title: Cisplatin, etoposide, and ifosfamide in non-small cell lung carcinoma. A phase II randomized study with cisplatin and etoposide as the control arm.
abstract: A Phase II randomized study testing the combination of cisplatin, etoposide, and ifosfamide (PEI) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was performed. The standard combination of cisplatin and etoposide (PE) was used as the control arm. Since January 1987, 78 patients were enrolled and then stratified for previous treatments and performance status (PS). The response rate (RR) of PEI was 26% (95% confidence limits [95 CL], 12% to 40%), with one complete response (CR). The RR of PE was 26% (95 CL, 13% to 39%), with no CR. The median response duration was 5 months (range, 2 to 13 months) for PEI and 4 months (range, 2 to 6 months) for PE. The median survival time was 6 months (range, 1 to 22+ months) for PEI and 7 months (range, 1 to 21+ months) for PE. Leukopenia at recycling was similar in both arms (25% for PEI and 29% of PE). The median leukocyte nadir was 2100/microliters (range, 430 to 4870/microliters) for PEI patients and 3150/microliters (range, 500 to 5000/microliters) for PE patients. Three patients had a drug-related death secondary to infections. This Phase II randomized study suggested that the combination of cisplatin plus etoposide and ifosfamide produces results similar to those obtainable with cisplatin and etoposide.
authors.affiliation: Division of Medical Oncology, Padova General Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Paccagnella
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Favaretto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brandes
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ghiotto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fornasiero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Volpi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pappagallo
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Festi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cipriani
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vinante
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011379:Prognosis; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012074:Remission Induction
chemical_list: D005047:Etoposide; D002945:Cisplatin; D007069:Ifosfamide