TY - JOUR
T1 - Capecitabine plus oxaliplatin and irinotecan regimen every other week
T2 - a phase I/II study in first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer.
AU - Bajetta, E.
AU - Celio, L.
AU - Ferrario, E.
AU - Di Bartolomeo, M.
AU - Denaro, A.
AU - Dotti, K.
AU - Mancin, M.
AU - Bajetta, R.
AU - Colombo, A.
AU - Pusceddu, S.
PY - 2007/11
Y1 - 2007/11
N2 - BACKGROUND: A phase I/II study was performed to determine the safety and activity of a capecitabine plus oxaliplatin and irinotecan (COI) regimen using capecitabine concurrently with oxaliplatin and irinotecan in previously untreated patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients received irinotecan on day 1, oxaliplatin (85 mg/m(2)) on day 2 and capecitabine (1000 mg/m(2) orally twice daily) on days 2-6 of a biweekly schedule. Three dose levels ranging from 150 to 180 mg/m(2) were explored for irinotecan in sequential cohorts of three to six patients. Once the recommended dose was determined, a total of 28 eligible patients were planned at this dose level. RESULTS: Thirty-eight patients received a median of six cycles. The recommended phase II dose of irinotecan was 180 mg/m(2). Toxicity was manageable: the most common severe toxicities were diarrhoea (24%) and nausea (16%). Of 27 assessable patients treated at the recommended dose, 17 achieved a partial response (overall response rate (ORR) 63%; 95% confidece interval (CI), 44 to 78%), with eight patients undergoing liver metastasectomy. Estimated progression-free survival and overall median survival were 8.5 and 23.5 months, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Biweekly COI is feasible and active. Tolerability and ease of administration make the regimen well suited for downsizing hepatic colorectal metastases before curative surgery.
AB - BACKGROUND: A phase I/II study was performed to determine the safety and activity of a capecitabine plus oxaliplatin and irinotecan (COI) regimen using capecitabine concurrently with oxaliplatin and irinotecan in previously untreated patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients received irinotecan on day 1, oxaliplatin (85 mg/m(2)) on day 2 and capecitabine (1000 mg/m(2) orally twice daily) on days 2-6 of a biweekly schedule. Three dose levels ranging from 150 to 180 mg/m(2) were explored for irinotecan in sequential cohorts of three to six patients. Once the recommended dose was determined, a total of 28 eligible patients were planned at this dose level. RESULTS: Thirty-eight patients received a median of six cycles. The recommended phase II dose of irinotecan was 180 mg/m(2). Toxicity was manageable: the most common severe toxicities were diarrhoea (24%) and nausea (16%). Of 27 assessable patients treated at the recommended dose, 17 achieved a partial response (overall response rate (ORR) 63%; 95% confidece interval (CI), 44 to 78%), with eight patients undergoing liver metastasectomy. Estimated progression-free survival and overall median survival were 8.5 and 23.5 months, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Biweekly COI is feasible and active. Tolerability and ease of administration make the regimen well suited for downsizing hepatic colorectal metastases before curative surgery.
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U2 - 10.1093/annonc/mdm347
DO - 10.1093/annonc/mdm347
M3 - Article
C2 - 17823385
AN - SCOPUS:38449107093
VL - 18
SP - 1810
EP - 1816
JO - Annals of Oncology
JF - Annals of Oncology
SN - 0923-7534
IS - 11
ER -