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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical pharmacology2021

Impact of histamine type-2 receptor antagonists on the anticancer efficacy of gefitinib in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Yoshitaka Saito, Yoh Takekuma, Masaki Kobayashi, Naofumi Shinagawa, Yasushi Shimizu, Ichiro Kinoshita, Hirotoshi Dosaka-Akita, Ken Iseki, Mitsuru Sugawara

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Article in European journal of clinical pharmacology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Yoshitaka SaitoDepartment of Pharmacy, Hokkaido University Hospital, Kita 14-jo, Nishi 5-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8648, Japan.
Yoh TakekumaDepartment of Pharmacy, Hokkaido University Hospital, Kita 14-jo, Nishi 5-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8648, Japan.
Masaki KobayashiLaboratory of Clinical Pharmaceutics & Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita 12-jo, Nishi 6-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0812, Japan.
Naofumi ShinagawaFirst Department of Medicine, Hokkaido University School of Medicine, Kita 15-jo, Nishi 7-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan.
Yasushi ShimizuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15-jo, Nishi 7-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan.
Ichiro KinoshitaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15-jo, Nishi 7-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan.
Hirotoshi Dosaka-AkitaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Kita 15-jo, Nishi 7-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8638, Japan.
Ken IsekiLaboratory of Clinical Pharmaceutics & Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Hokkaido University, Kita 12-jo, Nishi 6-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-0812, Japan.
Mitsuru SugawaraDepartment of Pharmacy, Hokkaido University Hospital, Kita 14-jo, Nishi 5-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo, 060-8648, Japan. msuga@med.hokudai.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5350-2950
Hokkaido University · JPSapporo Medical University · JPHokkaido University Hospital · JPHokkaido University of Science · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeGefitinib is one of the standard treatments for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with epidermal growth factor receptor mutations. It has been reported that acid suppressants (AS) decrease the anti-tumor effect of gefitinib by reducing its solubility. AS is sometimes necessary in cancer patients; however, previous reports have not shown the most compatible AS with gefitinib administration in cancer patients. This study was conducted to determine if histamine type 2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) can affect the anti-tumor efficacy of gefitinib.

methodsEighty-seven patients with NSCLC who were administered gefitinib were retrospectively investigated. Patients who were co-administered H2RA were compared with non-AS control patients. H2RA was administered once a day at about 3-5 or 8-12 h after gefitinib intake. The primary endpoint of this study was progression-free survival (PFS), and secondary endpoints were overall survival (OS), overall response rate (ORR), and adverse effects.

resultsMedian PFS in H2RA group and control group was 8.0 months and 9.0 months, respectively, with no significant difference (p = 0.82). The incidence of liver dysfunction was significantly less in patients administered H2RA, whereas there were no differences between the two groups with regard to skin toxicity and diarrhea. Multivariate analysis suggested that H2RA co-administration is not a risk factor for worse PFS and OS (hazard ratio of 0.95, 0.86; 95% confidence interval of 0.60-1.48, 0.52-1.43; p = 0.82 and 0.60, respectively).

conclusionThis study demonstrated that concomitant administration of H2RA with gefitinib does not affect the efficacy of gefitinib.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungDrug InteractionsFemaleGefitinibHistamine H2 AntagonistsHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedProgression-Free SurvivalRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateAntineoplastic AgentsGefitinibHistamine H2 AntagonistsAcid suppressants (AS)AntacidsEGFRGefitinibHistamine type-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs)Non-small cell lung cancer

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