Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma-Results from the International Expanded Access Program using pemetrexed alone or in combination with a platinum agent
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2009
Citazione:
Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma-Results from the International Expanded Access Program using pemetrexed alone or in combination with a platinum agent / G. Carteni, C. Manegold, G.M. Garcia, S. Siena, C.C. Zielinski, D. Amadori, Y. Liu, J. Blatter, C. Visseren-Grul, R. Stahel. - In: LUNG CANCER. - ISSN 0169-5002. - 64:2(2009 May), pp. 211-218.
Abstract:
AIM:
Peritoneal mesothelioma (PM) has rarely been studied. The Expanded Access Program (EAP) provided access to 109 patients with PM.
METHODS:
This was a nonrandomized, open-label study conducted in chemo-naïve or previously treated patients with PM not amenable to curative surgery. Patients received pemetrexed (PEM) 500 mg/m2 alone or with cisplatin (CIS) 75 mg/m2 or carboplatin (CARBO) AUC 5 every 21 days, supplemented with standard vitamin B(12), folate, and dexamethasone.
RESULTS:
Response rates (95% CI) for PEM, PEM/CIS, and PEM/CARBO were 12.5% (3.5, 29.0), 20.0% (7.7, 38.6), and 24.1% (10.3, 43.5), respectively. Median survival for PEM was 10.3 months. One-year survival rates for PEM/CIS and PEM were 57.4% (95% CI: 10.3, 100) and 41.5% (95% CI: 4.6, 78.4), respectively, and were not available for PEM/CARBO. Anemia was the most common serious adverse event (6.4%). Neutropenia (34.6%) was the most frequent CTC grade 3 or 4 toxicity reported.
CONCLUDING STATEMENT:
PEM with or without a platinum agent was both active and well tolerated in patients with peritoneal mesothelioma.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Carboplatin; Cisplatin; Compassionate-use program; Expanded Access Program (EAP); Pemetrexed; Peritoneal mesothelioma; Platinum; Adult; Aged; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Carboplatin; Cisplatin; Female; Glutamates; Guanine; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Mesothelioma; Middle Aged; Pemetrexed; Peritoneal Neoplasms; Oncology; Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine; Cancer Research
Elenco autori:
G. Carteni, C. Manegold, G.M. Garcia, S. Siena, C.C. Zielinski, D. Amadori, Y. Liu, J. Blatter, C. Visseren-Grul, R. Stahel
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