Lesser Toxicities of Belotecan in Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Single-Center Study of Camptothecin Analogs

Purpose. Topotecan and belotecan are camptothecin derivatives that are used to treat small cell lung cancer (SCLC). This study compared the toxicities and efficacies of belotecan and topotecan monotherapies in patients with SCLC. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed data from 94 patients with SCLC (...

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Main Authors: Yeon Hee Park, Chae Uk Chung, Bo Mi Park, Myoung Rin Park, Dong Il Park, Jae Young Moon, Hee Sun Park, Jin Hwan Kim, Sung Soo Jung, Ju Ock Kim, Sun Young Kim, Jeong Eun Lee
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Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3576201
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Chae Uk Chung
Bo Mi Park
Myoung Rin Park
Dong Il Park
Jae Young Moon
Hee Sun Park
Jin Hwan Kim
Sung Soo Jung
Ju Ock Kim
Sun Young Kim
Jeong Eun Lee
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Chae Uk Chung
Bo Mi Park
Myoung Rin Park
Dong Il Park
Jae Young Moon
Hee Sun Park
Jin Hwan Kim
Sung Soo Jung
Ju Ock Kim
Sun Young Kim
Jeong Eun Lee
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description Purpose. Topotecan and belotecan are camptothecin derivatives that are used to treat small cell lung cancer (SCLC). This study compared the toxicities and efficacies of belotecan and topotecan monotherapies in patients with SCLC. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed data from 94 patients with SCLC (with or without prior chemotherapy) who were treated using belotecan monotherapy (n=59, 188 cycles) or topotecan monotherapy (n=35, 65 cycles) between September 2003 and December 2011. Results. Thrombocytopenia occurred during 42% and 61.5% of the belotecan and topotecan cycles, respectively (p=0.007). Significant differences between belotecan and topotecan were also observed for grade 4/5 lung infection (3.2% versus 10.8%, resp.; p=0.003), all-grade headache (3.2% versus 10.8%, resp.; p=0.017), and grade 4/5 increased liver enzymes (0.5% versus 4.6%, resp.; p=0.023). The median TTPDs, CSSs, and OSs were 14 months and 11.6 months (p=0.646), 10 months and 7 months (p=0.179), and 34.5 months and 21.4 months (p=0.914) after belotecan and topotecan monotherapy, respectively. Conclusions. Belotecan monotherapy may be safer than topotecan monotherapy in SCLC patients. And in terms of efficacy, belotecan could be comparable to topotecan monotherapy.
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spelling doaj-art-76f534a8b26a4912a7eb1711660ce77c2025-02-03T06:43:53ZengWileyCanadian Respiratory Journal1198-22411916-72452016-01-01201610.1155/2016/35762013576201Lesser Toxicities of Belotecan in Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Single-Center Study of Camptothecin AnalogsYeon Hee Park0Chae Uk Chung1Bo Mi Park2Myoung Rin Park3Dong Il Park4Jae Young Moon5Hee Sun Park6Jin Hwan Kim7Sung Soo Jung8Ju Ock Kim9Sun Young Kim10Jeong Eun Lee11Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Eulji University, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Radiology, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaPurpose. Topotecan and belotecan are camptothecin derivatives that are used to treat small cell lung cancer (SCLC). This study compared the toxicities and efficacies of belotecan and topotecan monotherapies in patients with SCLC. Methods. We retrospectively reviewed data from 94 patients with SCLC (with or without prior chemotherapy) who were treated using belotecan monotherapy (n=59, 188 cycles) or topotecan monotherapy (n=35, 65 cycles) between September 2003 and December 2011. Results. Thrombocytopenia occurred during 42% and 61.5% of the belotecan and topotecan cycles, respectively (p=0.007). Significant differences between belotecan and topotecan were also observed for grade 4/5 lung infection (3.2% versus 10.8%, resp.; p=0.003), all-grade headache (3.2% versus 10.8%, resp.; p=0.017), and grade 4/5 increased liver enzymes (0.5% versus 4.6%, resp.; p=0.023). The median TTPDs, CSSs, and OSs were 14 months and 11.6 months (p=0.646), 10 months and 7 months (p=0.179), and 34.5 months and 21.4 months (p=0.914) after belotecan and topotecan monotherapy, respectively. Conclusions. Belotecan monotherapy may be safer than topotecan monotherapy in SCLC patients. And in terms of efficacy, belotecan could be comparable to topotecan monotherapy.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3576201
spellingShingle Yeon Hee Park
Chae Uk Chung
Bo Mi Park
Myoung Rin Park
Dong Il Park
Jae Young Moon
Hee Sun Park
Jin Hwan Kim
Sung Soo Jung
Ju Ock Kim
Sun Young Kim
Jeong Eun Lee
Lesser Toxicities of Belotecan in Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Single-Center Study of Camptothecin Analogs
Canadian Respiratory Journal
title Lesser Toxicities of Belotecan in Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Single-Center Study of Camptothecin Analogs
title_full Lesser Toxicities of Belotecan in Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Single-Center Study of Camptothecin Analogs
title_fullStr Lesser Toxicities of Belotecan in Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Single-Center Study of Camptothecin Analogs
title_full_unstemmed Lesser Toxicities of Belotecan in Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Single-Center Study of Camptothecin Analogs
title_short Lesser Toxicities of Belotecan in Patients with Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Single-Center Study of Camptothecin Analogs
title_sort lesser toxicities of belotecan in patients with small cell lung cancer a retrospective single center study of camptothecin analogs
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3576201
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