Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: In this study, 393 chemonaive patients with metastatic melanoma were randomly assigned to receive either DHA-paclitaxel at a starting dose of 900 mg/m(2) IV on day 1 every 3 weeks or dacarbazine at a starting dose of 1000 mg/m(2) IV on day 1 every 3 weeks. The primary end point of the study was the comparison of overall survival (OS). RESULTS: No significant difference in OS was noted between patients in the DHA-paclitaxel and dacarbazine arms. Similarly, there were no significant differences in response rate, duration of response, time to progression, and time to treatment failure between the two drugs. Safety results of the two drugs were as predicted from prior studies. Myelosuppression was more common with DHA-paclitaxel. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | A Y Bedikian, R C DeConti, R Conry, S Agarwala, N Papadopoulos, K B Kim, M Ernstoff |
Journal | Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology
(Ann Oncol)
Vol. 22
Issue 4
Pg. 787-793
(Apr 2011)
ISSN: 1569-8041 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 20855467
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Phase III, Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Copyright | © The Author 2010. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society for Medical Oncology. |
Chemical References |
- Dacarbazine
- docosahexaenoyl-paclitaxel
- Paclitaxel
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Dacarbazine
(adverse effects, therapeutic use)
- Disease Progression
- Disease-Free Survival
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Melanoma
(drug therapy, pathology)
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Metastasis
- Paclitaxel
(adverse effects, analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
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