Background: Capecitabine monotherapy had activity in recurrent/metastaticnasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) as demonstrated previously ina small pilot study. We conducted a retrospective review ofpatients who received capecitabine for recurrent and metastaticNPC to further evaluate its clinical benefits. Methods: Forty-nine patients with recurrent and metastatic NPC receivedcapecitabine at a dose of 1–1.25 G/m2 twice daily for14 days in 3-week cycles. Disease sites were locoregional in29%, distant in 45% and locoregional plus distant in 26%. Allexcept one had prior platinum-based chemotherapy for relapseor as adjunctive treatment. Median follow-up was 10 months (range:3–41). Results: Treatment was generally well tolerated. Hand-foot syndrome wascommon and occurred in 86% (25% Grade 3). Grade 3 hematologicaltoxicity occurred in 6%. Partial response rate was 31% (95%CI: 18%, 44%) and complete response rate was 6% (95% CI: 0%,13%), for an overall response rate of 37% (95% CI: 23%, 50%).Median time-to-progression was 5 months and median survivalwas 14 months. One- and two-year survival rates were 54 and26%, respectively. Significantly better survival was observedin patients treated for locoregional recurrence and those withsevere hand-foot syndrome. Conclusions: Capecitabine has single agent activity in NPC and severe hand-footsyndrome predicts favorable outcome. Based on our experience,capecitabine monotherapy should be considered in patients withrecurrent/metastatic NPC. 相似文献
Findings for Down's syndrome adults with depression were compared to those for non–depressed Down's syndrome controls. Mean age of onset of depression was 30.1 years, the majority of subjects were female and biological more so than psychotic symptoms were presenting features. No statistically significant association between depression and thyroid dysfunction was found. For the depressed group, scores for level of adaptive functioning were significantly lower and those for maladaptive behaviour significantly higher. At one–year follow–up, although some improvement was found, the majority of depressed subjects were still symptomatic. The short-term prognosis for depression in adults with Down's syndrome appears to be poor but possibly better the earlier the age of onset. 相似文献
Background: Sorafenib remains the only standard first-line drug for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Hand-foot skin reaction (HFSR) is a very common side-effect in patients treated with sorafenib, and also affects the treatment schedule and quality of life. However, the association of HFSR and response of HCC to sorafenib remain unclear.
Methods: Databases including PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials were searched up to May 7th, 2017. Review Manager 5.3 software was adopted for performing meta-analyses, Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for assessing the bias of cohort studies, and GRADEprofler software for further assessing outcomes obtained from meta-analyses.
Results: 1478 articles were reviewed, and 12 cohort studies with 1017 participants were included in the analyses. The pooled hazard ratio (HR) of overall survival is 0.45 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.36, 0.55; P < 0.00001; I2= 35%). The pooled HR of time to progression is 0.41 (95% CI 0.28, 0.60; P < 0.00001; I2= 0%). Patients suffering HFSR had significantly better outcomes from sorafenib therapy than those without HFSR.
Conclusions: The results indicate that HFSR is a beneficial indicator for HCC patients receiving sorafenib therapy. However, molecular mechanisms accounting for sorafenib-induced HFSR in HCC patients remain. 相似文献