title: Advances in treatment of inoperable NSCLC: gemcitabine doublets--a promising alternative.
abstract: Gemcitabine (Gemzar) was originally approved for use in combination with cisplatin (Platinol) for the treatment of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Research began to focus on combining gemcitabine with newer drugs, such as carboplatin (Paraplatin), vinorelbine (Navelbine), the taxanes, and the camptothecins, when it became clear that these agents had potentially increased efficacy and fewer side effects than the standard treatment. This article will briefly review the original experience with the gemcitabine/cisplatin doublet and then examine the experience to date with non-cisplatin-based gemcitabine doublet combinations in the treatment of advanced NSCLC.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology/Oncology, Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cappuzzo
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Rocha Lima
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Green
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D017322:Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic; D017326:Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic; D003841:Deoxycytidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D000077143:Docetaxel; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012074:Remission Induction / Q000379:methods; D043823:Taxoids; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D000077235:Vinorelbine; D000093542:Gemcitabine
chemical_list: D001952:Bridged-Ring Compounds; D043823:Taxoids; D003841:Deoxycytidine; D000077143:Docetaxel; C080625:taxane; D014747:Vinblastine; D016190:Carboplatin; D017239:Paclitaxel; D002945:Cisplatin; D000077235:Vinorelbine; D000093542:Gemcitabine