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Gemcitabine plus Carboplatin versus Mitomycin, Ifosfamide, and Cisplatin in patients with stage IIIB or IV non–small-cell lung cancer: a phase III randomized study of the London Lung Cancer Group

Rudd, R.M.; Gower, N.H.; Spiro, S.G.; Eisen, T.G.; Harper, P.G.; Littler, J.A.H.; Hatton, M.; ... Lee, S.M.; + view all (2005) Gemcitabine plus Carboplatin versus Mitomycin, Ifosfamide, and Cisplatin in patients with stage IIIB or IV non–small-cell lung cancer: a phase III randomized study of the London Lung Cancer Group. Journal of Clinical Oncology , 23 (1) pp. 142-153. Green open access

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Abstract

PURPOSE: This phase III randomized trial compared two chemotherapy regimens, gemcitabine plus carboplatin and mitomycin, ifosfamide, and cisplatin, in chemotherapy-naive patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The regimens were compared with regard to effects on survival, response rates, toxicity, and quality of life. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eligible patients had previously untreated stage IIIB or IV NSCLC suitable for cisplatin-based chemotherapy. Randomly assigned patients were to receive four cycles, each at 3-week intervals, of carboplatin area under the curve of 5 on day 1 plus gemcitabine 1,200 mg/m2 on days 1 and 8 (GCa) or mitomycin 6 mg/m2, ifosfamide 3g/m2, and cisplatin 50 mg/m2 on day 1 (MIC). RESULTS: Between February 1999 and August 2001, 422 patients (GCa, n = 212; MIC, n = 210) were randomly assigned in the United Kingdom. The majority of patients received the intended four cycles (GCa, 64%; MIC, 61%). There was a significant survival advantage for GCa compared with MIC (hazard ratio, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.61 to 0. 93; P = .008). Median survival was 10 months with GCa and 7.6 months with MIC (difference, 2.4 months; 95% CI, 1.0 to 4.0), and 1-year survival was 40% with GCa and 30% with MIC (difference, 10%; 95% CI, 3% to 18%). Overall response rates were similar (42% for GCa v 41% for MIC; P = .84). More thrombocytopenia occurred with GCa (P = .03), but this was not associated with increased hospital admission or fatality. GCa caused less nausea, vomiting, constipation, and alopecia and was associated with fewer admissions for administration and better quality of life. CONCLUSION: In patients with advanced NSCLC, GCa chemotherapy was shown to be a better-tolerated treatment that conferred a survival advantage over MIC.

Type: Article
Title: Gemcitabine plus Carboplatin versus Mitomycin, Ifosfamide, and Cisplatin in patients with stage IIIB or IV non–small-cell lung cancer: a phase III randomized study of the London Lung Cancer Group
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: http://www.jco.org
Language: English
UCL classification: UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Cancer Institute
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/275
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