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Trial reportBMC cancer2017

Randomized study comparing full dose monotherapy (S-1 followed by irinotecan) and reduced dose combination therapy (S-1/oxaliplatin followed by S-1/irinotecan) as initial therapy for older patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: NORDIC 9.

Stine Braendegaard Winther, Pia Österlund, Åke Berglund, Bengt Glimelius, Camilla Qvortrup, Halfdan Sorbye, Per Pfeiffer, - on behalf of the Academy of Geriatric Cancer Research (AgeCare)

Abstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BMC cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Stine Braendegaard WintherDepartment of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000, Odense C, Denmark. stine.winther@rsyd.dk.
Pia ÖsterlundDepartment of Oncology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Stenbäckinkatu 9, PO BOX 100, FI-00029, Helsinki, Finland.
Åke BerglundDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 20, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden.
Bengt GlimeliusDepartment of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 20, 751 85, Uppsala, Sweden.
Camilla QvortrupDepartment of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000, Odense C, Denmark.
Halfdan SorbyeDepartment of Oncology and Department of Clinical Science, Haukeland University Hospital, Postboks 1400, 5021, Bergen, Norway.
Per PfeifferDepartment of Oncology, Odense University Hospital, Sdr. Boulevard 29, 5000, Odense C, Denmark.
- on behalf of the Academy of Geriatric Cancer Research (AgeCare)

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMetastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) is a disease of older age, but there is a relative lack of knowledge about effects of chemotherapy in older patients as they are under-represented in clinical trials. Little data can guide whether the strategy in older mCRC patients should be a sequential full-dose monotherapy chemotherapy approach or a dose-reduced combination chemotherapy approach. The oral 5FU prodrug S-1 seems to have less side effects than capecitabine and should be an optimal drug for older patients, but few data are available. Improved geriatric assessments are needed to select which older patients should receive therapy.

methodsThe NORDIC 9 trial is a Nordic multicenter randomized phase II study comparing full dose monotherapy (S-1 30 mg/m DISCUSSION: The study will add knowledge on how to treat older mCRC patients who are not candidates for standard combination therapy. Furthermore it may provide understanding of efficacy and tolerability of chemotherapy in older cancer patients and thus offer a better chance for tailored treatment strategies in these patients.

trial registrationEU Clinical Trial Register, EudraCT no. 2014-000394-39 . Registered 05 May 2014.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsOxonic AcidTegafurAgedAge FactorsCamptothecinColorectal NeoplasmsDrug CombinationsFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansInduction ChemotherapyIrinotecanMaleNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingCamptothecinDrug CombinationsIrinotecanOrganoplatinum CompoundsOxaliplatinOxonic AcidS 1 (combination)TegafurGeriatric assessmentIRISMetastatic colorectal cancerNon-intensiveOralRandomized phase IISOX

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PMID28814275
PMCPMC5559862

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