Phase II trial of carboplatin plus oral etoposide for elderly patients with small-cell lung cancer

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K Matsui¹, N Masuda, M Fukuoka

¹Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Prefectural Habikino Hospital, Japan.

British Journal of Cancer

|July 17, 1998

Abstract:

A phase II trial was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of the Egorin's carboplatin dosing formula with 14-day oral etoposide in 38 elderly patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). The overall response rate was 81%. Median survival times were 15.1 months for 16 limited-disease (LD) and 8.6 months for 22 extensive-disease (ED) patients. Myelosuppression was the principal side-effect. This regimen is an active regimen in the treatment of elderly SCLC patients.

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