NSCLC
Conditions
Interventions
All patients were treated with AMR and PTX every 4 weeks. PTX was administered at a fixed dose of 150 mg/m2/day on day 1, and AMR was intravenously administered at a starting dose of 25 mg/m2/day on
Sponsors
Gunma University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Eligible patients were required to have: histologically and/or cytologically proven NSCLC; recurrent or refractory disease after one or two previous chemotherapy regimens; a performance status (PS) of 0-2 on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; an age with ;20 years; a life expectancy of 8 weeks or more; adequate bone marrow reserve (leukocyte count , absolute neutrophil count ;1500 mm-3, platelet count ;100000 mm-3, and hemoglobin 9 g dL-1); adequate function (total serum bilirubin ;1.5 mg dL-1, aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT) less than twice the upper limit of the normal range and serum creatinine ;1.5 mg dL-1); ECG findings within the normal range, and a left ventricular ejection fraction ;50%; arterial oxygen partial pressure ;60 torr.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with concomitant malignancy, central nervous system metastases, active infectious diseases or other serious medical problems were ineligible.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Doses were escalated according to the frequency of dose limiting toxicity (DLT) evaluated the first cycle of chemotherapy. At least three patients were enrolled at each dose level. Initially, 3 patients were treated at dose level 1, and no intra-patient dose escalation was allowed. If one DLT was observed in the first three patients, 3 more patients were entered at this dose level and dose escalation continued to the next level if fewer than 3 of 6 patients experienced DLT. The MTD was defined as the previous level from the level at which DLT was observed in 2 out of 3 or in 3 out of 6 patients. If 2 out of 3 or 3 out of 6 patients experienced a DLT at level 1, a dose reduction to level 0 was planned. DLT was defined as: (1) grade 4 neutropenia lasting longer than 4 days; (2) grade 4 thrombocytopenia; (3) grade 3 febrile neutropenia; (5) grade 3 or worse nonhematologic toxicities except nausea/vomiting; (6) any unresolved toxicity requiring a delay in the administration of a subsequent cycle exceeding 14 days; and (7) any grade 2 toxicity which, in the judgement of the investigator, required dose reduction or discontinuation of therapy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Response, biomarker | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactKyoichi Kaira
Gunma University Hospital respiratory medicine
Outcome results
None listed