Objective:To examine metastatic gastric cancer patients who underwent surgery after chemotherapy and to determine the factors affecting survival. Methods:Clinical data on metastatic gastric cancer patients who underwent surgery after chemotherapy were retrospectively analyzed. The overall survival data were evaluated through the Kaplan-Meier method, Log-rank test, and Cox haz-ards regression. Results:The median age was 46 (22~74), and the median overall survival rate (OS) was 19 months (4~59 months). Response to chemotherapy (23.0 m for PR and 14.5 m for SD, P=0.045) and resection of the primary tumor (23.0 and 5.5 m, respective-ly, P=0.017) affected OS. No single factor was related to OS according to Cox regression. Conclusion:Surgical removal of the primary tumor is recommended for metastatic gastric cancer patients with positive response to chemotherapy and with a primary tumor that can be resected.

OBJECTIVEThe combination of oxaliplatin and S-1 is effective in patients with advanced gastric cancer. The purpose of this study was to analyze the safety and compliance of this combination regimen as adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with gastric cancer.

METHODSClinical data of 71 patients with gastric cancer treated with oxaliplatin plus S-1 as adjuvant chemotherapy in the Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS) from Jan 1(st), 2010 to Jan 1(st), 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. The types and incidence rate of adverse events related to chemotherapy and the results of follow up of the patients were analyzed.

RESULTSAmong the 71 cases, 17 were treated with oxaliplatin biweekly, while 54 with oxaliplatin triweekly. The most common adverse events were neutropenia (n = 49, 69.0%), nausea/vomiting (n = 51, 71.8%), and anorexia (n = 49, 69.0%). The most frequent grade 3-4 toxicities were neutropenia (n = 13, 18.3%), thrombocytopenia (n = 10, 14.1%), anorexia (n = 5, 7.0%) and nausea/vomiting (n = 4, 5.6%). Seven (87.5%) of the 8 patients previously treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy experienced thrombocytopenia in the postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy, and four (50%) of the 8 patients experienced grade 3-4 thrombocytopenia. The rates of grade 3-4 adverse events in patients aged 65-years or older were similar to that in younger patients.

CONCLUSIONSThe combination of oxaliplatin and S-1 used as adjuvant chemotherapy is well tolerated by patients with gastric cancer. Neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, nausea/vomiting and anorexia are the major treatment-related adverse events. Patients who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy do not well tolerate this regimen as postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy. This combination regimen has a manageable tolerability profile in adjuvant setting in patients ≥ 65 years old.

Adenocarcinoma ; drug therapy ; pathology ; surgery ; Adult ; Aged ; Anorexia ; chemically induced ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; adverse effects ; therapeutic use ; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant ; Drug Combinations ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Nausea ; chemically induced ; Neoadjuvant Therapy ; Neoplasm Staging ; Neutropenia ; chemically induced ; Organoplatinum Compounds ; administration & dosage ; adverse effects ; Oxonic Acid ; administration & dosage ; adverse effects ; Retrospective Studies ; Stomach Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; pathology ; surgery ; Survival Rate ; Tegafur ; administration & dosage ; adverse effects ; Thrombocytopenia ; chemically induced

Objective:To study the efficacy of different systemic chemotherapy regimens as first-line and second-line therapy and to determine the prognostic factors for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer.Methods:The clinical data of patients with advanced biliary tract cancer who underwent systemic chemotherapy in Cancer Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences from January 2011 to December 2018 were studied. The efficacy of chemotherapy on objective response rate (ORR) and disease control rate (DCR) were evaluated. Potential prognostic factors for survival were studied using the Cox proportional hazards models.Results:Of 151 patients enrolled into this study, there were 75 males and 76 females, with ages ranging from 31 to 77 years (median 58 years). Two treatment protocols were used: (1) 104 patients received a gemcitabine-based regimen (combined with platinums or fluorouracils) or a combination of platinums and fluorouracils, while (2) 47 patients received a combination of albumin-bound paclitaxel and S-1. The corresponding ORR for each group were 15.4%(16/104) and 27.6%(13/47), respectively, and the DCR were 65.4%(68/104) and 72.3%(34/47), respectively. Of 58 evaluable patients who received chemotherapy as a second-line therapy, 31 patients received the regimen containing gemcitabine, platinums or fluorouracils with an ORR of 3.2% (1/31) and a DCR of 35.5%(11/31); a total of 18 patients received the taxanes-based regimen with an ORR of 11.1%(2/18) and a DCR of 38.9%(7/18); 9 patients received the irinotecan-based regimen with an ORR of 22.2%(2/9) and a DCR of 44.4%(4/9). Univariate analysis showed positive liver metastasis and elevated carbohydrate antigen (CA)19-9 level to be significantly correlated with worse survival outcomes ( HR=1.540, 95% CI: 1.019-2.328, P=0.040 and HR=1.892, 95% CI: 1.123-3.188, P=0.017). Conclusion:For patients with advanced biliary tract cancer, in addition to the conventional regimens containing gemcitabine, platinums and fluorouracils, the combination of albumin-bound paclitaxel and S-1 was shown to be an effective chemotherapeutic regimen for these patients. Second-line chemotherapy was insufficient and ineffective, and an irinotecan-based regimen deserves to be further investigated. Liver metastasis and elevated CA19-9 level were worse prognosis after chemotherapy for patients with advanced biliary tract cancer.

BACKGROUNDColorectal adenocarcinoma rarely occurred in adolescent. Clinical feature and prognosis of this population are not clear until now. In addition, DNA mismatch repair (MMR) status may relate to the early disease occurrence. The present study aimed to perform a retrospective analysis of adolescent patients with colorectal cancer, including clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis.

METHODSThe medical records of 11,503 patients diagnosed as colorectal cancer in Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences from January 1999 to December 2009 were retrospectively reviewed. Finally, 19 patients who were between 10 and 20 years old were selected as the study group. We summarized the clinicopathological characteristics, analyzed the association with prognosis and assessed the expression of MMR protein by immunohistochemical method.

RESULTSThe most common primary site was the right colon in 7 patients. Ten patients had Stage III colorectal cancer, 5 patients had Stage IV disease. Signet ring cell carcinoma was the most frequent pathological type (7/19). Deficient MMR was identified in 2 patients. The 5-year survival rate and median survival time were 23.2% and 26 months. Distant metastasis was identified as an independent prognostic factor (P = 0.02).

CONCLUSIONSColorectal cancer in Chinese adolescents was very rare. The chinese adolecents with colorectal cancer were frequently diagnosed in the right colon, as Stage III/IV disease with signet ring cell carcinoma. The prognosis was relatively poor.

Adolescent ; Adult ; Asian Continental Ancestry Group ; Child ; Colorectal Neoplasms ; genetics ; mortality ; pathology ; DNA Mismatch Repair ; genetics ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Neoplasm Staging ; Prognosis ; Retrospective Studies ; Survival Rate ; Young Adult

BACKGROUNDA phase III trial involving docetaxel, cisplatin, and fluorouracil (DCF) in the treatment of advanced gastric cancer was shown to have superior efficacy compared to cisplatin and fluorouracil alone, but with a high rate of hematologic toxicity. To reduce toxicity while maintaining the efficacy of DCF, we reduced the doses of docetaxel (D) and cis-platinum (CDDP), and administered 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) via a continuous intravenous (CIV) infusion.

METHODSChemotherapy-naive patients with gastric adenocarcinomas received D (60 mg/m(2) 1 hour on day 1), CDDP (30 mg/m(2) on days 1 and 2), and 5-FU (1500 mg×m(-2)×24 h(-1) CIV on days 1 and 8 every 3 weeks). The primary endpoint was the response rate.

RESULTSFourteen patients were enrolled. Based on the efficacy evaluation following at least 2 cycles of treatment, there was 7.1% complete remission (CR), 71% partial remission (PR), 14% stable disease (NC/SD), and 7.1% progressive disease (PD). The median survival time was 13 months. Nine patients (64%) had grade III-IV neutropenia, and 4 patients (29%) had grade IV neutropenia, among whom 1 had grade IV neutropenia with grade III nausea and vomiting.

CONCLUSIONThe modified DCF regimen is highly active and has a favorable toxicity profile in Chinese patients with gastric cancer.

Adenocarcinoma ; drug therapy ; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic ; administration & dosage ; Antineoplastic Agents ; administration & dosage ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; therapeutic use ; Cisplatin ; administration & dosage ; Female ; Fluorouracil ; administration & dosage ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Stomach Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; Taxoids ; administration & dosage

BACKGROUNDPalliative chemotherapy has been shown to have a survival benefit for patients with recurrent or metastatic gastric cancer. We conducted a Phase II trial to determine the efficacy and safety of S-1 plus oxaliplatin (SOX regimen) as first-line chemotherapy for patients with unresectable locally advanced or metastatic gastric cancer.

METHODSEligible patients had measurable lesions and no previous history of chemotherapy (except adjuvant chemotherapy). Oxaliplatin was administered intravenously at a dose of 130 mg/m(2) on day 1. S-1 was administered orally in doses of 80, 100, or 120 mg/d according to body surface areas of <1.25 m(2), 1.25-1.5 m(2), or >1.5 m(2) respectively; the total dose was divided into two daily doses on days 1-14. Treatments were repeated every 3 weeks until disease progression or intolerable toxicity occurred.

RESULTSForty-three patients were enrolled in the study. All were assessable for efficacy and adverse events. The objective response and disease control rates were 55.8% and 76.7% respectively. The median follow-up time was 16.5 months. The median progression-free survival time was 7 months (95% CI, 5.8-8.2 months) and the median overall survival time was 16.5 months (95% CI, 9.7-23.3 months). The one-year survival rate was 54.2%. Major adverse reactions were grade 3/4 neutropenia (9.3%) and thrombocytopenia (20.9%).

CONCLUSIONThe SOX regimen with oxaliplatin at a dose of 130 mg/m(2) was found to be effective and safe as a first-line chemotherapy in Chinese patients with advanced gastric cancer.

Adult ; Aged ; Antineoplastic Agents ; therapeutic use ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Organoplatinum Compounds ; therapeutic use ; Stomach Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; Treatment Outcome

BACKGROUNDGambogic acid is a pure active compound isolated from the traditional Chinese medicinal plant gamboge (Garcinia morella Desv.). Based on the preliminary results of a phase I study, this phase IIa study compared the efficacy and safety of different dosage schedules of gambogic acid in patients with advanced malignant tumors.

METHODSPatients with advanced or metastases cancer who had not received any effective routine conventional treatment or who had failed to respond to the existing conventional treatment were randomly assigned to receive either 45 mg/m(2) gambogic acid intravenously from Days 1 to 5 of a 2-week cycle (Group A), or 45 mg/m(2) every other day for a total of five times during a 2-week cycle (Group B). The primary endpoint was objective response rate (ORR).

RESULTSTwenty-one patients assigned to Group A and 26 to Group B were included in the final analysis. The ORRs were 14.3% in Group A and 0% in Group B. It was not possible to analyze the significant difference because one of the values was zero. The disease control rates (DCRs) were 76.2% in Group A and 61.5% in Group B (P = 0.0456). The observed adverse reactions were mostly Grades I and II, and occurred in most patients after administration of the trial drug. There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two arms.

CONCLUSIONSThe preliminary results of this phase IIa exploratory study suggest that gambogic acid has a favorable safety profile when administered at 45 mg/m(2). The DCR was greater in patients receiving gambogic acid on Days 1 - 5 of a 2-week cycle, but the incidence of adverse reactions was similar irrespective of the administration schedule.

Adult ; Aged ; Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic ; administration & dosage ; Female ; Humans ; Injections ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; Xanthones ; administration & dosage ; adverse effects

Objective: To assess the clinicopathological feature and prognosis of gastric cancer associated with pregnancy in Chinese population. Methods: We collected the clinical features, pathological findings, treatment modalities, the health status of infants and the information of prognosis for ten patients developed gastric cancer associated with pregnancy between 2001 and 2016 in our hospital and the counterpart 12 patients reported in China National Knowledge Internet (CNKI), Wanfang database and China Science and Technology Journal Database. Results: The most common symptoms were nausea and vomiting (n=14). Melena (n=8), abdominal distension (n=7) and abdominal pain (n=6) were also frequent. When considering the complications, gastrointestinal bleeding (n=9), intestinal obstruction (n=3) and gastric perforation (n=2) were common. The vast majority of pathology showed poorly differentiated tumors, poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma (n=14) and signet ring cell carcinoma (n=7). Only one patient was diagnosed at stage Ⅰ. And 17 patients developed metastatic disease of stage Ⅳ. Peritoneum (n=7) and ovary (n=5) were the most common metastasis sites. Three patients received abortion immediately after diagnosis in the first trimester of pregnancy. For the five patients in the second trimester of pregnancy, pregnancy termination was given to three patients. Caesarean section followed by gastrectomy was performed on three patients who were after the third trimester of gestation. Curative resection and palliative operation were carried out on six and five patients respectively. Combined chemotherapy based on oxaliplatin and fluorouracil was the common treatment for the peri-operative patients. For the metastatic gastric caner, platinum in combination with fluorouracil was recommended in the first line condition, irinotecan or raltitrexed were used in the second line treatment. One-year survival rate was 23.1%, and two-years survival was 15.4%. Three patients after R0 resection were alive without relapse over 18 months. Conclusions The poor prognosis of gastric cancer associated with pregnancy may due to the late stage and the poor pathological type. There still lacks data of the appropriate treatment in these patients. It was demonstrated most patients have no chance of tumor resection due to the late stage. For the metastatic patients, platinum in combination with fluorouracil was recommended in the first line treatment. Irinotecan or raltitrexed were considered the choice for the second line treatment.

OBJECTIVEThe aim of this study was to analyze the clinical characteristics, treatment and prognosis of advanced urothelial carcinoma of the bladder (AUCB).

METHODSThe clinicopathological data of 117 patients with AUCB admitted in our hospital from 1998 to 2009 were reviewed. All patients received first-line chemotherapy. The survival rate was calculated by Kaplan-Meier analysis and log-rank test.

RESULTSThe median age of all patients was 56 years and the male-to-female ratio was 3.33:1. Their 6-, 12-, 24-, 36- and 60-month survival rates were 90.3%, 61.3%, 32.3%, 24.2% and 8.1%, respectively. In the first-line chemotherapy regimen, the effectiveness rate of gemcitabine + platinum drugs was 49.3% (37/75), the median progression-free survival(PFS) was 7.9 months and overall survival (OS) was 18.7 months. The effectiveness of cyclophosphamide + epirubicin + platinum drug regimen was 45.5% (10/22), Median PFS was 7.1 months and OS was 15.3 months. The effectiveness of paclitaxel + platinum drug regimen was 47.1% (8/17), median PFS was 6.5 months and OS was 13.7 months. Among them, the effectiveness rate of the gemcitabine + cisplatin regimen in 67 patients was 47.8%, the median PFS was 7.0 months and OS was 15.3 months. In the 13 patients who received paclitaxel + carboplatin regimen, the effectiveness rate was 53.8%, median PFS was 7.7 months and OS was 16.0 months. The major side effects were leucopenia and thrombocytopenia, mostly were tolerable, of grade I to II.

CONCLUSIONSIn advanced unresectable and metastatic urothelial carcinoma of the bladder, GC regimen is recognized as a standard first-line chemotherapy, with a higher effectiveness and tolerable side effects. Taxane and molecular targeted drugs may further improve the therapeutic effect of the treatment of advanced urothelial carcinomas of the bladder in the future.

Adult ; Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols ; adverse effects ; therapeutic use ; Bone Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; secondary ; Carboplatin ; administration & dosage ; adverse effects ; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell ; drug therapy ; pathology ; secondary ; Cisplatin ; administration & dosage ; adverse effects ; Cyclophosphamide ; administration & dosage ; adverse effects ; Deoxycytidine ; administration & dosage ; adverse effects ; analogs & derivatives ; Disease-Free Survival ; Epirubicin ; administration & dosage ; adverse effects ; Female ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Leukopenia ; chemically induced ; Liver Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; secondary ; Lung Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; secondary ; Lymphatic Metastasis ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Neoplasm Staging ; Paclitaxel ; administration & dosage ; adverse effects ; Retrospective Studies ; Survival Rate ; Thrombocytopenia ; chemically induced ; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms ; drug therapy ; pathology ; Urothelium ; pathology

Pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (pNENs) are highly heterogeneous, and the management of pNENs patients can be intractable. To address this challenge, an expert committee was established on behalf of the Chinese Pancreatic Surgery Association, Chinese Society of Surgery, Chinese Medical Association, which consisted of surgical oncologists, gastroenterologists, medical oncologists, endocrinologists, radiologists, pathologists, and nuclear medicine specialists. By reviewing the important issues regarding the diagnosis and treatment of pNENs, the committee concluded evidence-based statements and recommendations in this article, in order to further improve the management of pNENs patients in China.