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01.10.2012 | Original Article
Safety and feasibility of adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1 for Korean patients with curatively resected advanced gastric cancer
Erschienen in: Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology | Ausgabe 4/2012
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Background
Adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1 was proven to be effective in Japanese patients with advanced gastric cancer curatively resected with D2 lymph node dissection.
Materials and methods
We retrospectively evaluated the medical records of 305 patients with stage II, III or IV (M0) gastric cancer who had received adjuvant S-1 chemotherapy following curative gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection between October 2007 and December 2009. Adjuvant S-1 was administered at a dose of 40 mg/m2 twice daily for 4 weeks followed by 2 weeks of rest, every 6 weeks for eight cycles.
Results
Of the 305 patients, 248 (81.3 %) and 198 (64.9 %) completed four and eight cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy, respectively. The most common reasons for discontinuing treatment prior to the planned eight cycles were adverse events (n = 47, 15.4 %) and tumor recurrence (n = 28, 9.2 %). Sixty-five (21.3 %) patients required dose reduction due to adverse events. The most common grade 3/4 toxicities were neutropenia (n = 39, 12.8 %), diarrhea (n = 15, 4.9 %). Multivariate analysis showed that total gastrectomy [odds ratio (OR) 2.44; 95 % confidence interval (CI) 1.29–4.62, p = 0.006] was an independent risk factor for grade 3/4 hematologic toxicities, and age > 65 years (OR 2.60; 95 % CI 1.34–5.07, p = 0.005) was an independent risk factor for grade 3 non-hematologic toxicities.
Conclusions
Adjuvant chemotherapy with S-1 for 1 year is safe and feasible in Korean patients. Age > 65 years and total gastrectomy are independent risk factors for severe adverse events caused by adjuvant S-1 chemotherapy.