| Literature DB >> 9667675 |
K Matsui1, N Masuda, M Fukuoka, T Yana, T Hirashima, T Komiya, M Kobayashi, M Kawahara, S Atagi, M Ogawara, S Negoro, S Kudoh, K Furuse.
Abstract
A phase II trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of the Egorin's carboplatin dosing formula with 14-day oral etoposide in 38 elderly patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). The overall response rate was 81%. Median survival times were 15.1 months for 16 limited-disease (LD) and 8.6 months for 22 extensive-disease (ED) patients. Myelosuppression was the principal side-effect. This regimen is an active regimen in the treatment of elderly SCLC patients.Entities:
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Year: 1998 PMID: 9667675 PMCID: PMC2150367 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.325
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Cancer ISSN: 0007-0920 Impact factor: 7.640