Seminars in oncology
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Seminars in oncology · Dec 1995
Multicenter Study Clinical TrialDocetaxel (Taxotere): an overview of first-line monotherapy.
Docetaxel (Taxotere; Rhône-Poulenc Rorer, Antony, France) has demonstrated significant activity in five phase II studies as first-line chemotherapy in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. Overall response rates range from 55.3% to 67.7%, with responses seen at all sites of disease, including lung (40%) and liver (60%). The median duration of response was 8.3 months, and the median duration of survival was 16.4 months. ⋯ The level of activity as a single agent is comparable to that of most anthracycline and non-anthracycline combination chemotherapy regimens. Its activity does not appear to be affected by prior adjuvant chemotherapy. Further studies are ongoing to incorporate docetaxel in combination chemotherapy regimens.
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Seminars in oncology · Dec 1995
Multicenter Study Clinical TrialSingle-agent paclitaxel by 3-hour infusion in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer: links between p53 and K-ras gene status and chemosensitivity.
Currently available cytotoxic drugs are only moderately active in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and prolong survival only slightly. In two published trials, single-agent paclitaxel (Taxol; Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ) was reported to have significant activity in NSCLC, with response rates of 21% and 24%. Treatment-limiting hypersensitivity reactions, however, were noted in a phase I trial of paclitaxel given as a 3-hour infusion at doses > or = 190 mg/m2. ⋯ Granulocytopenia was generally mild. Therapy was interrupted in only two patients because of the development of grade 3 neuropathy. In our experience, paclitaxel is one of the most active cytotoxic drugs targeting NSCLC.