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Advanced colorectal cancer in the elderly: results of consecutive trials with 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy.

Abstract：

:To evaluate toxicity and efficacy of chemotherapy in elderly patients (> or = 65 years of age) with advanced colorectal cancer, data from two consecutive trials conducted between 1984 and 1995 at the National Institute for Cancer Research were analysed comparing the results of treatment in those 65 years of age or older and in those younger than 65 years. Of 215 patients recruited, 82 elderly patients (median age 70 years, median performance status 1) received one of the following regimens based on 5-fluorouracil (5-FU): (1) weekly 5-FU 600 mg/m2 i.v. bolus (30 patients); (2) weekly 5-FU 600 mg/m bolus plus leucovorin (LV) 500 mg/m2 2-h i.v. infusion (28 patients); (3) Weekly 5-FU 2600 mg/m2 24-h continuous i.v. infusion plus LV 100 mg 4-h i.v. infusion and 50 mg orally every 4 h for five doses (24 patients). Overall, 1071 chemotherapy cycles were administered with a median number of 12 courses per patient. The main side effects were diarrhoea, observed in 38% of patients, stomatitis in 24% of patients and hand-foot syndrome in 13% of patients, and haematological toxicity affected only 15% of patients. No patient suffered grade IV toxicity. In three patients chemotherapy was discontinued because of toxicity (two patients suffered grade III diarrhoea, one patient grade III hand-foot syndrome). No significant difference in toxicity was evident between patients older than or younger than 65 years. Analysis of median dose intensity demonstrated no difference between the two groups. Overall objective response was observed in 18% (95% confidence limits 11-29) of elderly patients (15/82) in comparison with 23% (95% CL 17-32) of patients < 65 years of age (31/133 pts). In conclusion, chemotherapy in elderly patients with advanced colorectal cancer is a safe and effective treatment with acceptable toxicity and comparable objective response rates.

journal_name

Cancer Chemother Pharmacol

journal_title

Cancer chemotherapy and pharmacology

authors

Chiara S,Nobile MT,Vincenti M,Lionetto R,Gozza A,Barzacchi MC,Sanguineti O,Repetto L,Rosso R

doi

10.1007/s002800050826

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1998-01-01 00:00:00

pages

336-40

issue

eissn

0344-5704

issn

1432-0843

journal_volume

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Advanced colorectal cancer in the elderly: results of consecutive trials with 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy.