title: Combination chemotherapy of oral 5'-deoxy-5-fluorouridine and cisplatin in advanced gastric cancer: a phase II study.
abstract: This study was designed to test the activity and feasibility of 5'-deoxy-5-fluorouridine (5'-DFUR) and cisplatin combination therapy in the treatment of advanced gastric cancer. Nineteen patients with inoperable and/or metastatic gastric cancer, which was histologically proven, were orally administered 5'-DFUR 1,200 mg/m2 on days 1 to 4 and days 15-18 combined with 70 mg/m2 of cisplatin being repeated every 4 weeks. Five partial responses (PRs) were achieved. Seven patients had stable disease and 6 progressed on therapy. The overall response rate was 27.7% (95% confidence interval: 9.69% to 53.5%). The median survival duration of all 18 patients was 25 weeks (9-64). The majority of patients had WHO grade I/II toxicity, but there was no treatment-related death. These data support that the combinations of oral 5'-DFUR and cisplatin are well tolerable and have a moderate activity with low toxicity in the treatment of advanced gastric cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ahnmj@email.hanyang.ac.kr
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Jun
authors.forename: N W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Baik
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Nam
authors.forename: I Y
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D005467:Floxuridine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D005467:Floxuridine; D002945:Cisplatin; C025034:doxifluridine