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Weekly Regimen (weekly + regimen)
Selected AbstractsComparison of outcomes for elderly patients treated with weekly paclitaxel in combination with carboplatin versus the standard 3-weekly paclitaxel and carboplatin for advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer,CANCER, Issue 3 2008Suresh Ramalingam MD Abstract BACKGROUND. The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes between elderly (aged ,70 years) patients treated with paclitaxel on a weekly basis and with carboplatin (every 4 weeks) versus the standard 3-weekly regimen of carboplatin and paclitaxel for first-line therapy of advanced nonsmall cell lung cancer. METHODS. Of the 444 patients enrolled, 136 (31%) were aged ,70 years. Seventy-two patients were randomized to the weekly schedule (paclitaxel, 100 mg/m2 weekly for 3 of 4 weeks; carboplatin, area under the curve [AUC] = 6 mg/mL·min on Day 1 every 4 weeks), and 64 patients were randomized to the standard schedule (paclitaxel, 225 mg/m2; carboplatin, AUC = 6 mg/mL·min on Day 1 every 21 days). Patients with stable disease or objective response after 4 cycles of therapy were eligible for maintenance therapy with weekly paclitaxel (70 mg/m2, 3 of 4 weeks). RESULTS. The response rate for elderly patients was 26% on the weekly regimen and 19% on the standard schedule. The median survival duration for the weekly and the standard schedules was 37 weeks and 31 weeks, respectively. The 1-year survival rates were similar at 31% and 33%. Grade 3 to 4 anemia was more common on the weekly schedule (16% vs 6%), whereas grade 3 neuropathy was less common (5.5% vs 9.5%). Nausea and emesis were also less frequent on the weekly schedule. CONCLUSIONS. Efficacy was similar between the weekly regimen and the standard regimen of carboplatin and paclitaxel for elderly patients with advanced NSCLC and may be advantageous based on its favorable tolerability profile. Cancer 2008. © 2008 American Cancer Society. [source] Randomized phase II trial of two different schedules of docetaxel plus cisplatin as first-line therapy in advanced nonsmall cell lung cancerCANCER, Issue 4 2007Se Hoon Park MD Abstract BACKGROUND. There is increasing interest in the use of a weekly administration of docetaxel as a way of reducing its hematologic toxicity. The purpose of the current randomized study was to evaluate the toxicity and efficacy of docetaxel plus cisplatin combination on 2 schedules in patients with previously untreated, advanced nonsmall-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS. Consenting patients with advanced NSCLC were randomized to receive first-line chemotherapy with cisplatin 75 mg/m2 on Day 1, plus 3-weekly (75 mg/m2 on Day 1) or weekly (35 mg/m2 on Days 1, 8, and 15 of a 4-week cycle) docetaxel, for up to 6 cycles. RESULTS. Of 86 patients accrued, 41 patients were treated with 3-weekly and 43 with weekly docetaxel plus cisplatin. The most frequent grade 3/4 toxicity in the 3-weekly arm was neutropenia (56% of patients). In those receiving the weekly regimen, the frequent grade 3/4 toxicities were fatigue (44%) and nausea/vomiting (35%). The overall response rate was 40% with the 3-weekly and 39% with the weekly arm (P = .74). The median progression-free survival was 4.3 months in the 3-weekly arm and 3.9 months in the weekly arm (P = .08) and the median survival was 10.3 and 10.0 months, respectively (P = .76). Quality of life data showed no relevant difference between the arms. CONCLUSIONS. The weekly schedule of docetaxel plus cisplatin combination as first-line chemotherapy for advanced NSCLC, while feasible, has no clear advantage over the standard 3-weekly regimen. Cancer 2007. © 2007 American Cancer Society. [source] Survival and toxicity differences between 5-day and weekly cisplatin in patients with locally advanced cervical cancerCANCER, Issue 1 2007Mark H. Einstein MD Abstract BACKGROUND. Cisplatin (CDDP) administration concomitant with radiotherapy (RT) for the treatment of locally advanced cervical cancer has evolved from an inpatient 5-day every 21-day regimen to a weekly outpatient regimen. This study was designed to test for differences in progression-free survival (PFS) and toxicity between the 2 regimens. METHODS. In all, 77 consecutive patients at a single institution with stage IB2-IV cervical cancer were included in this analysis (using the International Federation of Gynecologists and Obstetricians staging system). All patients were treated with CDDP, external beam RT, and 2 9-Gy high-dose-rate brachytherapy treatments. Two cohorts were compared: 1) 5-day, patients treated from 1995 to 2001 with CDDP 20 mg/m2 × 5 days every 21 days concomitant with RT; 2) weekly, treated after May 2001 with CDDP 40 mg/m2 weekly concomitant with RT. RESULTS. In all, 50 patients were treated with the 5-day regimen and 27 patients with the weekly regimen. There were no significant demographic differences between the groups. Overall 3-year PFS, controlling for stage, was 90% and 76% for 5-day and weekly groups, respectively (P = .01). Adjusting for stage, age, and completion of treatment, the risk of treatment failure among the weekly group was 3.46 times higher than the 5-day group (P = .02). The weekly group had a 3.43 times higher risk of developing acute toxicities than the 5-day group (P = .02) in advanced-stage patients. CONCLUSIONS. Patients who received weekly CDDP have a shorter 3-year PFS. Patients with advanced-stage cervical cancer who received weekly CDDP had significantly more acute toxicities. These data should be confirmed in a multiinstitutional, randomized, controlled study. Cancer 2007. © 2006 American Cancer Society. [source] ChlVPP/ABVVP, a first line ,hybrid' combination chemotherapy for advanced Hodgkin's lymphoma: a retrospective analysisBRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY, Issue 5 2004G. Martinelli Summary We retrospectively analysed toxicities and clinical results of 61 Hodgkin's lymphoma patients treated with chlorambucil, vinblastine, procarbazine, doxorubicin, bleomycin, vincristine and etoposide (ChlVPP/ABVVP), delivered in a weekly alternate schedule. Of 61 patients, 33 were in stages III,IV, 21 in stage IIB and seven in stage IIA with bulky disease or extranodal presentation. ChlVPP/ABVVP was administered for 6,8 cycles. Involved field radiotherapy (IFRT) (30,35 Gy) was delivered to 31 patients with residual disease after chemotherapy or bulky disease at diagnosis. Of 61 patients, 58 (95%) achieved complete clinical or radiological remission after chemotherapy and IFRT. With a median follow-up of 60 months, 5-year overall survival, relapse- and event-free survival were 78·8% (95% CI 68·2,91·1%), 81% (95% CI 70·6,92·2%) and 71·9% (95% CI 68·2,82·2%) respectively. Grades 3,4 neutropenia was the most relevant haematological toxicity and occurred in 82% of patients. Non-haematological toxicities were mild and reversible. No toxic deaths were recorded. One patient developed secondary acute myeloid leukaemia 1 year after ChlVPP/ABVVP. Due to the retrospective nature of this study, no definitive conclusions could be drawn about the clinical activity of ChlVPP/ABVVP. Nonetheless, clinical results seem better than those reported with standard regimens [ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vincristine, dacarbazine), MOPP (methotrexate, vincristine, procarbazine, prednisone), MOPP/ABVD] and as good as those reported using standard or escalated BEACOPP (bleomycin, etoposide, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, procarbazine and prednisone), with a lower degree of haematological and non-haematological toxicity. Long-term results of the ongoing randomized trial, comparing ABVD versus high-dose intensity weekly regimens will be useful to confirm our results. [source] | ||||||||||