作者: J. Van Der Palen , M. G. V. M. Russel , S. Corporaal , W. M. Smit , W. M. Smit
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摘要: A B s T r C Background: inoperable or metastatic oesophagogastric adenocarcinoma has a poor prognosis. f rom the many different chemotherapeutic regimens used in past, combination of epirubicin, cisplatin and continuous 5-fluorouracil infusion (EC ) showed consistent response rate ± 50% with acceptable toxicity. Continuous 5fu may be replaced by oral fluoropyrimidines. h ere we evaluate treatment epirubicin combined capecitabine (ECC), replacing intravenous 5- fu infusion. Methods: etrospectively, analysed 23 consecutive patients who were treated for during 2002 2003. esults: The overall was 57%; another 26% achieved stable disease only 17% had progressive disease. median duration 6.4 months; survival 9.0 months. Previously (n=10) significantly worse (20%) compared previously untreated (85%). nonsignificant difference found between these groups (3.9 vs 9.8 months patients). An incidence grade 3 4 toxicity found. Conclusion: Capecitabine is an effective safe alternative to EC ,