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01.04.2014 | Original Article
Salvage chemotherapy with docetaxel and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin in pretreated patients with platinum- and taxane-sensitive ovarian cancer: a multicenter phase II trial of the Hellenic Oncology Research Group (HORG)
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Filippos Koinis, Aristidis Polyzos, Athina Christopoulou, Zafeiris Zafeiriou, Christos Emmanouilidis, Elisavet Papadimitraki, Antonia Kalykaki, Kostas Kalbakis, George Samonis, Vassilis Georgoulias
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Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
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Ausgabe 4/2014
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Abstract
Purpose
To evaluate the safety and antitumor activity of docetaxel (DOC) and pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) combination in patients with platinum- and taxane-sensitive ovarian cancer.
Patients and methods
Twenty-three patients were enrolled. DOC was administered at the dose of 40 mg/m2 intravenously (i.v.) and PLD at 20 mg/m2 i.v. on days 1 and 15 in cycles of 28 days. The study was closed prematurely due to slow accrual.
Results
Seven (30.4 %) patients achieved objective response (three complete, four partial), while five (21.7 %) others experienced stable disease (overall disease control rate 52.1 %). The median progression-free survival was 4.8 months and the median overall survival 18.8 months. Grade 3–4 neutropenia occurred in two (8.7 %) and one (4.3 %) patients, respectively. Febrile neutropenia occurred in two patients. The most common non-hematological grade 3 toxicity was hand-foot syndrome (13 % of patients). There was no treatment-related death.
Conclusions
The combination of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin and docetaxel is a well tolerated and a relatively active regimen in pretreated patients with platinum- and taxane-sensitive advanced ovarian cancer.