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Article: Combination gemcitabine and cisplatin chemotherapy for metastatic or recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Report of a phase II study

TitleCombination gemcitabine and cisplatin chemotherapy for metastatic or recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Report of a phase II study
Authors
KeywordsCisplatin
Gemcitabine
Metastasis
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Phase II
Recurrence
Issue Date2002
PublisherOxford University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org/
Citation
Annals Of Oncology, 2002, v. 13 n. 8, p. 1252-1258 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: To evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of combination gemcitabine plus cisplatin (GC) chemotherapy in metastatic or recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Patients and methods: Forty-four patients of Chinese ethnicity with metastatic or recurrent NPC received ambulatory GC chemotherapy every 28 days (gemcitabine 1000 mg/m 2 days 1, 8 and 15; cisplatin 50 mg/m 2 days 1 and 8). There were 40 male and four female patients with a mean age of 47.4 years. More than half (54.5%) of the patients had received either prior platinum-based chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy to target lesions. Results: There were nine complete responses and 23 partial responses in the 44 patients, achieving an overall response rate of 73% (78% for the 41 assessable patients). The mean duration of response was 5.3 months. Improved subjective symptom-control scores were found in 78% of patients with pre-existing symptoms, while 64% of patients experienced improved general well-being scores. Toxicity was mainly hematological: grade III/IV anemia, granulocytopenia and thrombocytopenia were found in 11, 37 and 16% of cycles, respectively. With a median follow-up of 17.2 months, 62% survived 1 year while 36% were alive and progression free. Conclusions: Gemcitabine plus cisplatin chemotherapy offers a satisfactory overall response rate, subjective patient improvement and safety profile for metastatic and recurrent NPC.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/78057
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 13.942
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dc.contributor.authorYiu, HHYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLau, WHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorYau, Sen_HK
dc.contributor.authorCheung, FYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, TMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorKwok, CHen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChiu, CYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorAu, SKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorFoo, Wen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLaw, CKen_HK
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dc.date.issued2002en_HK
dc.identifier.citationAnnals Of Oncology, 2002, v. 13 n. 8, p. 1252-1258en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0923-7534en_HK
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dc.description.abstractBackground: To evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of combination gemcitabine plus cisplatin (GC) chemotherapy in metastatic or recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Patients and methods: Forty-four patients of Chinese ethnicity with metastatic or recurrent NPC received ambulatory GC chemotherapy every 28 days (gemcitabine 1000 mg/m 2 days 1, 8 and 15; cisplatin 50 mg/m 2 days 1 and 8). There were 40 male and four female patients with a mean age of 47.4 years. More than half (54.5%) of the patients had received either prior platinum-based chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy to target lesions. Results: There were nine complete responses and 23 partial responses in the 44 patients, achieving an overall response rate of 73% (78% for the 41 assessable patients). The mean duration of response was 5.3 months. Improved subjective symptom-control scores were found in 78% of patients with pre-existing symptoms, while 64% of patients experienced improved general well-being scores. Toxicity was mainly hematological: grade III/IV anemia, granulocytopenia and thrombocytopenia were found in 11, 37 and 16% of cycles, respectively. With a median follow-up of 17.2 months, 62% survived 1 year while 36% were alive and progression free. Conclusions: Gemcitabine plus cisplatin chemotherapy offers a satisfactory overall response rate, subjective patient improvement and safety profile for metastatic and recurrent NPC.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherOxford University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org/en_HK
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dc.rightsAnnals of Oncology. Copyright © Oxford University Press.en_HK
dc.subjectCisplatinen_HK
dc.subjectGemcitabineen_HK
dc.subjectMetastasisen_HK
dc.subjectNasopharyngeal carcinomaen_HK
dc.subjectPhase IIen_HK
dc.subjectRecurrenceen_HK
dc.titleCombination gemcitabine and cisplatin chemotherapy for metastatic or recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Report of a phase II studyen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1093/annonc/mdf200en_HK
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