Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (아시아태평양암예방학회)
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Second-Line Irinotecan after Cisplatin, Fluoropyrimidin and Docetaxel for Chemotherapy of Metastatic Gastric Cancer

  • Kucukzeybek, Yuksel (Medical Oncology Clinic, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital) ;
  • Dirican, Ahmet (Medical Oncology Clinic, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital) ;
  • Erten, Cigdem (Medical Oncology Clinic, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital) ;
  • Somali, Isil (Medical Oncology Clinic, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital) ;
  • Can, Alper (Medical Oncology Clinic, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital) ;
  • Demir, Lutfiye (Medical Oncology Clinic, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital) ;
  • Bayoglu, Ibrahim Vedat (Medical Oncology Clinic, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital) ;
  • Akyol, Murat (Medical Oncology Clinic, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital) ;
  • Medeni, Murat (Internal Medicine, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital) ;
  • Tarhan, Mustafa Oktay (Medical Oncology Clinic, Izmir Ataturk Training and Research Hospital)
  • Published : 2012.06.30
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Abstract

Aim: Tumors of upper gastrointestinal tract are among the cancers that have a quite lethal course. Cytotoxic chemotherapy is the most efficient therapeutic modality for metastatic gastric cancer. In patients who do not respond to first-line treatment, the response rate to second-line therapies is generally low and the toxicity rates high. This study concerned the efficacy and the side effect profile of second-line therapy with irinotecan in the patients who were being followed-up with the diagnosis of metastatic gastric cancer in $\dot{I}$zmir, Turkey. Materials and Methods: We retrospectively evaluated the efficacy and toxicity in 31 patients with metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma who presented to the polyclinic of Medical Oncology of Izmir Ataturk Education and Research Hospital between May 2008 and July 2011. All received chemotherapy regimens containing cisplatin, fluoropyrimidine (5-FU) and docetaxel as the first-line therapy for late stage disease. Irinotecan as a single agent was given at a dose of 210 mg/$m^2$ on each 21 days. Irinotecan (180 mg/$m^2$ on day 1), 5-FU (500 mg/$m^2$ on days 1-2) and leucovorin (LV; 60 mg/$m^2$ on days 1-2) as a combined regimen were given over a 14 day period. Results: Median age was 54 (range, 31-70). Irinotecan was given as a combined regimen for median 6 cycles (range, 3-12) and as a single agent for median 3 cycles (range, 1-10). Metastases were detected in one site in six patients (19%), in two different sites in 17 patients (55%) and in three or more sites in eight patients (26%). Four patients (12.9%) showed partial response and six patients (19.3%) showed stable disease. Progression-free survival (PFS) was found to be 3.26 months (95% CI, 2.3-4.2). Median overall survival (OS) was found to be 8.76 months (95% CI, 4.5-12.9). The most commonly seen grade 3/4 side effect was neutropenia but the the therapy was generally well-tolerated. Conclusions: In this study, it was demonstrated that second-line therapy with irinotecan given following the first-line therapy with cisplatin, fluoropyrimidine (5-FU) and docetaxel was efficient and safe. Further studies are needed for confirmation.

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