TY - JOUR T1 - Phase II Study of Cisplatin-combined Schedules as Second-line Chemotherapy in Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer JF - Anticancer Research JO - Anticancer Res SP - 2991 LP - 2996 VL - 25 IS - 4 AU - MARINOS VESLEMES AU - DIMOSTHENIS ANTONIOU AU - NIKI GEORGATOU AU - PANTELIS GIAMBOUDAKIS AU - JOHN DIMITROULIS AU - KOSTAS KATIS AU - GEORGE P. STATHOPOULOS Y1 - 2005/07/01 UR - http://ar.iiarjournals.org/content/25/4/2991.abstract N2 - Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cisplatin- (CDDP) combined chemotherapy in non-cisplatin pretreated patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The second cytotoxic drug administered was either etoposide or gemcitabine. First-line treatment was based on paclitaxel combined with either carboplatin or vinorelbine. Patients and Methods: Seventy-eight patients with histologically- or cytologically- confirmed NSCLC, having failed front-line treatment, were enrolled. All patients received 80 mg/m2 of cisplatin as second-line treatment, on day 1, repeated every 3 weeks; in 48 patients the second agent was etoposide (120 mg/m2) on days 1, 2 and 3, repeated every 3 weeks and in 30 patients 1 g/m2 of gemcitabine on day 1, repeated every 3 weeks. Results: All patients were evaluable for response and toxicity. No complete responses were observed. Thirteen (16.67%) patients achieved partial response, 42 (53.85%) stable disease and 23 (29.49%) had disease progression. The median duration of response was 4 months (range 2-8+ months), median time to tumor progression (TTP) 5 months (range 2-9 months) and median survival time after starting second-line chemotherapy, 6 months (range 2-9+ months). Toxicity was acceptable: 9 patients presented with nephrotoxicity (11.54%) and 13 (16.67%) with grade 3-4 neutropenia. Conclusion: The cisplatin combination as second-line treatment in patients with NSCLC exhibited a notable degree of activity and tumor growth control was evidenced by the 16.67% partial response and 53.85% disease stability. Copyright© 2005 International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. John G. Delinassios), All rights reserved ER -