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Docetaxel and its potential in the treatment of refractory esophagogastric adenocarcinoma #MMPMID26136837
Ford H; Gounaris I
Therap Adv Gastroenterol 2015[Jul]; 8 (4): 189-205 PMID26136837show ga
Adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and stomach are a major cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality worldwide. For patients with advanced disease, first-line chemotherapy with platinum?fluoropyrimidine combinations prolongs survival, but inevitably the disease progresses with a median progression-free survival of approximately 6 months. At the time of progression, approximately 40?50% of patients remain fit and eligible for second-line treatment. Docetaxel has been extensively studied in this chemorefractory setting, mostly in small single arm studies, either as a single agent or in combination with platinum agents, fluoropyrimidines or anthracyclines. However, two randomized controlled trials published since 2012 have convincingly shown that treatment with docetaxel modestly prolongs survival compared with best supportive care alone. Moreover, treatment with docetaxel is associated with relief from cancer-related constitutional and gastrointestinal symptoms with manageable, predominantly haematological, toxicity. Therefore, it represents a valuable treatment option for patients with relapsed esophagogastric cancer. Nevertheless, in view of the short survival time for the majority of these patients, further research is necessary to identify, on the one hand, combinations with targeted agents that will further improve outcomes and, on the other, biomarkers that will allow selection of those patients most likely to benefit.