title: Carboplatin and etoposide in patients with advanced gastric cancer.
abstract: Thirty-six patients with advanced gastric cancer were treated with combination chemotherapy following surgery. Chemotherapy consisted of carboplatin (CBDCA) 300 mg/m2, days 1-3, and etoposide (VP 16) 100 mg/m2, days 1-5. 10/36 (28%) patients had objective response. The median duration of response was 8 months. Currently 26/36 patients have shown progressive disease at a median of 4 months. Three patients remain progression-free 7, 14, and 15 months after study entry, respectively. 26/36 patients have died and 10/26 remain alive at a median time of 16 months. Estimated survival for all patients is 7 months. Two groups of toxicities were observed: hematological and gastrointestinal. They were generally assessed as mild with only two grade 3 (ECOG) toxicities and with no grade 4 toxicity observed during this study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, University Hospital, Kragujevac, Yugoslavia.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jeremic
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Acimovic
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matovic
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D005047:Etoposide; D016190:Carboplatin