Prognostic factors of metastatic or recurrent esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in patients receiving three-drug combination chemotherapy
Journal
Anticancer Research
Journal Volume
33
Journal Issue
9
Pages
4123-4128
Date Issued
2013
Abstract
Background: Three-drug combination therapy based on cisplatin/fluorouracil might improve treatment efficacy for metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), but at the risk of increasing toxicity. The study sought to identify factors associated with outcomes of metastatic ESCC in patients who were treated with threedrug combinations. Patients and Methods: One-hundred and thirteen patients with metastatic or recurrent ESCC who were treated with cisplatin/fluorouracil-based three-drug combination during 2000-2009 were studied. The prognostic impact of clinicopathological characteristics were evaluated by Cox proportional hazard regression analyses. Results: The third chemotherapeutic agents comprised of paclitaxel, docetaxel, and methotrexate in 76 (67%), 13 (12%), and 24 (21%) of patients, respectively. The overall response rate was 41%. The median overall survival (OS) was 8.5 months. Results of the Cox proportional hazard regression models showed that age ?65 years, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0 and 1, lymph node-only metastasis and baseline white blood cell (WBC) count ?10,000/mm3 were significant prognostic factors for better OS. The OS curves were significantly separated by risk groups comprising of age, metastasis status and WBC count as risk factors. Conclusion: The identification of prognostic factors could facilitate for future design of randomized studies on the efficacy of three-drug combinations for metastatic ESCC.
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cisplatin; docetaxel; fluorouracil; methotrexate; paclitaxel; adult; aged; article; cancer combination chemotherapy; cancer prognosis; cancer recurrence; cancer survival; cohort analysis; esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; female; follow up; human; leukocyte count; lymph node metastasis; major clinical study; male; outcome assessment; overall survival; phase 2 clinical trial (topic); priority journal; treatment response; Combination chemotherapy; esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; metastasis; old age; risk factors; taxane; Aged; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Cisplatin; Esophageal Neoplasms; Female; Fluorouracil; Humans; Male; Methotrexate; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Metastasis; Paclitaxel; Prognosis; Recurrence; Survival Analysis; Taxoids
Type
journal article