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Trial reportJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2014

Mitomycin C and capecitabine in pretreated patients with metastatic gastric cancer: a multicenter phase II study.

Manuel Barreto Miranda, Jörg Thomas Hartmann, Salah-Eddin Al-Batran, Melanie Kripp, Deniz Gencer, Andreas Hochhaus, Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz, Kirsten Merx

Open access · greenAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2014. 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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8 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Manuel Barreto MirandaIII. Medizinische Klinik, Hämatologie und Onkologie, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany.
Jörg Thomas Hartmann
Salah-Eddin Al-Batran
Melanie Kripp
Deniz Gencer
Andreas Hochhaus
Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz
Kirsten Merx
Heidelberg University · DEFrancis Hospital · DEGoethe University Frankfurt · DEJena University Hospital · DEUniversity Hospital Heidelberg · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe conducted a multicenter phase II study to assess the toxicity and efficacy of a combination of mitomycin C (MMC) and capecitabine in pretreated patients with metastatic or locally advanced gastric cancer.

methodsThirty-nine patients (77 % male) between 33 and 78 years (median 66) with pretreated locally advanced or metastatic esophagogastric adenocarcinoma and eastern cooperative oncology group performance status of ≤2, measurable lesions, and adequate organ functions were recruited into the study. Eight patients (21 %) had received more than one prior chemotherapy regimen. Treatment consisted of three-weekly MMC 10 mg/m(2) day 1 and capecitabine 2,000 mg/m(2) (day 1-14; repeated day 22).

resultsA median of three cycles of therapy was administered. Grade 3 toxicity occurred in 20 patients (54 %). Main grade 3 adverse events were thrombocytopenia (11 %, n = 4), fatigue (8 %, n = 3), and neuropathy (8 %, n = 3). Two events of grade 4 toxicity were reported (5 %) (dyspnea and elevation of alkaline phosphatase due to bone metastases). Partial remission was noticed in 10.3 % (n = 4), stable disease in 33.3 % (n = 13) adding to a tumor control rate of 43.6 %. The median progression-free and overall survival were 2.8 and 5.6 months, respectively.

conclusionThe combination of MMC and capecitabine exhibited a favorable tolerability profile in pretreated patients with gastric cancer. The disease control rate compares adequately with that of other phase II and phase III trials for second-line therapy in gastric cancer. This regimen may be considered as an alternative second-line treatment, especially for patients not suitable for or pretreated with taxanes and/or irinotecan.

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AdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCapecitabineDeoxycytidineDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsFemaleFluorouracilHumansMaleMiddle AgedMitomycinNeoplasm MetastasisStomach NeoplasmsTreatment OutcomeCapecitabineDeoxycytidineFluorouracilMitomycin

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PMID24556803
PMCPMC11824083
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