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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4 Suppl 9
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-9-21
pubmed:abstractText
Nine patients with stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer were entered into a phase II trial designed to determine the feasibility of giving a combination of paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ) plus cisplatin concurrent with thoracic radiation. Paclitaxel was given as a 24-hour infusion (135 mg/m2) followed by cisplatin (75 mg/m2) every 4 weeks, for a total of four cycles. Thoracic radiation was given concurrently with the first two cycles of chemotherapy, for a total dose of 64.8 Gy over 6 weeks. Neutropenia and esophagitis were the most common toxicities, with 66% of patients experiencing grade 3 or 4 neutropenia and 55% experiencing grade 3 or 4 esophagitis. Grade 3 pulmonary toxicity developed in 33% of patients. All patients were able to receive the full dose of radiation, although half of the patients required some modification of the chemotherapy regimen. There was one complete response and four partial responses, yielding a 56% overall response rate. This study demonstrates that it is feasible to treat patients with stage IIIB non-small cell lung cancer with paclitaxel/cisplatin plus concurrent thoracic radiation, with a degree of toxicity comparable with that associated with a degree of toxicity comparable with that associated with other concurrent combined-modality regimens for this disease.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0093-7754
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
22
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
34-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-4-24
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Cisplatin, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Combined Modality Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Esophagitis, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Feasibility Studies, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Infusions, Intravenous, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Lung Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Male, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Neoplasm Staging, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Neutropenia, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Paclitaxel, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Radiotherapy, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Radiotherapy Dosage, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Remission Induction, pubmed-meshheading:7644926-Thorax
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Concurrent paclitaxel/cisplatin with thoracic radiation in patients with stage IIIA/B non-small cell carcinoma of the lung.
pubmed:affiliation
Thoracic Oncology Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612-9497, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Clinical Trial, Phase II