title: A study of infusional cisplatin and infusional fluorouracil for locally advanced or metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer: a Mid-Atlantic Oncology Program study.
abstract: A combination of cisplatin administered as a 24-hour infusion and fluorouracil administered as a 5-day infusion was used to treat 97 patients with non-small-cell lung (NSCLC) cancer in a phase II trial. Thirty patients had stage IIIB disease; 67 patients, stage IV disease (new international classification). Patients with stage IIIB disease also received thoracic radiation after chemotherapy. The regimen was well tolerated, with 24% or less grade 3 or greater toxicities of all types. One toxic death was attributed to fluid overload. The response rate, partial and complete, was 43% (95% confidence interval, 27% to 63%), and median survival was 13.8 months for patients with stage IIIB disease. Response rates refer to the chemotherapy response. For patients with stage IV disease, the response rate was 34% (95% confidence interval, 24% to 47%), and median survival was 6.2 months. On this regimen, stable-disease patients with stage IV disease had survivals at least equal to responders.
authors.affiliation: Hematology and Oncology Associates of Northeastern Pennsylvania Professional Corporation, Scranton, PA.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Heim
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Wampler
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Lokich
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Brereton
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Scialla
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: LaLuna
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ahlgren
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nevin
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Fryer
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alt
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016019:Survival Analysis
chemical_list: D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil