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Trial reportMedical oncology (Northwood, London, England)2012

Chemotherapy with concurrent brain and thoracic radiotherapy in brain-only metastases of treatment naive small-cell lung cancer: a phase II study.

Li-kun Chen, He Huang, Hai Liao, Guo-zhen Liu, Yin-duo Zeng, Xiao-xiao Dinglin, Guang-chuan Xu, Wei-dong Wei

Abstract readClinical Trial, Phase II
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Trial report in Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England), 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Down-regulation of ribosomal protein L22 in non-small cell lung cancer.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2013
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Li-kun ChenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University, Guang Zhou, Guang Dong, China.
He Huang
Hai Liao
Guo-zhen Liu
Yin-duo Zeng
Xiao-xiao Dinglin
Guang-chuan Xu
Wei-dong Wei
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To study the treatment outcomes of brain-only metastases from small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) at initial diagnose treated by chemotherapy with concurrent brain and thoracic radiotherapy (RT). From Jan 2004 to Jan 2009, 36 treatment-naïve SCLC patients with brain-only metastases in Sun yat-sen University were enrolled. Treatment contained initial EP chemotherapy with concurrent whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT). EP regimen consisted of etoposide 100 mg/m(2) IV d1-3, cisplatin 80 mg/m(2) IV d1, repeated every 3 weeks. WBRT with total dose of 30 Gy in 10 fractions was started within 1 week from the beginning of chemotherapy followed by thoracic RT including 2 Gy once daily to a total dose of 60 Gy. Treatment responses were evaluated after 3 cycles of chemotherapy. EP regimen was given totally 6 cycles for no tumor progression. Thirty-four patients were evaluable. All of the 20 CNS symptomatic patients experienced symptoms relief. Objective responses in the brain and primary thoracic lesions were observed in 26 (76.5%, 16CR + 10PR) and 29 (85.3%, 23CR + 6PR) patients, respectively. The median survival time (MST) was 19.2 months, and the 1-and 2-year overall survival rates (OS) were 70.6 and 29.4%, respectively, in all patients. Patients with CR response had the longest MST of 21.9 months and 1-and 2-year OS of 93.8 and 43.8%, respectively. Treatment toxicity profiles were acceptable. The treatment strategy of concurrent chemotherapy with brain and thoracic RT might achieve promising survival outcomes comparable to limited-stage SCLC in initially diagnosed SCLC with brain-only metastases.

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AgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBrain NeoplasmsChemoradiotherapyCisplatinEtoposideFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaCisplatinEtoposide

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PMID21853344
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