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BACKGROUND:No investigation of amrubicin monotherapy in pre-treated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients has yet been reported. PATIENTS AND METHODS:The records were reviewed of NSCLC patients who had received amrubicin monotherapy between 2003 and 2007 with the following eligibility criteria:previously treated with at least two regimens including platinum and docetaxel for non-adenocarcinoma patients and platinum, docetaxel and epidermal growth factor receptor-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKI) for adenocarcinoma patients. Amrubicin was administered to both groups at 35 mg/m2 or 40 mg/m2 for 3 consecutive days, every 3 weeks. RESULTS:Thirty-nine patients were registered. The median number of prior chemotherapy regimens was three (range: 2 to 7). The median number of courses per patient was three (range one to 9). The toxicity profile was acceptable with no grade 3 or higher non-hematological toxicity. The overall response rate was 10.2%. The median survival time was 4.8 months. CONCLUSION:Amrubicin exhibits activity and acceptable toxicity as third or subsequent line of chemotherapy for advanced NSCLC.
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Anticancer Resjournal_title
Anticancer researchauthors
Igawa S,Takahashi T,Nakamura Y,Tsuya A,Ono A,Shukuya T,Murakami H,Endo M,Yamamoto Nsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-11-01 00:00:00pages
3855-8issue
6Beissn
0250-7005issn
1791-7530journal_volume
28pub_type
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