Cancer Research and Treatment

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A Pilot Study Evaluating Steroid-Induced Diabetes after Antiemetic Dexamethasone Therapy in Chemotherapy-Treated Cancer Patients: Yusook Jeong, Hye Sook Han, Hyo Duk Lee, Jiyoul Yang, Jiwon Jeong, Moon Ki Choi, Jihyun Kwon, Hyun-Jung Jeon, Tae-Keun Oh, Ki Hyeong Lee, Seung Taik Kim; Cancer Res Treat. 2016;48(4):1429-1437. Published online February 29, 2016; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2015.464

Purpose
Dexamethasone is a mainstay antiemetic regimen for the prevention of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. The aim of this pilot study was to assess the incidence of and factors associated with steroid-induced diabetes in cancer patients receiving chemotherapy with dexamethasone as an antiemetic.
Materials and Methods
Non-diabetic patients with newly diagnosed gastrointestinal cancer who received at least three cycles of highly or moderately emetogenic chemotherapy with dexamethasone as an antiemetic were enrolled. Fasting plasma glucose levels, 2-hour postprandial glucose levels, and hemoglobin A1C tests for the diagnosis of diabetes were performed before chemotherapy and at 3 and 6 months after the start of chemotherapy. The homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) was used as an index for measurement of insulin resistance, defined as a HOMA-IR ≥ 2.5.
Results
Between January 2012 and November 2013, 101 patients with no history of diabetes underwent laboratory tests for assessment of eligibility; 77 of these patients were included in the analysis. Forty-five patients (58.4%) were insulin resistant and 17 (22.1%) developed steroid-induced diabetes at 3 or 6 months after the first chemotherapy, which included dexamethasone as an antiemetic. Multivariate analysis showed significant association of the incidence of steroid-induced diabetes with the cumulative dose of dexamethasone (p=0.049).
Conclusion
We suggest that development of steroid-induced diabetes after antiemetic dexamethasone therapy occurs in approximately 20% of non-diabetic cancer patients; this is particularly significant for patients receiving high doses of dexamethasone.

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Concurrent FP (5-fluorouracil, cisplatin) Chemoradiotherapy for Patients with Esophageal Cancer: Min Ok Kim, Eui Sil Hong, Ji Young Chai, Joung Muk Leem, Il Young You, Won Dong Kim, Woo Yoon Park, Seung Taik Kim, Ki Hyeong Lee; Cancer Res Treat. 2003;35(4):330-334. Published online August 31, 2003; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2003.35.4.330

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PURPOSE
The outcomes of a surgical approach for patients with an esophageal carcinoma remain unsatisfactory despite its high complication rates. We conducted a phase II trial, using combined FP (5-fluorouracil and cisplatin) chemotherapy and concurrent radiotherapy, as a definitive therapy for patients with esophageal cancer.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Patients with histologically proven esophageal cancer were enrolled onto this study. The treatment consisted of four courses of chemotherapy and six and a half weeks of radiotherapy. The patients received chemotherapy in weeks 1, 5, 12 and 16 (5-fluorouracil 1, 000 mg/m2 on days 1 to 4 and cisplatin 75 mg/m2 on day 1). Radiotherapy was administered at a dose of 59.4 Gy, in five 1.8 Gy fractions a week.
RESULTS
A total of 22 eligible patients entered the study. Of the 19 evaluable patients, a complete response occurred in 7 (37%), and a partial response in 8 (42%). After a median follow-up of 35 months, the overall survival rate was 32% at three years and the median survival was 11 months. Fourteen (64%) received planned dose of radio-therapy and 13 (59%) received more than three courses of chemotherapy. However, there was no difference in three-year survival rates between the patients that received less than three courses of chemotherapy and those that received three or more courses (31% vs. 32%). The major treatment related toxicity was mucositis, which developed in every patient, with grades III or IV in thirteen (59%) patients. During the treatment, the patients lost, on average, 3.8% of their body weight. The mean hospital stay was 23 days, with a total duration of treatment of 74 days.
CONCLUSIONS
Concurrent FP chemoradiotherapy was effective as a definitive therapy for patients with esophageal cancer. The major toxicity was mucositis. Although the treatment was relatively feasible, a randomized trial of reduced courses of chemotherapy is warranted.

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5-Fluorouracil and Cisplatin (FP) with Concurrent Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer: Hyoung Sam Kim, Ki Seok Kim, Sang Seok Bea, Seok Jin Oh, Ki Hyeong Lee, Won Dong Kim, Woo Yoon Park, Seung Taik Kim; Cancer Res Treat. 2002;34(4):296-301. Published online August 31, 2002; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4143/crt.2002.34.4.296

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The combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy is emerging as the new standard modality for the treatment of locally advanced head and neck cancer, due to the inherent functional and cosmetic sequelae associated with its surgical management. Combination chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin (FP) is one of the most active regimens for the head and neck cancer. Furthermore, both agents are known to act as radiosensitizer. This study was conducted to determine the efficacy, feasibility, and the toxicities of concurrent FP chemotherapy with radiotherapy.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Patients with histologically proven locally advanced head and neck cancer (T3-4 or node positive) were enrolled in the study. Patients received 5-fluorouracil, 1,000 mg/m2/day, continuously for 4 days, and cisplatin, 75 mg/m2, on day 1. This regimen was given every four weeks. The radiotherapy (45 Gy) was started on day 1 of the first cycle, and administered in 25 fractions. Following a three-week interval, the radiotherapy was resumed on day 1 of the third cycle of chemotherapy, and administered in 15 fractions (27 Gy).
RESULTS
Of the 31 eligible patients included, 28 were able to be evaluated for the tumor response. The response rate for the 28 patients was 93% (16 complete responses, 10 partial responses). Disease free survival for the 16 complete responders was 37 months (median, 1 ~41 months), with a median follow-up time of 31 months. The 1-, 2-, and 3-year survival rates were 82%, 69%, and 63%, respectively. Regarding the feasibility of this treatments, only nineteen patients (61%) received the complete courses of scheduled treatments. The median duration of admission for all patients was 39 days. Grade 3 or 4 stomatitis were observed in 25 patients (83%) and appeared as the dose limiting toxicity of this regimen CONCLUSION: Although FP chemotherapy with concurrent radiotherapy is toxic, it is an effective and relatively feasible treatment for locally advanced head and neck cancer. The majority of patients experienced severe stomatitis, which appeared as the dose limiting toxicity of this regimen.

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