Abstract
Background: The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of vinorelbine plus cisplatin chemotherapy in patients with recurrent and/or metastatic salivary gland cancer of the head and neck. Methods: In this single-arm phase II study, patients with recurrent and/or metastatic salivary gland cancer were treated with i.v. vinorelbine (25 mg/m2) on days 1 and 8 plus cisplatin (80 mg/m2) on day 1 every 3 weeks for 4 or 6 cycles. The primary endpoint was the objective response rate. Progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and adverse events were also assessed. Results: Between September 2008 and November 2014, 40 patients with recurrent and/or metastatic salivary gland cancer received vinorelbine plus cisplatin chemotherapy. The objective response rate was 35.0%, including 1 complete response. Median PFS and OS rates were 6.3 months and 16.9 months, respectively. No treatment-related deaths occurred. Conclusion: Administering vinorelbine plus cisplatin chemotherapy to patients with recurrent and/or metastatic salivary gland cancers is safe and effective.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 55-62 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Head and Neck |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2018 Jan |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by a grant from the National Research Foundation (NRF), Republic of Korea (NRF- 2016M3C9A4922809 to Hye Ryun Kim).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Otorhinolaryngology