Outcome

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Date Revised 01.10.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.4046/trd.2018.0019

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NLM294650377