Araki K, Miyata Y, Nakamura Y, Mukae Y, Otsubo A, Yuno T, Mitsunari K, Matsuo T, Ohba K, Sakai H. Four-weekly Low-dose Gemcitabine and Paclitaxel in Patients With Platinum-resistant Urothelial Cancer and Performance Status 2/3.
In Vivo 2020;
33:2217-2224. [PMID:
31662559 DOI:
10.21873/invivo.11725]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Revised: 09/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM
Immune check-point inhibitors are often unsuitable for patients with urothelial cancer with a poor performance status (PS 2 or 3). The aim of this study was to assess the safety and usefulness of combined therapy with low-dose gemcitabine and paclitaxel every 4 weeks.
PATIENTS AND METHODS
Thirty patients were treated with gemcitabine (700 mg/m2 on day 1) and paclitaxel (70 mg/m2 on day 1) every 4 weeks. The predictive value of human antigen-R (HuR) and class III β-tubulin (TUBB3) were also analyzed.
RESULTS
There was no severe adverse event nor significant decrease in quality of life. The survival period of patients treated with this regimen was significantly longer than that of those treated with best supportive care. The expression pattern of HuR negativity and TUBB3 positivity predicted significantly worse overall survival.
CONCLUSION
Our regimen was suitable as second-line therapy for patients with advanced platinum-resistant UC with a poor PS. However, a HuR-negative and TUBB3-positive expression pattern appears to confer poorer outcome.
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