PURPOSE: To evaluate the compliance and toxicity of the hypoxic radiosensitizer nimorazole in head and neck cancer patients. METHODS: A retrospective study of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), treated in Denmark between 1990 and 2013. All patients treated with radical radiotherapy (± chemotherapy) [66-70 Gy; 33-35 fractions; 2 Gy/fraction; 5-6 fractions/week] concomitant with the hypoxic radiosensitizer nimorazole. Nimorazole was administered as oral tablets in doses of approximately 1.2 g/m(2) body surface area in connection with the first of each daily radiation treatment. A second daily dose of 1 g was given in connection with the second radiotherapy fraction in the accelerated fractionation regimen. The compliance was estimated as the percentage of the initially prescribed dose, which was received by each patient. The main side effects were recorded. RESULTS: A total of 1049 patients were investigated. The tolerance to nimorazole was fair: 58% of patients received the full prescribed total dose. Nausea and vomiting were the major complaints: among the 260 patients with dose reductions due to known side effects, (87%) were due to nausea/vomiting. All side effects ceased when treatment was interrupted, and neither severe nor long lasting side effects were observed. Female patients were significantly more likely to have dose reduction (OR 2.02; 95% CI 1.50-2.70), and nausea/vomiting. Patients aged more than 70 years were significantly more likely to have dose reduction. Patients who received less than 1100 mg/m(2) were significantly less likely to have dose reduction (OR 0.58; CI 0.44-0.78), and nausea/vomiting, compared to those who received 1100-1300 mg/m(2). The tolerance was also less in the group of patients received accelerated chemoradiotherapy (OR 1.70; CI 1.20-2.50) with more association with nausea/vomiting (OR 2.09; CI 1.40-3.10). CONCLUSION: The compliance to nimorazole is fair, with tolerable acute, but neither persistent nor late, toxicity. It can be administered with chemotherapy and different radiotherapy fractionation schedules.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the compliance and toxicity of the hypoxic radiosensitizer nimorazole in head and neck cancerpatients. METHODS: A retrospective study of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), treated in Denmark between 1990 and 2013. All patients treated with radical radiotherapy (± chemotherapy) [66-70 Gy; 33-35 fractions; 2 Gy/fraction; 5-6 fractions/week] concomitant with the hypoxic radiosensitizer nimorazole. Nimorazole was administered as oral tablets in doses of approximately 1.2 g/m(2) body surface area in connection with the first of each daily radiation treatment. A second daily dose of 1 g was given in connection with the second radiotherapy fraction in the accelerated fractionation regimen. The compliance was estimated as the percentage of the initially prescribed dose, which was received by each patient. The main side effects were recorded. RESULTS: A total of 1049 patients were investigated. The tolerance to nimorazole was fair: 58% of patients received the full prescribed total dose. Nausea and vomiting were the major complaints: among the 260 patients with dose reductions due to known side effects, (87%) were due to nausea/vomiting. All side effects ceased when treatment was interrupted, and neither severe nor long lasting side effects were observed. Female patients were significantly more likely to have dose reduction (OR 2.02; 95% CI 1.50-2.70), and nausea/vomiting. Patients aged more than 70 years were significantly more likely to have dose reduction. Patients who received less than 1100 mg/m(2) were significantly less likely to have dose reduction (OR 0.58; CI 0.44-0.78), and nausea/vomiting, compared to those who received 1100-1300 mg/m(2). The tolerance was also less in the group of patients received accelerated chemoradiotherapy (OR 1.70; CI 1.20-2.50) with more association with nausea/vomiting (OR 2.09; CI 1.40-3.10). CONCLUSION: The compliance to nimorazole is fair, with tolerable acute, but neither persistent nor late, toxicity. It can be administered with chemotherapy and different radiotherapy fractionation schedules.
Authors: Kelly C Falls; Ricky A Sharma; Yaacov R Lawrence; Richard A Amos; Sunil J Advani; Mansoor M Ahmed; Bhadrasain Vikram; C Norman Coleman; Pataje G Prasanna Journal: Radiat Res Date: 2018-10 Impact factor: 2.841
Authors: Claudia Rutherford; Manish I Patel; Margaret-Ann Tait; David P Smith; Daniel S J Costa; Shomik Sengupta; Madeleine T King Journal: Qual Life Res Date: 2020-09-22 Impact factor: 4.147
Authors: Claudia Rutherford; Madeleine T King; David P Smith; Daniel Sj Costa; Margaret-Ann Tait; Manish I Patel Journal: JMIR Res Protoc Date: 2017-11-08