[Assessment of quality of life by questionnaires between S-1/CPT-11 and mFOLFOX6 in patients with advanced colorectal cancer].
Gan To Kagaku Ryoho
; 38(7): 1127-31, 2011 Jul.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21772096
ABSTRACT
UNLABELLED Injectable combination chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)/Leucovorin (LV), oxaliplatin (OHP), and irinotecan (CPT-11) has been a standard treatment for advanced colorectal cancer (CRC). An oral fluoropyrimidine, S-1 (tegafur, gimeracil, and oteracil), has been developed recently, and a combination of S-1/CPT-11 demonstrated effects comparable to FOLFIRI for the treatment of advanced CRC. Being without continuous infusion lasting for days, combination chemotherapy with oral fluoropyrimidine may limit inconvenience and improve the quality of life (QOL) of patients. There have been few studies evaluating chemotherapy with oral fluoropyrimidine in terms of patient QOL and convenience. PATIENTS AND METHODS:
We assessed the patients' QOL by questionnaire, comparing experiences of those treated with S-1/CPT-11 to those treated with mFOLFOX6 in patients with advanced CRC. The questionnaire, selected from EORTC QLQ, FACT-G, and FACT/GOG-Ntx, consisted of six categories moving activity, willingness, pain and numbness, gastrointestinal symptoms, daily life, and convenience. The questionnaire had 5 questions in each category and a total of 30 questions.RESULTS:
Patients' background and characteristics were similar. No significant difference was observed in response rates and time to progression between the groups. As for adverse effects, there was a case of fatigue (grade 2), five cases of neurotoxicites (grade 1 and 2) in mFOL-FOX6, and a case of diarrhea (grade 3) in S-1/CPT-11. No difference between the two groups was observed in responses to the questionnaire asking about moving activity, willingness, gastrointestinal symptoms, and daily life. As for neurotoxicity and convenience, however, S-1/CPT-11 showed significantly better results than mFOLFOX6.CONCLUSION:
The present results suggest that questionnaires are useful for assessing patients' QOL with advanced CRC treated chemotherapy. Combination chemotherapy with oral fluoropyrimidine S-1 could provide similar response rates, limit inconvenience, and improve QOL.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
3_ND
Problema de salud:
3_diarrhea
Asunto principal:
Ácido Oxónico
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Calidad de Vida
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Camptotecina
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Neoplasias Colorrectales
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica
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Tegafur
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Antineoplásicos Fitogénicos
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
Ja
Revista:
Gan To Kagaku Ryoho
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Japón