PURPOSE: To evaluate the tolerance and efficacy of front-line docetaxel plus gemcitabine treatment in patients with inoperable pancreatic cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Fifty-four patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer were enrolled. Gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2) was administered on days 1 and 8 and docetaxel (100 mg/m2) on day 8, every three weeks; rh-G-CSF (150 ig/m2 s.c.) was given prophylactically on days 9-15. RESULTS: Seven (13%) patients achieved partial response and 18 (33%) stable disease (intent-to-treat). The median duration of response was 24 weeks, time to tumour progression 32 weeks, and overall survival 26 weeks. Performance status was improved in 33% of patients, pain in 43%, asthenia in 16%, weight gain in 28% and appetite in 27%. Grade 3-4 neutropenia occurred in 17 (31%) patients and grade 3-4 thrombocytopenia in four (4%). Six (11%) patients developed febrile neutropenia and one of them died from sepsis. CONCLUSIONS: This combination is a relatively well-tolerated out-patient regimen for patients with inoperable pancreatic cancer.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the tolerance and efficacy of front-line docetaxel plus gemcitabine treatment in patients with inoperable pancreatic cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Fifty-four patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer were enrolled. Gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2) was administered on days 1 and 8 and docetaxel (100 mg/m2) on day 8, every three weeks; rh-G-CSF (150 ig/m2 s.c.) was given prophylactically on days 9-15. RESULTS: Seven (13%) patients achieved partial response and 18 (33%) stable disease (intent-to-treat). The median duration of response was 24 weeks, time to tumour progression 32 weeks, and overall survival 26 weeks. Performance status was improved in 33% of patients, pain in 43%, asthenia in 16%, weight gain in 28% and appetite in 27%. Grade 3-4 neutropenia occurred in 17 (31%) patients and grade 3-4 thrombocytopenia in four (4%). Six (11%) patients developed febrile neutropenia and one of them died from sepsis. CONCLUSIONS: This combination is a relatively well-tolerated out-patient regimen for patients with inoperable pancreatic cancer.
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