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Subject: Efficacy and safety of pemetrexed in elderly cancer patients: Results of an integrated analysis.
[1]Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2008 Mar 19;
Kulkarni PM, Chen R, Anand T, Monberg MJ, Obasaju CK
PURPOSE: To analyze pemetrexed in elderly patients (>/=65 years) based on data collected in three randomized, phase III registration trials. METHODS: Patients who received pemetrexed as monotherapy or in combination with another drug were included in this analysis (N=764). In all studies, pemetrexed 500mg/m(2) was administered every 21 days. Data from patients receiving pemetrexed were stratified by age +/-65 years. RESULTS: Out of the 764 patients randomized, 271 were >/=65 years of age (35.4%). Of these, 28% had non-small cell lung cancer, 41% pancreatic cancer, and 31% had malignant pleural mesothelioma that was either locally advanced or metastatic. The overall response rate of the integrated database of elderly patients was 21.4%, with complete response in three patients (1.11% in >/=65 years vs. 1.01% in
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Source: http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18358737
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From: HubMed - mesothelioma <rssfwd@rssfwd.com>
To: shell8377@yahoo.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 2:22:39 PM
Subject: Efficacy and safety of pemetrexed in elderly cancer patients: Results of an integrated analysis.
[1]Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2008 Mar 19;
Kulkarni PM, Chen R, Anand T, Monberg MJ, Obasaju CK
PURPOSE: To analyze pemetrexed in elderly patients (>/=65 years) based on data collected in three randomized, phase III registration trials. METHODS: Patients who received pemetrexed as monotherapy or in combination with another drug were included in this analysis (N=764). In all studies, pemetrexed 500mg/m(2) was administered every 21 days. Data from patients receiving pemetrexed were stratified by age +/-65 years. RESULTS: Out of the 764 patients randomized, 271 were >/=65 years of age (35.4%). Of these, 28% had non-small cell lung cancer, 41% pancreatic cancer, and 31% had malignant pleural mesothelioma that was either locally advanced or metastatic. The overall response rate of the integrated database of elderly patients was 21.4%, with complete response in three patients (1.11% in >/=65 years vs. 1.01% in
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Source: http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=18358737
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