Phase II study of consolidation chemotherapy after adjuvant or primary concurrent chemoradiation using paclitaxel and carboplatin to treat high-risk early-stage or locally advanced cervical cancer
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Authors
Kim, Hee Seung
Kim, Mi-Kyung
Kim, Hak Jae
Han, Seung-Su
Kim, Jae Weon
Issue Date
2012-06-30
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
Consolidation Chemotherapy , Chemoradiotherapy , Paclitaxel , Carboplatin , Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
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Abstract
Purpose:
This study investigated the efficacy and toxicity associated with consolidation chemotherapy using paclitaxel and carboplatin after concurrent chemoradiation (CCR) in cervical cancer patients.
Materials and Methods:
From a total of 37 patients, 19 with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IB1-IIA cervical cancer (group 1) underwent surgery followed by consolidation chemotherapy after CCR, and 18 with stage IIB-IVA disease (group 2) received consolidation chemotherapy after primary CCR. Three cycles of chemotherapy using paclitaxel (135 mg/m2) and carboplatin (AUC 5.0) were administered every 3 weeks for CCR therapy, and three cycles of consolidation chemotherapy using paclitaxel (175 mg/m2) and carboplatin (AUC 5.0) were used every 3 weeks after CCR.
Results:
The complete and partial response rates were 77.8% and 22.2% in group 2. Moreover, the 3-year progression-free and overall survival rates were 62.7% and 90.9% in group 1, and 51.9% and 60% in group 2, respectively. The most common grade 3 or 4 hematologic toxicities observed were leukopenia (group 1, 10.5%; group 2, 13.0%) and neutropenia (group 1, 7.0%; group 2, 14.8%), and grade 3 or 4 diarrhea (group 1, 1.8%) and febrile illness (group 2, 1.9%) were the most frequently observed non-hematologic toxicities. When we compared these results with previous reports, consolidation chemotherapy after CCR using paclitaxel and carboplatin revealed a relatively lower complete response rate (77.8% vs. 87-100%, respectively) and shorter progression-free survival (51.9-62.7% vs. 81-86%, respectively) and overall survival (60-90.9% vs. 81-95%, respectively) in spite of similar toxicity findings.
Conclusion:
Due to low efficacy results, consolidation chemotherapy using paclitaxel and carboplatin after CCR is not a feasible treatment regimen for high-risk early-stage or locally advanced cervical cancer.
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Citation
Kim, H. S., Kim, M. K., Kim, H. J., Han, S. S., & Kim, J. W. (2012). Phase II Study of Consolidation Chemotherapy after Adjuvant or Primary Concurrent Chemoradiation Using Paclitaxel and Carboplatin to Treat High-Risk Early-Stage or Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer. Cancer research and treatment, 44(2), 97–103. https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2012.44.2.97
Publisher
Cancer Research and Treatment