Japanese journal of clinical oncology
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Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. · Jul 2017
Multicenter StudyCeritinib in patients with advanced, crizotinib-treated, anaplastic lymphoma kinase-rearranged NSCLC: Japanese subset.
Anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer is sensitive to tyrosine kinase inhibitors; however, resistance can develop. Data are presented from the phase II trial (ASCEND-2) evaluating efficacy and safety in a subset of Japanese patients with ALK-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer previously treated with platinum-based chemotherapy, who experienced disease progression on crizotinib. ⋯ This study demonstrates the clinical activity and manageable tolerability of ceritinib in a Japanese subset of chemotherapy- and crizotinib-pretreated patients with ALK-rearranged non-small cell lung cancer who progressed on crizotinib, as was shown in the whole ASCEND-2 study population. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01685060.
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Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. · Jul 2017
Randomized Controlled TrialNivolumab versus everolimus in advanced renal cell carcinoma: Japanese subgroup analysis from the CheckMate 025 study.
Nivolumab improved overall survival (OS) and objective response rate (ORR) versus everolimus in previously treated patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma in the phase III CheckMate 025 study (minimum follow-up: 14 months). We report efficacy and safety in the global and Japanese populations (minimum follow-up: 26 months). ⋯ With >2 years of follow-up, Japanese patients had a higher response rate with nivolumab versus everolimus that was more pronounced yet consistent with the global population, with median OS not reached, and a favorable safety profile.
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Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. · Feb 2017
Multicenter StudyPhase 2 study of eribulin in patients with previously treated advanced or metastatic soft tissue sarcoma.
Eribulin, a microtubule dynamics inhibitor, is approved for the treatment of patients with breast cancer and soft tissue sarcoma. We investigated the efficacy and safety of eribulin in Japanese patients with soft tissue sarcoma. ⋯ Eribulin showed clinical activity with a manageable safety profile in previously treated Japanese patients with advanced/metastatic soft tissue sarcoma.
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Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. · Jan 2017
Multicenter StudyA single-arm study evaluating bevacizumab, cisplatin, and paclitaxel followed by single-agent bevacizumab in Japanese patients with advanced cervical cancer.
Adding bevacizumab to chemotherapy for recurrent, persistent or metastatic cervical cancer significantly improved overall survival (primary endpoint), progression-free survival and overall response rate in the randomized Phase III GOG-0240 trial. However, data for bevacizumab-containing therapy are scarce in Japanese patients with advanced cervical cancer. ⋯ According to the specified primary objective, a regimen of cisplatin, paclitaxel and bevacizumab was tolerable in Japanese patients and demonstrated encouraging activity in this small single-arm study. Further study is warranted to confirm the safety and effectiveness of bevacizumab in Japanese patients with cervical cancer.
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Jpn. J. Clin. Oncol. · Dec 2016
ReviewTreatment strategy for hepatocellular carcinoma in China: radiofrequency ablation versus liver resection.
Hepatocellular carcinoma is the most common malignancy in liver, is also a global problem and is the fourth most commonly diagnosed cancers among men and the fourth leading causes of cancer death among both men and women in China. Liver resection or hepatic resection and radiofrequency ablation is widely accepted as a first-line surgical approach for hepatocellular carcinoma in China. However, the indications of radiofrequency ablation or hepatic resection are different and not unified in China. In this article, we review the current status of hepatic resection and radiofrequency ablation therapies in hepatocellular carcinoma management in China.