Definitive chemoradiation therapy with capecitabine in locally advanced pancreatic cancer
- Authors
- Kim, HS[Kim, Hyo Song]; Yi, SY[Yi, Seong Yoon]; Jun, HJ[Jun, Hyun Jung]; Lee, J[Lee, Jeeyun]; Park, SH[Park, Se Hoon]; Lee, JK[Lee, Jong Kyun]; Lee, KT[Lee, Kyu Taek]; Lee, KH[Lee, Kwang Hyuck]; Choi, DW[Choi, Dong Wook]; Choi, SH[Choi, Seong-Ho]; Heo, JS[Heo, Jin Seok]; Park, YS[Park, Young Suk]; Lim, HY[Lim, Ho Yeong]; Kang, WK[Kang, Won Ki]; Park, HC[Park, Hee Chul]; Lim, DH[Lim, Do Hoon]; Park, JO[Park, Joon Oh]
- Issue Date
- Jan-2010
- Publisher
- LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
- Citation
- ANTI-CANCER DRUGS, v.21, no.1, pp.107 - 112
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- ANTI-CANCER DRUGS
- Volume
- 21
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 107
- End Page
- 112
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/skku/handle/2021.sw.skku/75249
- DOI
- 10.1097/CAD.0b013e328332a7fc
- ISSN
- 0959-4973
- Abstract
- We evaluated safety and efficacy of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) with capecitabine in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC). Between January 2004 and January 2008, 39 patients with LAPC treated with capecitabine CCRT were reviewed. Capecitabine was administered at 850 mg/m(2) twice daily every day with 5 days per week radiotherapy (1.8 Gy fractions) over the 5 weeks. Thirty-seven (94.8%) patients completed CCRT. Of the 36 evaluable patients, 15 (41.7%) and 13 (36.1%) patients achieved partial response and stable disease, and eight (28.6%) among them received gemcitabine-based post-CCRT chemotherapy without dose reduction or delay. The overall survival was 14.3 months [95% confidence interval (CI): 10.6-179 months]. Median progression-free survival was 11.1 months for all patients, and 7.9 months for those patients who had not received post-CCRT chemotherapy. Eight patients (21.6%) had severe grade 3 toxicities, seven (18.9%) with gastrointestinal toxicity, and one (2.7%) with hematologic toxicity. Prognostic factors for survival were serum albumin (P=0.014; relative risk: 3.4; 95% CI: 1.4-9.7), and adjuvant gemcitabine treatment (P=0.005; relative risk: 3.5; 95% CI: 1.2-10.6). Combined therapy with capecitabine CCRT was well tolerated and seems to be a promising regimen, in terms of response, survival, and adverse effects. Anti-Cancer Drugs 21:107-112 (C) 2010 Wolters Kluwer Health vertical bar Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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