Concomitant treatment of brain metastasis with Whole Brain Radiotherapy [WBRT] and Temozolomide [TMZ] is active and improves Quality of Life
| العنوان: | Concomitant treatment of brain metastasis with Whole Brain Radiotherapy [WBRT] and Temozolomide [TMZ] is active and improves Quality of Life |
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| المؤلفون: | Salvatore Del Prete, Michele Caraglia, Bruno Vincenzi, Luigi Caserta, Vincenzo Faiola, Elena Capasso, Liliana Montella, Rosario Guarrasi, Raffaele Addeo |
| المساهمون: | Addeo, R, Caraglia, Michele, Faiola, V, Capasso, E, Vincenzi, B, Montella, L, Guarrasi, R, Caserta, L, DEL PRETE, S. |
| المصدر: | BMC Cancer, Vol 7, Iss 1, p 18 (2007) BMC Cancer |
| بيانات النشر: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2007. |
| سنة النشر: | 2007 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Male, Oncology, Cancer Research, medicine.medical_specialty, medicine.medical_treatment, Neutropenia, lcsh:RC254-282, Quality of life, Internal medicine, Temozolomide, Genetics, medicine, Humans, Prospective Studies, Prospective cohort study, Survival rate, Aged, Chemotherapy, Brain Neoplasms, business.industry, Brain, Middle Aged, lcsh:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, medicine.disease, Combined Modality Therapy, Surgery, Dacarbazine, Survival Rate, Concomitant, Quality of Life, Female, Cranial Irradiation, business, Research Article, medicine.drug, Brain metastasis |
| الوصف: | Background Brain metastases (BM) represent one of the most frequent complications related to cancer, and their treatment continues to evolve. We have evaluated the activity, toxicity and the impact on Quality of Life (QoL) of a concomitant treatment with whole brain radiotherapy (WBRT) and Temozolomide (TMZ) in patients with brain metastases from solid tumors in a prospective Simon two stage study. Methods Fifty-nine patients were enrolled and received 30 Gy WBRT with concomitant TMZ (75 mg/m2/day) for ten days, and subsequently TMZ (150 mg/m2/day) for up to six cycles. The primary end points were clinical symptoms and radiologic response. Results Five patients had a complete response, 21 patients had a partial response, while 18 patients had stable disease. The overall response rate (45%) exceeded the target activity per study design. The median time to progression was 9 months. Median overall survival was 13 months. The most frequent toxicities included grade 3 neutropenia (15%) and anemia (13%), and only one patient developed a grade 4 thrombocytopenia. Age, Karnofsky performance status, presence of extracranial metastases and the recursive partitioning analysis (RPA) were found to be predictive factors for response in patients. Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were dependent on age and on the RPA class. Conclusion We conclude that this treatment is well tolerated, with an encouraging objective response rate, and a significant improvement in quality of life (p < 0.0001) demonstrated by FACT-G analysis. All patients answered the questionnaires and described themselves as 'independent' and able to act on their own initiatives. Our study found a high level of satisfaction for QoL, this provides useful information to share with patients in discussions regarding chemotherapy treatment of these lesions. |
| تدمد: | 1471-2407 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2407-7-18 |
| URL الوصول: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::e66f3c8884141e67ecb0624628aaf23c https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-7-18 |
| Rights: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....e66f3c8884141e67ecb0624628aaf23c |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 14712407 |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/1471-2407-7-18 |