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Prospective exploratory study of gemcitabine and S-1 against elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer

  • Authors:
    • Kyoichi Kaira
    • Noriko Yanagitani
    • Noriaki Sunaga
    • Hisao Imai
    • Akihiro Ono
    • Yasuhiko Koga
    • Takeshi Hisada
    • Tamotsu Ishizuka
    • Masanobu Yamada
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    Affiliations: Department of Oncology Clinical Development, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University Hospital, Maebashi, Gunma 371‑8511, Japan, Department of Thoracic Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo 135‑8550, Japan, Department of Medicine and Molecular Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma University Hospital, Maebashi, Gunma 371‑8511, Japan, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Gunma Prefectural Cancer Center, Ota, Gunma 373‑8550, Japan, Third Department of Internal Medicine, University of Fukui, Yoshida, Fukui 910‑1193, Japan
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    Published online on: May 26, 2017
       https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6259
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Abstract

A prospective study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of a combined regimen of gemcitabine and S-1 for the treatment of elderly patients (>70 years) with advanced non‑small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) as a first‑line setting based on the dosage recommended in a previous phase I study. Chemotherapy‑naïve patients with advanced NSCLC received gemcitabine plus S‑1. S‑1 (40 mg/m2) was administered orally twice daily for 14 days while gemcitabine (1,000 mg/m2) was administered on days 1 and 15 of each cycle, and this regimen was repeated every 4 weeks. A total of 20 patients were included in the present study. Of these, 8 patients achieved an overall response rate of 40.0%, and the overall disease control rate was 65.0%. According to the histological type, the response rate in patients with NSCLC and adenocarcinoma was 38.5%, and that for non‑adenocarcinoma was 42.9%. Progression‑free survival and median survival times were 6.4 months and 17.8 months, respectively. Grade 3 or 4 hematological toxicities observed were leukopenia (29%) and neutropenia (24%), while febrile neutropenia was not observed in any patient. The only non‑hematological adverse event observed was grade 3 skin rash (10%). Therefore, the combination of gemcitabine and S‑1 may be a promising and feasible regimen in the first‑line setting for elderly patients with advanced NSCLC.
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Kaira K, Yanagitani N, Sunaga N, Imai H, Ono A, Koga Y, Hisada T, Ishizuka T and Yamada M: Prospective exploratory study of gemcitabine and S-1 against elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Oncol Lett 14: 1123-1128, 2017.
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Kaira, K., Yanagitani, N., Sunaga, N., Imai, H., Ono, A., Koga, Y. ... Yamada, M. (2017). Prospective exploratory study of gemcitabine and S-1 against elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Oncology Letters, 14, 1123-1128. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6259
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Kaira, K., Yanagitani, N., Sunaga, N., Imai, H., Ono, A., Koga, Y., Hisada, T., Ishizuka, T., Yamada, M."Prospective exploratory study of gemcitabine and S-1 against elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer". Oncology Letters 14.1 (2017): 1123-1128.
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Kaira, K., Yanagitani, N., Sunaga, N., Imai, H., Ono, A., Koga, Y., Hisada, T., Ishizuka, T., Yamada, M."Prospective exploratory study of gemcitabine and S-1 against elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer". Oncology Letters 14, no. 1 (2017): 1123-1128. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6259
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Kaira, K., Yanagitani, N., Sunaga, N., Imai, H., Ono, A., Koga, Y. ... Yamada, M. (2017). Prospective exploratory study of gemcitabine and S-1 against elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer. Oncology Letters, 14, 1123-1128. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6259
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Kaira, K., Yanagitani, N., Sunaga, N., Imai, H., Ono, A., Koga, Y., Hisada, T., Ishizuka, T., Yamada, M."Prospective exploratory study of gemcitabine and S-1 against elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer". Oncology Letters 14.1 (2017): 1123-1128.
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Kaira, K., Yanagitani, N., Sunaga, N., Imai, H., Ono, A., Koga, Y., Hisada, T., Ishizuka, T., Yamada, M."Prospective exploratory study of gemcitabine and S-1 against elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer". Oncology Letters 14, no. 1 (2017): 1123-1128. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2017.6259
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