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01-10-2016 | Original Article
A phase II study of topotecan and cisplatin with sequential thoracic radiotherapy in elderly patients with small-cell lung cancer: Okayama Lung Cancer Study Group 0102
Authors:
Toshio Kubo, Keiichi Fujiwara, Katsuyuki Hotta, Toshiaki Okada, Shoichi Kuyama, Shingo Harita, Takashi Ninomiya, Haruhito Kamei, Shinobu Hosokawa, Akihiro Bessho, Tadashi Maeda, Toshiyuki Kozuki, Nobukazu Fujimoto, Kiichiro Ninomiya, Mitsuhiro Takemoto, Susumu Kanazawa, Nagio Takigawa, Masahiro Tabata, Mitsune Tanimoto, Hiroshi Ueoka, Katsuyuki Kiura
Published in:
Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
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Issue 4/2016
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Abstract
Purpose
The treatment outcome in elderly patients with limited-disease small-cell lung cancer (LD-SCLC) remains poor. We carried out a phase II trial of split topotecan and cisplatin (TP) therapy and sequential thoracic radiotherapy for elderly LD-SCLC patients as a follow-up to our previous phase I trial.
Methods
In total, 30 patients aged 76 years or older, with untreated LD-SCLC were enrolled. Four courses of topotecan (1.0 mg/m2, days 1–3) and cisplatin (20 mg/m2, days 1–3) were administered, followed by thoracic radiotherapy (1.8 Gy/day, total of 45 Gy). The primary end point was the overall response rate (ORR).
Results
The trial was terminated early with 22 patients because of slow accrual. Their median age was 79 years. The median number of courses of chemotherapy administered was three, and the actual completion rate of the entire treatment course was 41 %. The ORR was 68 % with a 95 % confidence interval of 47–89 % (15/22 cases). The median progression-free survival and overall survival were 9.1 and 22.2 months, respectively. The main toxicity was myelosuppression, with grades 3–4 neutropenia (96 %), thrombocytopenia (50 %), and febrile neutropenia (32 %).
Conclusions
This regimen produced a favorable survival outcome, despite moderate-to-severe toxicity profiles. Further efforts are necessary to define an optimal regimen for elderly patients with limited SCLC.