Cancer Research and Treatment

Chong Kun Im

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Docetaxel versus Paclitaxel Combined with 5-FU and Leucovorin in Advanced Gastric Cancer: Combined Analysis of Two Phase II Trials: Hong Jae Chon, Sun Young Rha, Chong Kun Im, Chan Kim, Min Hee Hong, Hye Ryun Kim, Jung Ryun An, Sung Hoon Noh, Hyun Cheol Chung, Hei-Cheul Jeung; Cancer Res Treat. 2009;41(4):196-204. Published online December 31, 2009; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2009.41.4.196

Purpose

This is an ad hoc analysis of two phase II studies which compared the efficacy and safety of two taxanes (paclitaxel and docetaxel) combined with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and leucovorin (LV) in advanced gastric cancer.

Materials and Methods

Patients with advanced gastric adenocarcinoma who were untreated or had only received first-line chemotherapy, were treated with either paclitaxel (PFL; 175 mg/m²) or docetaxel (DFL; 75 mg/m²) on day 1, followed by a bolus of LV (20 mg/m² days 1~3) and a 24-hour infusion of 5-FU (1,000 mg/m² days 1~3) every 3 weeks. The primary endpoint was overall response rate (ORR) and the secondary endpoint included survival and toxicity.

Results

Sixty-six patients received DFL (first-line [n=38]; and second-line [n=28]) and 60 patients received PFL (first-line [n=37]; and second-line [n=23]). The ORRs were not significantly different between the 2 groups (DFL, 26%; PFL, 38%). With a median follow-up of 9.5 months, the progression free survival was 5.2 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 4.2~6.5 months) for DFL and 3.3 months (95% CI, 1.3~5.5 months) for PFL (p=0.17). The overall survival was also comparable between the patients who received DFL and PFL (10.0 months [95% CI, 7.2~12.5 months] and 13.9 months [95% CI, 10.9~19.2 months], respectively; p=0.37). The most frequent grade 3~4 adverse event was neutropenia (DFL, 71%; PFL, 62%). DFL and PFL had different non-hematologic toxicities; specifically, grade ≥3 mucositis (5%) and diarrhea (3%) were common in DFL, while nausea/vomiting (15%) and peripheral neuropathy (5%) were common in PFL.

Conclusion

Thus, the two taxanes had similar efficacy in the treatment of advanced gastric cancer, but different toxicity profiles. Prospective comparative studies are required to further clarify the role of taxanes in the treatment of advanced gastric cancer.

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