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ArticleCureus2023

Comparison of Two Chemotherapy Regimens After First-Line Treatment for HER2-Negative Metastatic Gastric Cancer.

Zuhat Urakçı, Senar Ebinç, Sezai Tunç, Ziya Kalkan, Zeynep Oruç, Mehmet Küçüköner, Muhammet Ali Kaplan, Abdurrahman Isikdogan

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Article in Cureus, 2023. 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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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zuhat UrakçıDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, TUR.
Senar EbinçDepartment of Medical Oncology, Gazi Yasargil Training and Research Hospital, Diyarbakır, TUR.
Sezai TunçDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, TUR.
Ziya KalkanDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, TUR.
Zeynep OruçDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, TUR.
Mehmet KüçükönerDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, TUR.
Muhammet Ali KaplanDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, TUR.
Abdurrahman IsikdoganDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dicle University Faculty of Medicine, Diyarbakır, TUR.
Diyarbakır Gazi Yaşargil Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TRDicle University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimMetastatic stage gastric cancer is a disease with a poor prognosis and the likelihood of achieving a cure in these patients is low. Treatment response to subsequent-line treatments is poor. We aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the folinic acid, fluorouracil and irinotecan (FOLFIRI) and paclitaxel+carboplatin regimens, which are used in subsequent lines of therapy in advanced-stage gastric cancer. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis study included 40 patients who have metastatic stage gastric cancer and received FOLFIRI or paclitaxel+carboplatin therapy in subsequent lines of therapy between 2017 and 2022. The data of the patients were analyzed retrospectively.

resultsAt diagnosis median age was 51 (23-88) years. The tumor was localized in the gastroesophageal junction in eight (20%) patients and in other gastric locations in 32 (80%) patients. At diagnosis, 75% (n=30) of the patients presented with the disease in the metastatic stage, while 25% (n=10) presented with stage II-III disease. Regarding the treatments received in the second and further lines of therapy, 18 (45%) patients received paclitaxel+carboplatin and 22 (55%) patients received a FOLFIRI regimen. Of these treatments, 67.5% (n=27) were given as the second line and 32.5% (n=13) were given as third-line therapy. The objective response rate (ORR) was 45.5% in the FOLFIRI arm compared to 16.7% in the paclitaxel+carboplatin arm (p=0.05). Both treatment arms had a median progression-free survival (PFS) of three months (p=0.82). The median overall survival (OS) time was seven months in the FOLFIRI arm compared to eight months in the paclitaxel+carboplatin arm (p=0.71). Side effects were similar between both treatment arms.

conclusionThis study determined that FOLFIRI and paclitaxel+carboplatin treatments have similar OS, PFS, and side effect profiles in subsequent line treatment of gastric cancer. The FOLFIRI treatment regimen yielded a higher ORR.

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comparison of chemotherapyfolfirigastric cancerpaclitaxelsubsequent-line treatments

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