title: Triplet chemotherapy with cisplatin, docetaxel, and irinotecan for patients with recurrent or refractory non-small cell lung cancer.
abstract: We examined the feasibility of triplet chemotherapy using cisplatin, docetaxel, and irinotecan for patients with recurrent or refractory non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), retrospectively. Twenty-five patients (21 men and 4 women) with NSCLC and good performance status who were < or = 70 years old were analyzed. The median age was 58 years. Most patients had performance status 1 (16/25), stage IV disease (18/25) and adenocarcinoma-histology (16/25). Cisplatin and docetaxel were given on day 1 and irinotecan on day 2; the cycle was repeated every 3 weeks. The objective response rate was 39.1% (95% confidence interval: 18.7-59.5%). The median survival time and actual 2-, 3-, and 5-year survival rates were 14.3 months, 32%, 20%, and 8%, respectively. Of note, only 6 patients were treated with gefitinib at the recurrence after triplet chemotherapy; of these, 4 (67%) achieved a partial response, which might result in favorable survival. Grade 3/4 toxicities consisted of neutropenia (100%), neutropenic fever (56%), nausea/vomiting (40%), and diarrhea (16%); no cases of treatment-related death occurred. Triplet chemotherapy showed impressive survival data in our clinical trial, but proved too toxic for use in treating patients with NSCLC in the clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Respiratory Medicine, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama 700-8558, Japan.
authors.forename: Nobukazu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: Katsuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kiura
authors.forename: Nagio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takigawa
authors.forename: Yoshiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Toyooka
authors.forename: Shigeki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Umemura
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tabata
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueoka
authors.forename: Mitsune
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanimoto
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002166:Camptothecin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D018287:Carcinoma, Large Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D018279:Carcinoma, Signet Ring Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D000077143:Docetaxel; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D000077156:Gefitinib; D006801:Humans; D000077146:Irinotecan; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D011799:Quinazolines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D043823:Taxoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D011799:Quinazolines; D043823:Taxoids; D000077143:Docetaxel; D000077146:Irinotecan; D002945:Cisplatin; D000077156:Gefitinib; D002166:Camptothecin