Adjuvant FOLFOX + nab-paclitaxel (FOLFOX-A)for pancreatic cancer, BrUOG 278: A Brown University oncology research group phase II study.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e15733-e15733
Author(s):  
Howard Safran ◽  
Kevin Charpentier ◽  
Rimini Breakstone ◽  
John Vatkevich ◽  
Celine Hamel ◽  
...  

e15733 Background: Adjuvant FOLFIRINOX increases survival in pancreatic cancer but is associated with significant toxicity. The Brown University Oncology Research Group (BrUOG) developed the FOLFOX-A regimen in a phase I study in advanced pancreatic cancer (Am J Clin Oncol, 2016). Phase II studies (BrUOG 292 and BrUOG 318) have shown substantial activity in patients with metastatic and locally advanced disease. Highly active regimens have the potential to improve survival in the adjuvant setting. The primary objective of BrUOG 295 was to determine the feasibility of administering 10 cycles of FOLFOX-A. Secondary objectives were toxicity and disease free survival. Methods: Patients received oxaliplatin, 85mg/m2 day 1, nab-paclitaxel, 150mg/m2 and leucovorin 400mg/m2 day 1 and fluorouracil 2400mg/m2 by continuous IV infusion over 46 hours. Myeloid growth factor support was optional. Cycles were repeated every 14 days for up to 10. Oxaliplatin was dose reduced to 68mg/m2 for grade 2 neurotoxicity. CTCAE version 4 toxicity scales were utilized. Results: The study reached its initial accrual goal of 25 patients. The median age was 60 (43-69). Twenty-one patients were node +. Twelve of the first 20 patients have received 10 cycles of FOLFOX-A and 17 of the first 20 patients received > 8 cycles. The most common grade >3 toxicities were neutropenia grade 3 (N = 3), grade 4 (N = 3) and fatigue grade 3 (n = 13). One patient had grade 3 neuropathy. Conclusions: Adjuvant FOLFOX-A is well tolerated with low incidences of grade 3 neuropathy and gastrointestinal toxicity. Toxicity, feasibility and disease free survival will be updated at the May 2019 BrUOG DSMB meeting. Clinical trial information: NCT02022033.

2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (16_suppl) ◽  
pp. 4130-4130
Author(s):  
V. J. Picozzi ◽  
N. K. Boone-Hill ◽  
L. W. Traverso ◽  
R. E. Kozarek

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guler Yavas ◽  
Cagdas Yavas ◽  
Erdem Sen ◽  
Irem Oner ◽  
Cetin Celik ◽  
...  

IntroductionStandard treatment for locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC) includes concomitant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) that typically controls localized disease. However, most patients develop distant metastasis, ultimately leading to death.ObjectiveTo determine the role of adjuvant carboplatin and paclitaxel for clinical outcomes in patients with LACC.MethodsBetween 2010 and 2017, 109 patients with LACC were retrospectively evaluated. All patients received cisplatin (40 mg/m2) with concurrent external-beam radiotherapy (up to 50.4 Gy), followed by intra-cavitary brachytherapy. Forty-six of 109 patients received a median of six cycles (range 3–6 cycles) of adjuvant chemotherapy consisting of paclitaxel (175 mg/m2) and carboplatin (CRT + chemotherapy group; area under the curve 5). The remaining 63 patients did not receive adjuvant chemotherapy (CRT group).ResultsDisease-free survival and overall survival after a median follow-up of 24.5 months (range 2.6–94.75 months) were 93.5% and 95.7% and 69.8% and 82.5 % for the CRT + chemotherapy and CRT groups, respectively (p = 0.001, p = 0.012, respectively). No acute grade 3/4 gastrointestinal or genitourinary toxicities were seen during CRT. During adjuvant chemotherapy, the most troublesome side effects were hematologic and neurologic toxicities; however, most were manageable. No chronic grade 3/4 genitourinary toxicities were seen.DiscussionAdjuvant chemotherapy in patients with LACC significantly improved both disease-free survival and overall survival without increasing unmanageable toxicity. Future larger prospective trials are warranted to verify these findings.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 354-354
Author(s):  
Howard Safran ◽  
Rimini Breakstone ◽  
Kevin Charpentier ◽  
John Vatkevich ◽  
Eric I Marks ◽  
...  

354 Background: FOLFIRINOX increases survival in pancreatic cancer. The Brown University Oncology Group developed the FOLFOX-A regimen in a phase I study. (Am J Clin Oncol, 2016). We subsequently opened phase II studies of FOLFOX-A in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer (BrUOG 292), locally advanced/borderline pancreatic cancer (BrUOG 318) and adjuvant disease following resection (BrUOG 295). The BrUOG Data Safety Monitoring Committee met on May 22, 2018. Toxicity of FOLFOX-A reviewed at the May meeting aligned with data lock in April on phase II FOLFOX-A studies and is summarized. Methods: Patients received oxaliplatin, 85mg/m2 day 1, nab-paclitaxel, 150mg/m2 and leucovorin 400mg/m2 day 1 and fluorouracil 2400mg/m2 by continuous IV infusion over 46 hours. Myeloid growth factor support was optional. Cycles were repeated every 14 days for up to 10-12 cycles. Oxaliplatin was dose reduced to 68mg/m2 for grade 2 neurotoxicity. CTCAE version 4 toxicity scales were utilized. Results: A total of 81 patients were accrued, (22 adjuvant, 36 metastatic, 23 locally advanced disease). Cumulative fatigue was the most common toxicity and required dose reduction in 50% of patients. The incidences of grade 2, 3 and 4 neutropenia were 26%, 17% and 6%, respectively. Grade 2,3 and 4 diarrhea were 9%, 15% and 0%. The rates of grade 2,3 and 4 neuropathy were 29%, 2% and 0%. Conclusions: FOLFOX-A is well tolerated with low incidences of grade 3 neuropathy and gastrointestinal toxicity. Toxicities were less frequent in patients treated in the adjuvant setting. Clinical trial information: NCT02080221, NCT02022033, NCT02578732.


2000 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 987-987 ◽  
Author(s):  
Howard S. Hochster ◽  
Martin M. Oken ◽  
Jane N. Winter ◽  
Leo I. Gordon ◽  
Bruce G. Raphael ◽  
...  

PURPOSE: To determine the toxicity and recommended phase II doses of the combination of fludarabine plus cyclophosphamide in chemotherapy-naive patients with low-grade lymphoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Previously untreated patients with low-grade lymphoma were entered onto dosing cohorts of four patients each. The cyclophosphamide dose, given on day 1, was increased from 600 to 1,000 mg/m2. Fludarabine 20 mg/m2 was administered on days 1 through 5. The first eight patients were treated every 21 days; later patients were treated every 28 days. Prophylactic antibiotics were required. RESULTS: Prolonged cytopenia and pulmonary toxicity each occurred in three of eight patients treated every 3 weeks. The 19 patients treated every 28 days, who were given granulocyte colony-stimulating factor as indicated, did not have undue nonhematologic toxicity. Dose-limiting toxicity was hematologic. At the recommended phase II/III dose (cyclophosphamide 1,000 mg/m2), grade 4 neutropenia was observed in 17% of all cycles and 31% of first cycles. Grade 3 or 4 thrombocytopenia was seen in only 1% of all cycles. The median number of cycles per patient was six (range, two to 11) for all patients enrolled. The response rate was 100% of 27 patients entered; 89% achieved a complete and 11% a partial response. Nineteen of 22 patients with bone marrow involvement had clearing of the marrow. Median duration of follow-up was more than 5 years; median overall and disease-free survival times have not been reached. Kaplan-Meier estimated 5-year overall survival and disease-free survival rates were 66% and 53%, respectively. CONCLUSION: The recommended dosing for this combination in patients with previously untreated low-grade lymphoma is cyclophosphamide 1,000 mg/m2 day 1 and fludarabine 20 mg/m2 days 1 through 5. The regimen has a high level of activity, with prolonged complete remissions providing 5-year overall and disease-free survival rates as high as those reported for other therapeutic approaches in untreated patients.


2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Zheng ◽  
Jiangong Zhang ◽  
Wenqun Xing

Abstract   In recent years, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have shown promising results in the treatment of ESCC. More than 20 phase II clinical trials have been launched to explore combinations of ICIs in the neoadjuvant setting for ESCC. Based on our phase II clinical trial, a two-arm phase III trial was launched in our Hospital. Methods A two-arm phase III trial was launched in April 2020 in our Hospital. Patient recruitment will be completed within 18 months. The primary endpoint is event-free survival (EFS). The secondary endpoints include pathologic complete response (pCR), disease-free survival (DFS) rate, overall response rate (ORR), R0 resection rate, major pathologic response (MPR), adverse events (AEs), complication rate and quality of life (QOL). A biobank of pretreatment, resected tumor tissue and paired blood samples will be built for translational research in the future. Results Until Dec. 2021, one hundred and twenty ESCC patients recruited in the trial. The trial is ongoing. Conclusion This RCT directly compares NAC with neoadjuvant toripalimab plus chemotherapy in terms of EFS for locally advanced ESCC. The results may usher in a new era of resectable ESCC treatment.


BMC Cancer ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huayong Jiang ◽  
Lingling Meng ◽  
Huijuan Zhang ◽  
Xiangkun Dai ◽  
Qian Zhang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The purpose of this phase II study was to evaluate the feasibility of hypofractionated radiotherapy (HFRT) with a dose of 36.5 Gy in 10 fractions in postmastectomy patients. Methods From March 2014 to December 2015, 85 patients with locally advanced breast cancer were eligible to participate in this study with a schedule of 36.5 Gy in 10 fractions. Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) was delivered to the chest wall with or without the supraclavicular region. The primary endpoint was radiation-related toxicities. The secondary endpoints were locoregional failure-free survival (LRFFS), disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). And the outcomes were compared with our retrospective study of 72 patients with 42.5 Gy in 16 fractions. Results The median follow-up was 69.0 (range 66.5-71.5) months in the 36.5 Gy group and 93.0 (range 91.9-94.1) months in the 42.5 Gy group, respectively. Radiation-related toxicities were mainly grade 1, although a few patients had grade 2 plexopathy (1.2%) and acute skin toxicity (1.2%) in the 36.5 Gy group, and grade 2 acute skin toxicity (5.6%) and lymphedema (4.2%) in the 42.5 Gy group. There were no significant differences between the groups in acute and late toxicities. For all the patients, the 5-year LRFFS, DFS and OS were 97.7 and 100.0%, 93.1 and 90.3%, 98.8 and 97.2%, respectively, without significant differences between the groups. Conclusion Postmastectomy HFRT with a schedule of 36.5 Gy in 10 fractions was feasible, with mild toxicities and excellent 5-year clinical outcome. Trial registration Trial registration number: ChiCTR-ONRC-14004391. Date of registration: 9/3/2014.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 19-28
Author(s):  
Z. Z. Mamedli ◽  
A. V. Polynovskiy ◽  
D. V. Kuzmichev ◽  
S. I. Tkachev ◽  
A. A. Aniskin

The aim of the study: to increase the frequency of achieving pathologic complete response and increase disease-free survival in the investigational group of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer T3(MRF+)–4N0–2M0 by developing a new strategy for neoadjuvant therapy.Materials and methods. In total, 414 patients were assigned to treatment. Control group I included 89 patients who underwent radiotherapy (RT) 52–56 Gy/26–28 fractions with concurrent capecitabine twice daily 5 days per week. Control group II included 160 patients who underwent RT 52–56 Gy/26–28 fractions with concurrent capecitabine twice daily 5 days per week and oxaliplatin once a week, during the course of RT. Study group III consisted of 165 patients. This group combined RT 52–56 Gy/26–28 fractions with concurrent capecitabine twice daily 5 days per week and additional consecutive CapOx cycles. This group was divided into 2 subgroups: subgroup IIIa included 106 patients with consolidating chemotherapy (after CRT); subgroup IIIb included 59 patients who underwent “sandwich” treatment. Therapy consisted of conducting from 1 to 2 cycles of induction CapOx (up to CRT) and from 1 to 2 cycles of consolidating CapOx with an interval of 7 days. In the interval between the courses of drug therapy, RT 52–56 Gy/26–28 fractions was performed. According to the results of the control examination, further treatment tactics were determined. The primary end points were 5-year disease-free survival and the achievement of a pathologic complete response.Results. Pathologic complete response was significantly more often recorded in patients in the investigational group III (17.48 %; p = 0.021) compared with control groups (7.95 % in the I group and 8.28 % in the II group). 5-year disease-free survival in patients in the study groups was: 71.5 % in the III group, 65.6 % in the II group and 56.9 % in the I group.Conclusion. The shift in emphasis on strengthening the neoadjuvant effect on the tumor and improving approaches to drug therapy regimens have significantly improved disease-free survival of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.


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