Dose-intensified accelerated vindesine-ifosfamide-cisplatin (VIP) chemotherapy followed by high-dose accelerated hyperfractionated radiotherapy in patients with pathologically proven stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer: a feasibility study.
This study shows the feasibility of accelerated vindesine-ifosfamide-cisplatin chemotherapy, immediately followed by intensive radiotherapy to the residual tumour in responding patients, in 16 patients with pathologically proven stage IIIB non-small lung cancer. All toxicities were reversible, with only two of ten patients experiencing grade 3 oesophagitis, no treatment-related deaths and no serious late effects.
Department of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Sint-Maarten Ziekenhuis, Rooienberg 25, 2570 Duffel, Belgium.
Dirk
D
De Ruysscher
Yolande
Y
Lievens
Paul
P
Van den Brande
Kris
K
Nackaerts
Johan
J
Vansteenkiste
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D019583:Dose Fractionation, Radiation; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007069:Ifosfamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D015996:Survival Rate; D014751:Vindesine / Q000008:administration & dosage
D002945:Cisplatin; D014751:Vindesine; D007069:Ifosfamide