Abstract
A randomized phase II clinical trial has been designed and started in the Japanese Foundation for Multidisciplinary Treatment of Cancer (JFMC) to select the better regimen between tailored CPT-11 + S-1 and the standard S-1 treatment for advanced or recurrent gastric cancer as the first line chemotherapy. Selection of the better treatment for general clinical practice in this clinical trial will lead to a more precise assignment of a promising regimen for a future phase III randomized trial, placing continuous 5-FU infusion as the reference arm. In this trial, subsidiary pharmacokinetic analysis for the tailored dose arm is also proposed. In order to continue chemotherapy for a long time and to obtain longer survival, our study design for the tailored therapy could be exploited, especially in the field of general clinical practice.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 342-345 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Japanese journal of clinical oncology |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 Jun 1 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- CPT-11
- Gastric cancer
- S-1
- Tailored dose chemotherapy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Oncology
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Cancer Research