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Trial reportMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2010

Role of low dose capecitabine combined to irinotecan in advanced and metastatic gastric cancer.

Fadi S Farhat, Joseph Kattan, Georges Y Chahine, Fariha C Younes, Fadi L Nasr, Raghda M Mroue, Marwan G Ghosn

Abstract readClinical Trial, Phase II
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Trial report in Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Fadi S FarhatMount Lebanon Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon. drfadi@terra.net.lb
Joseph Kattan
Georges Y Chahine
Fariha C Younes
Fadi L Nasr
Raghda M Mroue
Marwan G Ghosn
Hôtel-Dieu de France · LBCollaborative Group (United States) · USHammoud Hospital University Medical Center · LBRafik Hariri University Hospital · LB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemotherapy has a proven role in advanced and metastatic gastric cancer (AMGC) significantly improving quality of life and prolonging survival compared with best supportive care alone. Multiple regimens have been explored. The choice of treatment should be individualized and tailored to the patient's overall conditions and preference. This manuscript is divided into two sections. The first section illustrates the results of a phase II trial combining weekly irinotecan and low dose capecitabine in the management of untreated AMGC patients. The second section aims to identify the current optimal place of this combination in the management of AMGC in the light of the latest advances. In this manuscript we detail our phase II trial which showed objective response rate of 47% (15 patients), disease stabilization of 28% (9 patients), and overall tumor control rate of 75% (24 patients). Median time to progression and overall survival were 5.8 and 8 months, respectively. Grades III-IV toxicities were reported in 7 cases. Low-dose capecitabine plus irinotecan is effective in the treatment of AMGC with an acceptable toxicity profile. Compared to the recent published data, this combination is indicated in the second-line treatment of AMGC and in the first-line treatment where a contraindication for docetaxel- and/or oxaliplatin-based regimen is present.

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCamptothecinCapecitabineChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyDeoxycytidineDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFluorouracilGastrectomyGastrointestinal DiseasesHematologic DiseasesCamptothecinCapecitabineDeoxycytidineFluorouracilIrinotecan

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PMID19644778
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