[Chemotherapy for patients with non-curative advanced or recurrent gastric cancer in our hospital]

Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2008 Jan;35(1):55-60.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

In our hospital, beginning in April 2005, chemotherapy for non-curative advanced or recurrent gastric cancer was integrated, and 9 regimens including 6 combination therapies were prepared. First-line chemotherapy mainly focusing on TS-1 plus docetaxel combination therapy(S-1+DOC)was done. Second-line and subsequent chemotherapy treatments were chosen by the doctor in charge. 78.6% of second-line chemotherapy was monotherapy. Median survival time(MST)since first-line chemotherapy was 15.6 months, and 1-year survival rate since first-line chemotherapy was 65.0%. MST since the start of first-line S-1+DOC was over 16.4 months, and 1-year survival rate since this therapy start was 69.0%. The good results were ascribed to following: 1. good response rate(30.4%), prolonged time to progression(TTP)(6.1 months), and good control against adverse events at first-line chemotherapy; 2. good shift rate of second-line chemotherapy from the first-line one(82.4%); and 3. good disease control rate(78.6%), prolonged TTP(7.0 months), and good control against adverse events at second-line chemotherapy. In patients with peritoneal metastasis, however, despite the prolonged TTP of 8.7 months by first-line chemotherapy, MST since first-line chemotherapy was poor at 11.1 months. Thus, improvement of second-line or subsequent chemotherapy is warranted.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antineoplastic Agents / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / drug therapy*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology*
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Stomach Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery
  • Survival Rate

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents