BACKGROUND: The purpose of this phase II study was to determine the efficacy and toxicity of cisplatin and weekly docetaxel combination chemotherapy as a first-line treatment in patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer patients were enrolled and received a combination of weekly docetaxel (35 mg/m(2) on Day1 and Day8) and cisplatin (70 mg/m(2) D1) every 21 days, for up to a maximum of 6 cycles. The primary endpoint was objective response rate, and the secondary endpoints included toxicity of combination chemotherapy, progression-free survival, overall survival and 1-year survival rate. RESULTS: In total, 47 patients were enrolled and analysed, and 46 patients (97.9%) completed the planned protocol. In an intent-to-treat analysis, 6 patients (12.8%) achieved complete response (CR) and 27 patients (57.4%) showed partial response (PR), with an objective response rate of 70.2%. The median progression-free survival and overall survival were 9.6 months (95% C.I. 5.7-13.5 months) and 28.5 months (95% C.I. 16.9-40.1 months), respectively, and the 1-year survival rate was 89.9%. The common grade 3 adverse events were stomatitis (1.2%), neutropenia (0.8%), anaemia (0.8%), infection (0.8%) and diarrhoea (0.8%). Grade 4 adverse events were not observed in this study. CONCLUSIONS: The combination chemotherapy of cisplatin and weekly docetaxel is highly effective and shows favourable toxicity as a first-line chemotherapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer.
BACKGROUND: The purpose of this phase II study was to determine the efficacy and toxicity of cisplatin and weekly docetaxel combination chemotherapy as a first-line treatment in patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancerpatients were enrolled and received a combination of weekly docetaxel (35 mg/m(2) on Day1 and Day8) and cisplatin (70 mg/m(2) D1) every 21 days, for up to a maximum of 6 cycles. The primary endpoint was objective response rate, and the secondary endpoints included toxicity of combination chemotherapy, progression-free survival, overall survival and 1-year survival rate. RESULTS: In total, 47 patients were enrolled and analysed, and 46 patients (97.9%) completed the planned protocol. In an intent-to-treat analysis, 6 patients (12.8%) achieved complete response (CR) and 27 patients (57.4%) showed partial response (PR), with an objective response rate of 70.2%. The median progression-free survival and overall survival were 9.6 months (95% C.I. 5.7-13.5 months) and 28.5 months (95% C.I. 16.9-40.1 months), respectively, and the 1-year survival rate was 89.9%. The common grade 3 adverse events were stomatitis (1.2%), neutropenia (0.8%), anaemia (0.8%), infection (0.8%) and diarrhoea (0.8%). Grade 4 adverse events were not observed in this study. CONCLUSIONS: The combination chemotherapy of cisplatin and weekly docetaxel is highly effective and shows favourable toxicity as a first-line chemotherapy in patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer.
Authors: A Craig Lockhart; Shankar Sundaram; John Sarantopoulos; Monica M Mita; Andrea Wang-Gillam; Jennifer L Moseley; Stephanie L Barber; Alex R Lane; Claudine Wack; Laurent Kassalow; Jean-François Dedieu; Alain C Mita Journal: Invest New Drugs Date: 2014-08-13 Impact factor: 3.850
Authors: A Prawira; S F Oosting; T W Chen; K A Delos Santos; R Saluja; L Wang; L L Siu; K K W Chan; A R Hansen Journal: Br J Cancer Date: 2017-10-24 Impact factor: 7.640
Authors: Victor H F Lee; Dora L W Kwong; Ka-On Lam; Yu-Ching Lai; Yun Li; Chi-Chung Tong; Patty P Y Ho; Wing-Lok Chan; Lai-San Wong; Dennis K C Leung; Sum-Yin Chan; Fong-Ting Chan; To-Wai Leung; Anne W M Lee Journal: Medicine (Baltimore) Date: 2017-04 Impact factor: 1.889