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Feasibility study of first-line chemotherapy using Pemetrexed and Bevacizumab for advanced or recurrent nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer in elderly patients: TORG1015

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Title
Feasibility study of first-line chemotherapy using Pemetrexed and Bevacizumab for advanced or recurrent nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer in elderly patients: TORG1015
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BMC Cancer, May 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12885-016-2338-6
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Toshiyuki Kozuki, Naoyuki Nogami, Hiromoto Kitajima, Shunichiro Iwasawa, Emiko Sakaida, Yuichi Takiguchi, Satoshi Ikeda, Masahiro Yoshida, Terufumi Kato, Shingo Miyamoto, Kentaro Sakamaki, Tetsu Shinkai, Koshiro Watanabe

Abstract

The addition of bevacizumab to cytotoxic agents prolongs survival in patients with nonsquamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). To date, there is no evidence to suggest that treatment with a cytotoxic agent plus bevacizumab is more effective than a cytotoxic agent alone for nonsquamous NSCLC in elderly patients. We conducted a feasibility study of pemetrexed plus bevacizumab as a first-line treatment for advanced or recurrent nonsquamous NSCLC in elderly patients. Major eligibility and exclusion criteria included: chemotherapy-naive status; non-fitness for bolus combination chemotherapy; stage III/IV or relapsed nonsquamous NSCLC; age ≥70; performance status 0-1; absence of brain metastasis; and no history of hemoptysis and thoracic irradiation. Pemetrexed (500 mg/m(2)) and bevacizumab (15 mg/kg) were administered intravenously on day 1, and repeated every 3 weeks thereafter. The primary endpoint was safety, and the secondary endpoints were objective response rate (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and the percentage of patients who completed ≥3 cycles. From October 2010 to April 2012, a total of 12 patients were enrolled. No dose-limiting toxicity or treatment-related deaths were observed. Three patients achieved PR, and the ORR was 25 %. The median PFS and OS were 5.4 months (95 % CI 1.1-8.8 months) and 13.6 months (95 % CI 5.3-15.6 months), respectively. Seven of 12 patients (58 %) received ≥3 cycles. Pemetrexed plus bevacizumab in the treatment of elderly patients with nonsquamous NSCLC was well tolerated and shows promise as first-line treatment. UMIN Clinical Trial Registry; UMIN000004263 . Registered on 25 September, 2010.

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 4 22%
Lecturer 3 17%
Other 3 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 17%
Student > Master 1 6%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 4 22%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 8 44%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 17%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 6%
Unknown 6 33%
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