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• TITLE: Phase II Study of Carboplatin and Pemetrexed Followed by Gefitinib for Patients with Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Harboring Sensitive EGFR Mutation

  AUTHORS: Saki Manabe, Fumihiro Oshita, Shuji Murakami, Tetsuro Kondo, Haruhiro Saito, Takeshi Kaneko, Kouzo Yamada

  KEYWORDS: Pemetrexed, Gefitinib, EGFR Mutation, Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Chemotherapy

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Cancer Therapy, Vol.6 No.15, December 14, 2015

  ABSTRACT: We conducted a phase II study of combination chemotherapy with carboplatin (Cb) and pemetrexed (Pem) followed by gefitinib (Gef) to determine the effects and toxicities in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) harboring sensitive EGFR mutation. Eligible patients received four courses of Cb at a dose corresponding to a target area under the curve equal to 6 mg/mL·min and 500 mg/m2 Pem on day 1 every three to four weeks followed by sequential Gef 250 mg once a day until tumor progression. Sixteen of registered 28 patients responded to Cb and Pem combination. Twenty-seven patients received sequential Gef and 8 non-responders to Cb and Pem achieved PR. The overall response rate was 85.7%. Among the major toxicities, grade 3 SGPT elevation, nausea and thrombosis were observed in 3, 3 and 1 patients, respectively, who received Cb and Pem, and grade 3 SGPT elevation and dry skin were observed in 5 and 1 patients, respectively, who received Gef. There was no febrile neutropenia and no treatment-related death. The median progression-free survival time was 19.1 months. Among 21 patients who were followed up for more than 2 years, 14 survived during that time. Cb and Pem followed by Gef maintenance are recommended for further evaluation for patients with metastatic NSCLC harboring sensitive EGFR mutation.