title: Definitive chemoradiotherapy with capecitabine and cisplatin in patients with esophageal cancer: a pilot study.
abstract: We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT) with capecitabine and cisplatin in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus. Eighteen patients with esophageal cancer were enrolled on the study. The chemotherapy during CRT consisted of two cycles of intravenous cisplatin of 60 mg/m(2) on day 1 and oral capecitabine 825 mg/m(2) twice daily from day 1 to 14 at 3-week intervals. The radiotherapy (2.0 Gy fraction/day to a total dose of 60 Gy) was delivered to the primary tumor site and regional lymph node. After concurrent CRT, 2 cycles of capecitabine (1,000 mg/m(2) b.i.d from days 1 to 14) plus cisplatin (60 mg/m(2) on day 1) were added every 3 weeks. All patients completed the planned treatment. After the chemoradiotherapy, 12 complete responses (CR, 66.7%) and 6 partial responses (PR, 33.3%) were confirmed. Grade 3 or 4 neutropenia only occurred in 2 patients, plus no treatment-related death was observed. At a median follow-up duration of 14.9 months, the estimated overall survival and progression-free survival rate at 2-yr was 70.7% and 54.4%, respectively. Concurrent CRT with capecitabine and cisplatin was found to be well-tolerated and effective in patients with esophageal cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology/Hematology, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
authors.forename: Soo Jung
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Byung Min
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Ahn
authors.forename: Jong Gwang
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Sang Kyun
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: Yee Soo
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.forename: Joon Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: Eung Bae
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jae Chul
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: In Kyu
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Seong Woo
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Jeon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000069287:Capecitabine; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003841:Deoxycytidine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D003841:Deoxycytidine; D000069287:Capecitabine; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil