Review Article

Lipoplatin Treatment in Lung and Breast Cancer

Table 2

phase III studies with lipoplatin.

AuthorChemotherapeutic schemaStudy phaseDiseasesPts N°LineOR%SD%mTTPmOS

Komas et al. [11] and Stathopoubs et al. [12]Lipoplatin 120 mg/m2 on days 1, 8, and 15 plus gemcitabine 1 g/m2 on days 1 and 8 in a 21-day cyclePhase IIINSCLC331st line25%23%

cisplatin 100 mg/m2 on day 1 plus gemcitabine 1 g/m2 on days 1 and 8 in a 21-day cycle2625%12%
Boulikas et al. [13]100 mg/m2/d Lipoplatin as a 4 h i.v. infusion (days 1, 8, 15) plus 1000 mg/m2/d 5-FU (days 1–5 continuous infusion) every 21 daysPhase IIISCCHN2519%64%

100 mg/ (m2 day) cisplatin with prehydration and posthydration (day 1) plus / 1000 mg/m2/d / 5-FU (days 1–5 continuous infusion) every 21 days2138.8%50%

Stathopoulos et al. [14]Lipoplatin 200 mg/m2 plus 135 mg/m2 paclitaxel administered on day 1 repeated every 2 weeksPhase III114 (79)1st line59.70% (59.9%)36.8%6.5 (10) m9 m
Cisplatin 75 mg/m2 135 mg/m2 paclitaxel, administered every 2 weeksNSCLC (adenocarcinoma and undifferentiated NSCLC)115 (73)47.00% (42.5%)43.5%6 (8) m10 m