Efficacy and safety of vinorelbine plus cisplatin chemotherapy for patients with recurrent and/or metastatic salivary gland cancer of the head and neck

Min Hee Hong, Chang Gon Kim, Yoon Woo Koh, Eun Chang Choi, Jinna Kim, Sun Och Yoon, Hye Ryun Kim, Byoung Chul Cho

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)55-62
Number of pages8
JournalHead and Neck
Volume40
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 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

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