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Poster Display session 1

3819 - Weekly Epirubicin as palliative treatment in elderly patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Date

28 Sep 2019

Session

Poster Display session 1

Topics

Tumour Site

Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

Presenters

Paola Candido

Citation

Annals of Oncology (2019) 30 (suppl_5): v602-v660. 10.1093/annonc/mdz260

Authors

P. Candido, P. Belloni, M. Pelliccione, G.M. Corradini, D. Toniolo, C. Cozzi, R. Bollina

Author affiliations

  • Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera G. Salvini, 20017 - Rho/IT

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Abstract 3819

Background

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rapidly progressive tumor with a poor prognosis. The benefit of first-line standard pemetrexed – platinum chemotherapy in MPM has been established. Currently, second-line chemotherapy is increasingly use, because many patients are fit at the progression of the disease. No standard second/further line chemotherapy exit for MPM after failure of first-line pemetrexed based chemotherapy. This study aimedat evaluating the clinical activity of weekly epirubicin as second/further line chemotherapy in elderly patients with MPM.

Methods

From July 2014 to March 2018, in Medical Oncology Department of Asst-rhodense Hospital, 22 patients (15 males and 7 females with a median age of 78 years, range 74-86) with MPM were eligible for analysis. Histology was epithelioid in 17 pts, sarcomatoid in 3 and biphasic in 2 patients. A Carboplatin-(AUC:4) pemetrexed doublet was administered in 14 pts and 8 pts received gemcitabine as single agent how first-line. Gemcitabine was given as second-line in 9 pts. Epirubicin was always administered with the same schedule at 20 mg/m2 day 1, 8, 15 every 28 until disease progression/intolerance.

Results

Overall response rate was as follows: 4 PR (18 %), 10 SD (45 %) and 8 PD (40%). Median time to progression was 5 months (range 3 – 11). No life threatening event occurred. No grade 3-4 toxicities were observed. Liver toxicity grade 1-2 in 2 pts (10%), thrombocytopenia grade 1 in 2 pts (9%), neutropenia grade 1-2 in 8 pts (40 %), fatigue grade 2 in 7 pts (32%), nausea grade 1 in 4 pts (20%).

Conclusions

Epirubicin has a modest clinical activity in pre-treated elderly patients with MPM in progression after one or two regimens, with an acceptable toxicity profile. It could be considered as a palliative treatment.

Clinical trial identification

Editorial acknowledgement

Legal entity responsible for the study

The authors.

Funding

Has not received any funding.

Disclosure

All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

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