title: Preliminary results of a dose-finding study of paclitaxel and carboplatin in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
abstract: This ongoing phase I study sought to establish the maximum tolerated dose of the combination of carboplatin and paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ) given without routine growth factor support to previously untreated patients with stage IIIB and IV non-small cell lung cancer. Paclitaxel was administered as a 3-hour intravenous infusion. The carboplatin infusion was administered over 30 minutes immediately afterward. Patients were assigned sequentially to one of eight treatment groups in which paclitaxel and carboplatin were administered in doses ranging from 130 to 185 mg/m2 and from 230 to 350 mg/m2, respectively. Twenty-four patients have been treated to date, and the maximum tolerated dose has been reached at paclitaxel 185 mg/m2 and carboplatin 350 mg/m2. The combination has an excellent safety profile, with only a few, short-lasting episodes of neutropenia observed and no evidence of infection. At the doses tested, thrombocytopenia has not occurred.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Orbassano (Turin), Italy.
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Scagliotti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Crinó
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pozzi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Corgna
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Palladino
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Masiero
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Salsano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gentile
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tonato
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000633:toxicity; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004361:Drug Tolerance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000139:chemically induced; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000633:toxicity; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D016190:Carboplatin; D017239:Paclitaxel