BACKGROUND: A multicenter phase II study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a combination regimen of weekly paclitaxel plus S-1 in patients with advanced gastric cancer. METHODS: Patients with previously untreated metastatic or recurrent gastric cancer received intravenous paclitaxel 50 mg/m(2) on days 1, 8, and 15, plus oral S-1 40 mg/m(2) b.i.d. on days 1 to 14 followed by 2 weeks off, in a 28-day cycle. RESULTS: A total of 54 patients were registered. All of them had measurable disease and were determined to be eligible for the present study. Two complete responses and 23 partial responses were confirmed, giving an overall response rate of 46.3%. At a final follow up of 3 years, the median progression-free survival and median overall survival were 6.0 and 14.3 months, respectively. Grade 3 neutropenia occurred in 14 patients, and grade 4 in 1 patient (total, 27.8%). The most serious nonhematological toxicity was diarrhea, where grade 3 occurred in 5 patients (9.3%). There were no treatment-related deaths. CONCLUSION: A combination of weekly paclitaxel plus S-1 was found to be well tolerated and effective in patients with advanced gastric cancer. Further investigation with comparative trials is needed for confirmation.
BACKGROUND: A multicenter phase II study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a combination regimen of weekly paclitaxel plus S-1 in patients with advanced gastric cancer. METHODS:Patients with previously untreated metastatic or recurrent gastric cancer received intravenous paclitaxel 50 mg/m(2) on days 1, 8, and 15, plus oral S-1 40 mg/m(2) b.i.d. on days 1 to 14 followed by 2 weeks off, in a 28-day cycle. RESULTS: A total of 54 patients were registered. All of them had measurable disease and were determined to be eligible for the present study. Two complete responses and 23 partial responses were confirmed, giving an overall response rate of 46.3%. At a final follow up of 3 years, the median progression-free survival and median overall survival were 6.0 and 14.3 months, respectively. Grade 3 neutropenia occurred in 14 patients, and grade 4 in 1 patient (total, 27.8%). The most serious nonhematological toxicity was diarrhea, where grade 3 occurred in 5 patients (9.3%). There were no treatment-related deaths. CONCLUSION: A combination of weekly paclitaxel plus S-1 was found to be well tolerated and effective in patients with advanced gastric cancer. Further investigation with comparative trials is needed for confirmation.
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