Phase II trial of gefitinib in pretreated Chinese women with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer

Abstract A phase II clinical trial was performed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of gefitinib on pretreated Chinese female non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Chinese female patients with locally advanced or metastatic NSCLC who failed at least one platinum-based chemotherapy received gefitinib monotherapy (250 mg/day) between April 2002 and January 2010. The primary endpoint was overall response rate (ORR), and secondary endpoints were overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Of the 40 evaluable female patients, the ORR was 62.5%. All patients have responded with one (2.5%) complete response, 24 (60%) partial response, 12 (30%) stable disease, and 3 (7.5%) progressive disease. The OS and PFS were 20 months (95% CI: 11.9–28 months) and 13 months (95% CI: 8.0–17.9 months), respectively. Survival (OS and PFS) were longer in patients with good performance status and in patients older than 65 years (P < 0.05). The most frequently observed toxicities were rash/dry skin (80%), diarrhea (42.5%), and vomiting/anorexia (32.5%). Four patients developed grade 3 toxicities (rash and diarrhea) but did not require either dose reduction or discontinuation. Gefitinib is a highly effective and well-tolerated agent for Chinese women with pretreated advanced NSCLC..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2011

Erschienen:

2011

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Medical oncology - 29(2011), 2 vom: 12. März, Seite 595-599

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Deng, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Wei Jia [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Xiao Chen [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Dong Ping [VerfasserIn]
Fang, Hong Ming [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Qian, Jiong [VerfasserIn]
Mou, Hai Bo [VerfasserIn]
Chu, Bin Bin [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Nong [VerfasserIn]
Teng, Li Song [VerfasserIn]

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Female
Gefitinib
Non-small-cell lung cancer
Pretreated

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© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2011

doi:

10.1007/s12032-011-9891-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC2055157639