• Department of Oncology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan 610072, P. R. China;
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Objective To compare the recent efficiency and toxicity reactions of pemetrexed plus cisplatin and paclitaxel plus cisplatin for advanced lung adenocarcinoma. Methods One hundred and twenty-four patients with advanced lung adenocarcinoma treated in our hospital between January 2009 and December 2012 were divided into pemetrexed plus cisplatin group (group PP, n=63) and paclitaxel plus cisplatin group (group TP, n=61). The effect was evaluated after two courses of treatment, and the toxicity reactions were evaluated every course. Results The objective response rate, disease control rate and progression-free survival in group PP and TP were respectively 58.7% vs 37.7%, 74.6% vs 52.5%, and 6.1 months vs 4.5 months, with significant differences (P<0.05). The incidence of nausea and vomiting, and white blood cell decrease (neutropenia) in group PP were significantly lower than that in group TP (χ2=16.164, P<0.001; χ2=9.469, P=0.002). There were no significant differences in incidence of thrombocytopenia, anemia and hepatic function damage (χ2=0.098, P=0.755; χ2=0.267, P=0.606; χ2=0.006, P=0.973). Conclusion Pemetrexed plus cisplatin shows obviously superior effects and fewer side effects on advanced lung adenocarcinoma compared with paclitaxel plus cisplatin regime.

Citation: CHENLin, WUQi. Recent Efficiency Comparison between Pemetrexed plus Cisplatin and Paclitaxel plus Cisplatin for Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma. West China Medical Journal, 2014, 29(11): 2042-2045. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.20140617 Copy

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