| Literature DB >> 34057299 |
Amélie Deleporte1, Marc Van den Eynde2, Frédéric Forget3, Stéphane Holbrechts4, Thierry Delaunoit5, Ghislain Houbiers6, Hassan R Kalantari7, Stéphanie Laurent8, Erik Vanderstraeten9, Marc De Man10, Philippe Vergauwe11, Marylene Clausse12, Jacques Van Der Auwera13, Lionel D'Hondt14, Pascal Pierre15, Bjorn Ghillemijn16, Angelique Covas1, Marianne Paesmans17, Lieveke Ameye17, Ahmad Awada18, Francesco Sclafani1, Alain Hendlisz1.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: While docetaxel/cisplatin/5-fluorouracil (DCF) outperforms CF in first-line gastric adenocarcinoma, toxicity remains an issue.Entities:
Keywords: 5-FU; cisplatin; docetaxel; fortnightly; gastric cancer; gastroesophageal cancer; hematological growth factors; weekly
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34057299 PMCID: PMC8267119 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3976
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Med ISSN: 2045-7634 Impact factor: 4.452
FIGURE 1DoGE study design
Patients characteristics
|
Arm 1 Fractionated weekly regimen ( |
Arm 2 Fortnightly regimen ( | |
|---|---|---|
| Age at randomization | ||
| Mean ± SD | 60 ± 10 | 63 ± 10 |
| Median (min–max) | 61 (33–85) | 64 (40–83) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 37 (70%) | 39 (74%) |
| Female | 16 (30%) | 14 (26%) |
| Histology | ||
| Intestinal type adenocarcinoma | 20 (38%) | 16 (30%) |
| Diffuse type adenocarcinoma | 18 (34%) | 24 (45%) |
| Adenocarcinoma (no other specification) | 12 (23%) | 13 (25%) |
| Other | 2 (4%) | 0 |
| Missing info | 1 (2%) | 0 |
| Differentiation | ||
| Well | 2 (4%) | 7 (13%) |
| Moderately | 21 (40%) | 15 (28%) |
| Poor | 23 (44%) | 20 (38%) |
| Unknown | 6 (12%) | 11 (21%) |
| Missing info | 1 | |
| Stage at study entry | ||
| IIIA | 3 (6%) | 5 (10%) |
| IIIB | 2 (4%) | 4 (8%) |
| IV | 42 (89%) | 42 (82%) |
| Missing info | 6 | 2 |
| Prior surgery for gastric or GEJ cancer? | ||
| No | 35 (67%) | 35 (66%) |
| Yes | 17 (33%) | 18 (34%) |
| Missing info | 1 | |
| If yes, type of surgery | ||
| Total gastrectomy | 7 | 8 |
| Partial gastrectomy | 2 | 2 |
| Other | 8 | 8 |
| Adjuvant chemotherapy for completely resected early stage gastric or GEJ cancer | ||
| No | 46 (88%) | 47 (89%) |
| Yes | 6 (12%) | 6 (11%) |
| Missing info | 1 | |
Number of cycles and prevalence of treatment delays/dose reductions
|
Arm 1 Fractionated weekly ( |
Arm 2 Fortnightly ( | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of cycles | ||
| Median (range) | 4 (1–19) | 7 (1–30) |
| 1 | 7 (13%) | 3 (6%) |
| ≥2 | 45 (87%) | 48 (94%) |
| No dose reduction or delay | 2 | 8 |
| At least one dose reduction or delay | 43 | 40 |
The notion of treatment delay/dose reduction is only applicable in patients with at least two cycles.
Chemotherapy dose intensities
| Drug: % median (interquartile range) |
Arm 1 Fractionated weekly ( |
Arm 2 Fortnightly ( |
|---|---|---|
| Docetaxel (D) | 73 (62–89) | 73 (64–89) |
| Cisplatin (C) | 72 (59–88) | 71 (61–88) |
| 5‐FU (F) | 73 (61–91) | 73 (64–88) |
Grade ≥3 toxicities
|
Arm 1 Fractionated weekly ( |
Arm 2 Fortnightly ( | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| (95% CI) |
| (95% CI) | |
| AE grade ≥3 | 42 (81) | (68–89) | 46 (90) | (79%–96%) |
| Hematological AE grade ≥3 | 22 (42) | (30–56) | 33 (65) | (51%–76%) |
| Anemia | 7 (13) | (7–25) | 7 (14) | (7%–26%) |
| Neutropenia | 17 (33) | (22–46) | 31 (61) | (47%–73%) |
| Febrile neutropenia | 9 (17) | (9–30) | 4 (8) | (3%–19%) |
| Thrombocytopenia | 6 (12) | (5%–23%) | 3 (6) | (2%–16%) |
| Thromboembolic event | 2 (4) | (1%–13%) | 1 (2) | (0.4%–10%) |
| Non hematogical AE grade ≥3 | 32 (62) | (48%–74%) | 24 (47) | (34%–60%) |
| Alteration of liver function test | 6 (12) | (5%–23%) | 1 (2) | (0.4%–10%) |
| Total protein | – | – | ||
| Alteration of renal function | – | – | ||
| Fatigue | 14 (27) | (17%–40%) | 13 (25) | (16%–39%) |
| Anorexia | 10 (19) | (11%–32%) | 9 (18) | (10%–30%) |
| Weight loss | 1 (2) | (0.3%–10%) | 2 (4) | (1%–13%) |
| Nausea | 7 (13) | (7%–25%) | 2 (4) | (1%–13%) |
| Vomiting | 11 (21) | (12%–34%) | 6 (12) | (6%–23%) |
| Diarrhea | 9 (17) | (9%–30%) | 5 (10) | (4%–21%) |
| Constipation | – | – | ||
| Stomatitis | 1 (2) | (0.3%–10%) | 4 (8) | |
| Allergic reaction | – | 1 (2) | (0.4%–10%) | |
| Motor neuropathy | 2 (4) | (1%–13%) | 1 (2) | (0.4%–10%) |
| Sensory neuropathy | 3 (6) | (2%–16%) | 1 (2) | (0.4%–10%) |
| Alopecia | 2 (4) | (1%–13%) | 2 (4) | (1%–13%) |
Abbreviation: AE, adverse events.
Best response
|
Arm 1 Fractionated weekly At least two chemo cycles ( |
Arm 2 Fortnightly At least three chemo cycles ( | |
|---|---|---|
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| Complete response | 2 (4) | 2 (4) |
| Partial response | 20 (44) | 18 (40) |
| Stable disease | 16 (36) | 16 (36) |
| Progression | 6 (13) | 4 (9) |
| Not evaluable | 1 (2) | 5 (11) |
FIGURE 2Progression‐free survival
FIGURE 3Overall survival