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ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY
Volume 24, Issue 6, Pages 1548-1552Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt009
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carcinoma; clinical trial phase II; large cell neuroendocrine tumours; small-cell lung cancer
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- Groupe Francais de Pneumo Cancerologie (GFPC)
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Background: The optimal treatment of large-cell neuroendocrine carcinoma (LCNEC) of the lung remains unclear. Here, our primary objective was to assess the efficacy of cisplatin-etoposide doublet chemotherapy in advanced LCNEC. Accuracy of the pathological diagnosis and treatment toxicity were assessed as secondary objectives. Patients and methods: Prospective, multicentre, single-arm, phase II study with a centralised review of treatment-response and pathological data. Patients had untreated performance status (PS) 0/1 stage IV/IIIB LCNEC and received cisplatin (80 mg/m22 d1) and etoposide (100 mg/m22 d1-3) every 21 days. Results: Eighteen centres included 42 patients (mean age, 59 +/- 9 years; 69% men; median of four cycles/patient). At least one grade-3/4 toxicity occurred in 59% of patients (neutropaenia, thrombocytopaenia, and anaemia in 32%, 17%, and 12%, respectively). The median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 5.2 months (95% confidence interval, Cl, 3.1-6.6) and 7.7 months (95% Cl, 6.0-9.6), respectively. The centralised pathologist review reclassified 11 of 40 (27.5%) patients: 9 as small-cell lung cancer, 1 as undifferentiated non-small-cell lung cancer, and 1 as atypical carcinoid. Survival data were not significantly changed by excluding the reclassified patients. Conclusions: The pathological diagnosis of LCNEC is difficult. The outcomes of advanced LCNEC treated with cisplatin-etoposide doublets are poor, similar to those of patients with advanced small-cell lung carcinoma (SOLO).
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