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Authors:

Pasini, Felice; DE MANZONI, Giovanni; Zanoni, A; Grandinetti, A; Capirci, C; Pavarana, M; Tomezzoli, A; Rubello, D; Cordiano, Claudio

Title:

Neoadjuvant therapy with weekly docetaxel and cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil continuous infusion, and concurrent radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer produced a high percentage of long-lasting pathological complete response: A phase 2 study.

Year:

2013

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

A Stampa

Referee:

Sì

Name of journal:

Cancer

ISSN of journal:

0008-543X

N° Volume:

119

Number or Folder:

5

Page numbers:

939-945

Keyword:

cancer; esohagus; chemotherap; Radiotherapy

Short description of contents:

BACKGROUND: This phase 2 study was aimed at defining the pathological response rate of a neoadjuvant schedule including weekly docetaxel and cisplatin, continuous infusion (c.i.) of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and concomitant radiotherapy (RT) in untreated stage II-III adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of mid-distal thoracic esophagus. METHODS: The schedule consisted of a first phase of chemotherapy alone and of a second phase of concurrent chemoradiation. Doses were as follows: docetaxel 35 mg/m2 and cisplatin 25 mg/m2 on days 1, 8, 15, 29, 36, 43, 50, and 57 plus 5-FU c.i. (180 mg/m2 on days 1-21 and 150 mg/m2 on days 29-63); RT (50 Gy) started at day 29. Surgery was planned 6 to 8 weeks after the completion of chemoradiation. RESULTS: A total of 74 patients were enrolled; pathological complete remission (pCR) was found in 47% (35 of 74) and near pCR (microfoci of tumor cells on the primary tumor without lymph nodal metastases) (pnCR) in 15% of the patients (11 of 74). Grade 3-4 neutropenia, nonhematological toxicity, and toxic deaths occurred in 13.5%, 32.4%, and 4% of the patients, respectively. Median follow-up was 55 months (range, 3-108 months). Median survival of all 74 patients was 55 months, whereas it was not reached in the pCR subset. The 3- and 5-year survival rates were, respectively, 83% and 77% for pCR, 73% and 44% for pnCR, and 21% and 14% for Residual Tumor subsets (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that 1) this intensive weekly schedule produced a high pathological response rate, 2) responders had high and long-term durable survival rates.

Product ID:

82558

Handle IRIS:

11562/523352

Deposited On:

May 15, 2014

Last Modified:

May 10, 2024

Bibliographic citation:

Pasini, Felice; DE MANZONI, Giovanni; Zanoni, A; Grandinetti, A; Capirci, C; Pavarana, M; Tomezzoli, A; Rubello, D; Cordiano, Claudio, Neoadjuvant therapy with weekly docetaxel and cisplatin, 5-fluorouracil continuous infusion, and concurrent radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer produced a high percentage of long-lasting pathological complete response: A phase 2 study. «Cancer» , vol. 119 , n. 5 , 2013 , pp. 939-945

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