To assess the optimal sequence of the palliative chemotherapy regimen (DP --\> FOLFIRI vs FOLFIRI --\> DP) in metastatic gastric cancer patients.
Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide and is the most common malignancy in Korea. Metastatic gastric cancer remains a therapeutic challenge for medical oncologists due to poor prognosis. A recent phase III trial comparing docetaxel-cisplatin-5-FU (DCF) to the reference arm of cisplatin-5-FU (CF) showed a significant superiority of DCF in terms of survival, time-to-progression, and response rate. However, because DCF regimen was associated with high incidence of toxicities, the regimen has not yet been widely accepted as the standard first-line chemotherapy for gastric cancer patients. Thus, the optimum front-line chemotherapy regimen should be extensively investigated in these patients to improve survival.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
200
D1 Taxotere 75 mg/m2 + D5W 200 mL IV over 1 hr D1 Cisplatin 75 mg/m2 + NS 150mL MIV over 1hr Pre \& Post medication Dexamethasone 8mg PO D0 Night (X1) D1 immediately upon waking in the morning, 1 hour before infusion Taxotere, Night (X3) D0 NS 1500 mL IV overnight hydration D1 DNK2 1000 mL IV over 2 hours, pre \& post hydration (if Mg \<WNL, mix MgSO4 1 amp) 20% Mannitol 70 mL IV full dripping, 30 mins before cisplatin D2-D3 Dexamethasone 8 mg PO bid, D4-D5 Dexamethasone 4 mg PO bid every 3 weeks
FOLFIRI regimen D1 Irinotecan 150 mg/m2 + D5W 500mL MIV over 90 min D1 Leucovorin 100 mg/m2 + D5W 500mL MIV over 2hrs D1-2 5-FU 1500 mg/m2 + D5W 1000 ml CIV over 24 hrs (total 2doses) D1 atropine 0.3mg SQ before irinotecan
Samsung Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
Second progress-free survival
Time frame: 2years
Toxicity, overall survival
Time frame: 2years
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