Phase I study of third-line palliative chemotherapy with low dose paclitaxel for pancreatic cancer

  • Authors:
    • Hidehiro Tajima
    • Mitsuyoshi Okazaki
    • Takahisa Yamaguchi
    • Yoshinao Ohbatake
    • Koichi Okamoto
    • Shinichi Nakanuma
    • Shiro Terai
    • Seisho Sakai
    • Jun Kinoshita
    • Isamu Makino
    • Keishi Nakamura
    • Hironori Hayashi
    • Katsunobu Oyama
    • Masafumi Inokuchi
    • Tomoharu Miyashita
    • Hiroyuki Takamura
    • Itasu Ninomiya
    • Sachio Fushida
    • Tetsuo Ohta
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  • Published online on: February 20, 2018     https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2018.1579
  • Pages: 623-627
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Abstract

The prognosis of patients with unresectable or recurrent pancreatic cancers is very poor. Prior to development of nab-paclitaxel (PTX) plus gemcitabine (GEM) therapy and FOLFIRINOX therapy, there was no recommended third-line chemotherapy after 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and GEM-based regimens. The present study conducted a Phase I clinical trial of weekly low-dose PTX as a third-line palliative chemotherapy for patients with pancreatic cancer. PTX was administered on days 1, 8, 15, and 22 of each cycle, repeated twice as follows: Level 1, 40 mg/m2 (n=6); Level 2, 50 mg/m2 (n=4). During the two cycles, three patients developed Grade 3 neutropenia in level 2; thus, the recommended dose was defined as 40 mg/m2. The disease control rate was 40.0% (stable disease, n=4). Median time to treatment failure of the four patients with stable disease was 5.5 months. In conclusion, palliative chemotherapy with low-dose PTX after failure of GEM and 5-FU is well tolerated and safe for unresectable or recurrent pancreatic cancer patients. The unique ID issues by UMIN: 000008148.
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Tajima H, Okazaki M, Yamaguchi T, Ohbatake Y, Okamoto K, Nakanuma S, Terai S, Sakai S, Kinoshita J, Makino I, Makino I, et al: Phase I study of third-line palliative chemotherapy with low dose paclitaxel for pancreatic cancer. Mol Clin Oncol 8: 623-627, 2018
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Tajima, H., Okazaki, M., Yamaguchi, T., Ohbatake, Y., Okamoto, K., Nakanuma, S. ... Ohta, T. (2018). Phase I study of third-line palliative chemotherapy with low dose paclitaxel for pancreatic cancer. Molecular and Clinical Oncology, 8, 623-627. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2018.1579
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Tajima, H., Okazaki, M., Yamaguchi, T., Ohbatake, Y., Okamoto, K., Nakanuma, S., Terai, S., Sakai, S., Kinoshita, J., Makino, I., Nakamura, K., Hayashi, H., Oyama, K., Inokuchi, M., Miyashita, T., Takamura, H., Ninomiya, I., Fushida, S., Ohta, T."Phase I study of third-line palliative chemotherapy with low dose paclitaxel for pancreatic cancer". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 8.4 (2018): 623-627.
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Tajima, H., Okazaki, M., Yamaguchi, T., Ohbatake, Y., Okamoto, K., Nakanuma, S., Terai, S., Sakai, S., Kinoshita, J., Makino, I., Nakamura, K., Hayashi, H., Oyama, K., Inokuchi, M., Miyashita, T., Takamura, H., Ninomiya, I., Fushida, S., Ohta, T."Phase I study of third-line palliative chemotherapy with low dose paclitaxel for pancreatic cancer". Molecular and Clinical Oncology 8, no. 4 (2018): 623-627. https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2018.1579