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Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 34:245-249 (2004)
© 2004 Foundation for Promotion of Cancer Research

Gemcitabine and Vinorelbine as Second-line Therapy for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer after Treatment with Paclitaxel plus Platinum

Yeon Hee Park, Jae Cheol Lee, Cheol Hyeon Kim, Baek-Yeol Ryoo and Heung Tae Kim+

Department of Internal Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Objective: To investigate the activity and feasibility of combination therapy of gemcitabine and vinorelbine for patients with advanced NSCLC after the failure of initial treatment with paclitaxel plus platinum.

Methods: From March 2000 to August 2002, 38 evaluable patients (median age 55 years) with NSCLC, who had failed to recover after treatment with paclitaxel plus platinum, received vinorelbine (30 mg/m2 i.v.) followed by gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2 i.v.), both being administered on days 1 and 8 and recycled every 3 weeks.

Results: Objective responses were as follows: partial response, 8/38 [21%; 95% confidence interval (CI) 8–23%]; and stable disease, 21/38 (55%). Median time to progression was 3.9 months and the median overall survival was 8.1 months. Grades III and IV neutropenia were seen in 17 and 11% of patients, respectively.

Conclusion: This combination chemotherapy with gemcitabine and vinorelbine is active and highly tolerable as a second-line therapy for NSCLC.

+ For reprints and all correspondence: Yeon Hee Park, Division of Medical Oncology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, 215–4, Gongneung-Dong, Nowon-ku, Seoul 139-706, Korea. E-mail: yhpark{at}kcch.re.kr


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