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Table 6 Current Combination Chemotherapy for Biliary tract cancer

From: A phase II study of LFP therapy (5-FU (5-fluorourasil) continuous infusion (CVI) and Low-dose consecutive (Cisplatin) CDDP) in advanced biliary tract carcinoma

Author (published year)

Number of Patients

Species of cancer

Regimen

RR (%)

MST (days)

mTTF (days)

Adverse effects (Gr3)

Treatment related death

Ishii(2004)

21

GBca

CEF(CDDP/5-FU/epirubicin)

33.3

177*

-

hematological toxicity (52.3%)

none

 

25

GBca

FAM(5-FU/Doxorubicin/Mitomycin)

7.1

 

-

hematological toxicity (20%)

none

Lee (2004)

4

BDca

Gemsitabine/CDDP

50

270

150

thrombocytopenia (75%)

none

Doval(2004)

30

GBca

Gemsitabine/CDDP

36.6

140

126

nausea/vomiting (16%)

2

Malik(2003)

11

GBca

Gemsitabine/CDDP

64

294

196

anemia (45%)

none

Knox (2004)

27

BDca/CBca

Gemsitabine/5-FU

33

159

111

hematological toxicity (11%)

none

Malik(2003)

30

CBca

Leucovorin/5-FU

7.5

444

141

diarrhea (30%)

1

Kim (2003)

42

BDca/CBca

Capesitabine/CDDP

21.4

273

111

leucopenia (20%)

none

  1. (* The result was overall survival of combined CEF and FAM)
  2. Abbreveations
  3. BDca: bile duct carcinoma, GBca: Gallbladder carcinoma, CDDP: Cisplatin, 5-FU: 5-fluorourasil, RR: response rate, MST: median survival time, mTTF: median time to treatment failure