1. Phase II trial of single-agent oral vinorelbine in elderly (> or =70 years) patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer and poor performance status.
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Camerini A, Valsuani C, Mazzoni F, Siclari O, Puccetti C, Donati S, Rondini M, Tartarelli G, Puccinelli P, Di Costanzo F, and Amoroso D
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- Activities of Daily Living, Administration, Oral, Aged, 80 and over, Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic administration & dosage, Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic adverse effects, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung diagnosis, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung mortality, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung physiopathology, Disease Progression, Female, Humans, Lung Neoplasms diagnosis, Lung Neoplasms mortality, Lung Neoplasms physiopathology, Male, Palliative Care, Survival Analysis, Vinblastine administration & dosage, Vinblastine adverse effects, Vinorelbine, Aged, Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung drug therapy, Health Status, Lung Neoplasms drug therapy, Task Performance and Analysis, Vinblastine analogs & derivatives
- Abstract
Background: Elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with poor performance status (PS) are a special population requiring particular attention. Single-agent oral vinorelbine could be an attractive option., Patients and Methods: A total of 43 patients with stage IIIB-IV NSCLC and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) PS of two or more with good functional status were prospectively recruited. Oral vinorelbine was administered at the dose of 60 mg/m(2) on days 1-8 every 3 weeks. Primary end points were response rate and safety., Results: Overall response rate was 18.6% with 8 partial responses; 18 of 43 (41.8%) experienced stable disease lasting >12 weeks and 17 of 43 (39.6%) disease progression for an overall clinical benefit of 60.4%. Median time to progression was 4.0 (range 2-22) months and median overall survival 8.0 (range 3-35) months. Treatment was well tolerated. Of 187 cycles, we did not observe any grade 3/4 toxicity with the exception of a single not-febrile G3 neutropenia. Regardless of severity, main toxic effects observed were nausea in 48.1% and vomiting in 22.9% of patients, anemia in 43.2%, fatigue in 32.6% and leukopenia in 23.2%., Conclusion: Single-agent oral vinorelbine is extremely safe in elderly patients with advanced NSCLC and ECOG PS of two or more and may represent a valid option in this very special population.
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- 2010
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