S-1 vs. paclitaxel plus carboplatin as adjuvant chemotherapy for completely resected stage II/IIIA non‑small‑cell lung cancer

  • Authors:
    • Katsuhiro Okuda
    • Motoki Yano
    • Tsutomu Tatematsu
    • Katsumi Nakamae
    • Takeshi Yamada
    • Toshio Kasugai
    • Tsutomu Nishida
    • Masaaki Sano
    • Satoru Moriyama
    • Hiroshi Haneda
    • Osamu Kawano
    • Ryoichi Nakanishi
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  • Published online on: November 2, 2017     https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1481
  • Pages: 73-79
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Abstract

The majority of patients with completely resected stage II or IIIA non‑small‑cell lung cancer (NSCLC) require adjuvant chemotherapy to improve survival following surgery. In the present trial, the 2‑year disease‑free survival (DFS), and the feasibility and safety of S‑1 as an adjuvant chemotherapy for advanced lung cancer were evaluated. A total of 40 patients with completely resected stage II or IIIA NSCLC were enrolled and randomized to receive postoperative chemotherapy with either up to 4 cycles of paclitaxel plus carboplatin (arm A) or with up to 1 year of S‑1 (arm B). The primary endpoint was 2‑year DFS. The secondary endpoints were feasibility and toxicity. A total of 40 patients were enrolled, but 3 were excluded in accordance with the exclusion criteria. The remaining 37 patients were analyzed. The 2‑year DFS rate was 54.2% in arm A and 84.2% in arm B. Overall, 15/18 (83.3%) patients completed 4 cycles of paclitaxel plus carboplatin and 13/19 (68.4%) completed 1‑year of S‑1adjuvant chemotherapy. Of the 18 (16.7%) patients in arm A, 3 experienced grade 3 or 4 adverse events, while none in arm B experienced such events. Therefore, S‑1 chemotherapy for patients with completely resected stage II or IIIA NSCLC was a feasible and safe regimen, and it may therefore be considered as a potential adjuvant chemotherapy option for advanced NSCLC.
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Okuda K, Yano M, Tatematsu T, Nakamae K, Yamada T, Kasugai T, Nishida T, Sano M, Moriyama S, Haneda H, Haneda H, et al: S-1 vs. paclitaxel plus carboplatin as adjuvant chemotherapy for completely resected stage II/IIIA non‑small‑cell lung cancer. Mol Clin Oncol 8: 73-79, 2018
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Okuda, K., Yano, M., Tatematsu, T., Nakamae, K., Yamada, T., Kasugai, T. ... Nakanishi, R. (2018). S-1 vs. paclitaxel plus carboplatin as adjuvant chemotherapy for completely resected stage II/IIIA non‑small‑cell lung cancer. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 8, 73-79. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1481
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Okuda, K., Yano, M., Tatematsu, T., Nakamae, K., Yamada, T., Kasugai, T., Nishida, T., Sano, M., Moriyama, S., Haneda, H., Kawano, O., Nakanishi, R."S-1 vs. paclitaxel plus carboplatin as adjuvant chemotherapy for completely resected stage II/IIIA non‑small‑cell lung cancer". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 8.1 (2018): 73-79.
Chicago
Okuda, K., Yano, M., Tatematsu, T., Nakamae, K., Yamada, T., Kasugai, T., Nishida, T., Sano, M., Moriyama, S., Haneda, H., Kawano, O., Nakanishi, R."S-1 vs. paclitaxel plus carboplatin as adjuvant chemotherapy for completely resected stage II/IIIA non‑small‑cell lung cancer". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 8, no. 1 (2018): 73-79. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1481