title: Effect of adjuvant central iv hyperalimentation on the survival and response to treatment of patients with small cell lung cancer: a randomized trial.
abstract: The effect of central iv hyperalimentation (IVH) as an adjunct to aggressive antineoplastic therapy for small cell carcinoma of the lung was evaluated in a randomized trial with 119 evaluable patients. IVH was given over a 28-day period with higher caloric and protein intake for patients nutritionally depleted on entry in the study; all patients were escalated in caloric and protein intake to maximize nutritional repletion. Combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy induced a 45.5% complete response rate and an overall response rate of 92.8%. Median survival for patients with limited disease was 18 months; median survival for patients with extensive disease was 11 months. Patients randomized to receive IVH did not have a better response rate (P = 0.97) or survival (P = 0.78) than control patients. IVH did not significantly alter the survival for patients who at baseline had greater than 5% pretreatment weight loss, low caloric intake, decreased serum albumin, or reduced total iron-binding capacity. Significantly more febrile episodes were seen in IVH patients than in control patients (P less than 0.001). Short-term IVH to patients with this malignancy who are capable of enteral alimentation cannot be routinely recommended as adjunctive therapy.
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Clamon
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Feld
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Weiner
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Moran
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Blum
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kramer
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Makuch
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Hoffman
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: DeWys
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001835:Body Weight; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004032:Diet; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000009:adverse effects; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total / Q000009:adverse effects; D011897:Random Allocation; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide