Oral vinorelbine and cisplatin with concomitant radiotherapy in stage III non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC): COVeRT study.
e17544 Background: Chemoradiation is standard of care for the treatment of stage III NSCLC. Vinorelbine has been widely used for the treatment in NSCLC and it has been established, either as single agent or in combination with platinum, as one of the standard reference treatments. Oral vinorelbine is a new formulation which has achieved comparable results to the IV vinorelbine. The present trial is evaluating combination of oral vinorelbine, cisplatin with radical radiation for management of stage III NSCLC. Methods: Patients with diagnosis of stage III NSCLC with PS 0-1 and adequate cardio-respiratory function. Primary objective: progression-free survival. Secondary objectives: response rate, overall survival and safety profile. Treatment - chemotherapy (2 cycles q 21 days): vinorelbine oral 50 mg/m2 d1, d8. Cisplatin 100 mg/m2/ cycle (given as either 20mg/m2 D1-5 or 50mg/m2 D1 and D8) - radiotherapy: 60 Gy in 30 fractions at 2 Gy/ fraction to the isocentre, treating all fields daily, 5 days a week over 6 weeks using 10 MV photons and 3-D CRT. Results: Since May 2008, 33 patients have been enrolled with 31 patients having completed treatment so far. The data is presented for these 25 patients. 16 were male with age ranging from 50-89. The median age was 66. 13 patients had stage IIIa. There were 11 squamous cell carcinoma and 10 adenocarcinoma. The side effects were generally mild and included Gr I, II nausea, constipation and esophagitis. Serious adverse events requiring admission included dehydration, fever with grade I neutropenia, atrial fibrillation and UTI in one patient each. One patient had tracheo-esophageal fistula resulting in death within 30 days of completing chemoRT and was attributed to treatment. The confirmed radiological response assessment is available for 22 patients with 1 CR, 13 PR, 7 SD and 1 PD giving a total response rate of 64%. Conclusions: Two cycles of chemotherapy with oral vinorelbine and cisplatin plus radical radiation appears to be well tolerated with significant activity in stage III NSCLC.