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The efficacy and safety of gemcitabine plus paclitaxel combination first-line therapy for Japanese patients with metastatic breast cancer including triple-negative phenotype.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20628744     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
PURPOSE: Gemcitabine (GEM)-paclitaxel combination therapy has been confirmed as a standard therapy for metastatic/recurrent breast cancer (MBC) in Western countries. This study was conducted to assess the efficacy and safety of GEM-paclitaxel combination therapy in Japanese MBC patients.
METHODS: Patients were administered paclitaxel 175 mg/m(2) on day 1, and GEM 1,000 or 1,250 mg/m(2) on days 1 and 8 of 21-day cycle. The primary endpoint of this study was overall response rate; secondary endpoints were duration of response, time to progression, survival time and rate.
RESULTS: Paclitaxel 175 mg/m(2) plus GEM 1,250 mg/m(2) was determined as the recommended dose. A total of 56 patients received 506 cycles of treatment (median: 7.5 cycles) with a relative dose intensity of 79.6% for GEM and 85.8% for paclitaxel. The response rate was 44.6% (25/56 patients), median time to progression 8.6 months and median survival time 27.1 months. In triple-negative patients, the response rate was 35.7% (5/14 patients), and the median time to progression was 6.0 months. The most frequent grade ≥ 3 toxicities were neutropenia (82.1%), leukopenia (62.5%) and ALT increase (14.3%).
CONCLUSIONS: This study confirmed the efficacy and safety of GEM-paclitaxel combination therapy in Japanese MBC patients.
Authors:
Kenjiro Aogi; Masayuki Yoshida; Yoshiaki Sagara; Shunji Kamigaki; Minoru Okazaki; Jumpei Funai; Toshio Fujimoto; Masakazu Toi; Toshiaki Saeki; Shigemitsu Takashima
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial, Phase I; Clinical Trial, Phase II; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-07-14
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology     Volume:  67     ISSN:  1432-0843     ISO Abbreviation:  Cancer Chemother. Pharmacol.     Publication Date:  2011 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-26     Completed Date:  2011-06-23     Revised Date:  2013-06-03    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7806519     Medline TA:  Cancer Chemother Pharmacol     Country:  Germany    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1007-15     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Breast Oncology, Shikoku Cancer Center, 160 Kou, Minami-umemotocho, Matsuyama 791-0280, Japan. kaogi@shikoku-cc.go.jp
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects,  therapeutic use*
Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy*,  genetics,  pathology
Deoxycytidine / administration & dosage,  analogs & derivatives
Female
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Metastasis
Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent / drug therapy*,  genetics,  pathology
Paclitaxel / administration & dosage
Phenotype
Receptor, erbB-2 / biosynthesis*,  genetics
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
33069-62-4/Paclitaxel; 951-77-9/Deoxycytidine; B76N6SBZ8R/gemcitabine; EC 2.7.10.1/ERBB2 protein, human; EC 2.7.10.1/Receptor, erbB-2

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