Pramod Kumar Julka1, Tarun Puri, Goura Kishore Rath. 1. Department of Radiotherapy & Oncology, Amrit Kaur OPD Block, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi-110029, India. drjulka@rediffmail.com
Abstract
BACKGROUND:Patients with carcinoma of the gallbladder have advanced, unresectable tumor at the time of presentation and face a dismal prognosis in the absence of a standard palliative chemotherapy regimen. This study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy and safety of combined chemotherapy of gemcitabine and carboplatin in 20 patients with advanced gallbladder carcinoma. METHODS: The criteria of eligibility included chemonaive patients with unresectable gallbladder cancer, bidimensionally measurable disease, Zubrod's performance status < or = 2, and adequate major organ function. The patients received gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2) on days 1 and 8, and carboplatin (target AUC of 5.0 mg/ml) on day 1, in a 21-day cycle. CT was used for response assessment. RESULTS: In this group of 20 patients with advanced gallbladder carcinoma 6 were men and 14 women, with a median age of 55 years. The stage of the tumor at presentation was IVB in 14 patients (70%), IVA in 3 (15%) and III in 3 (15%). Four patients (21%) achieved a complete response, and 3 (15.7%), a partial response; an overall response rate was 36.7%. The median time to progression of the tumor was 33.8 weeks, and 1-year survival rate of the patients was 43.3%. Anemia of WHO grade III or IV was seen in 2 patients (10%) and 1 patient (5%), respectively. Grade III neutropenia and thrombocytopenia were observed in 2 patients (10%) and 1 patient (5%), respectively. CONCLUSION: With mild toxicity, combined chemotherapy of gemcitabine and carboplatin is effective in the treatment of advanced gallbladder carcinoma.
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BACKGROUND:Patients with carcinoma of the gallbladder have advanced, unresectable tumor at the time of presentation and face a dismal prognosis in the absence of a standard palliative chemotherapy regimen. This study was undertaken to evaluate the efficacy and safety of combined chemotherapy of gemcitabine and carboplatin in 20 patients with advanced gallbladder carcinoma. METHODS: The criteria of eligibility included chemonaive patients with unresectable gallbladder cancer, bidimensionally measurable disease, Zubrod's performance status < or = 2, and adequate major organ function. The patients received gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2) on days 1 and 8, and carboplatin (target AUC of 5.0 mg/ml) on day 1, in a 21-day cycle. CT was used for response assessment. RESULTS: In this group of 20 patients with advanced gallbladder carcinoma 6 were men and 14 women, with a median age of 55 years. The stage of the tumor at presentation was IVB in 14 patients (70%), IVA in 3 (15%) and III in 3 (15%). Four patients (21%) achieved a complete response, and 3 (15.7%), a partial response; an overall response rate was 36.7%. The median time to progression of the tumor was 33.8 weeks, and 1-year survival rate of the patients was 43.3%. Anemia of WHO grade III or IV was seen in 2 patients (10%) and 1 patient (5%), respectively. Grade III neutropenia and thrombocytopenia were observed in 2 patients (10%) and 1 patient (5%), respectively. CONCLUSION: With mild toxicity, combined chemotherapy of gemcitabine and carboplatin is effective in the treatment of advanced gallbladder carcinoma.
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