Table 4 Clinical trials of first-line regimens containing platinum agents reported in the literature from 2000

From: Irinotecan plus carboplatin for patients with carcinoma of unknown primary site

Group

Reference

Regimen

N

RR

MST (m)

1 year a

2 year b

Doublet

Briasoulis et al (2000)

Carbo–P

77

38.7%

13.0

NA

NA

 

Voog et al (2000)

Cis–E

22

32%

8.0

NA

NA

 

Greco et al (2000a)

Cis–D

26

26%

8.0

40%

28%

  

Carbo–D

47

22%

8.0

33%

28%

 

Dowell et al (2001)

Carbo–E

17

19%

8.3

26%

NA

 

Saghatchian et al (2001)

Cis–E → Cis–E–B–I

30

40%

9.4

NA

28%

  

Cis–F

18

44%

16.1

NA

39%

 

Culine et al (2002b)

Dx–CyCis–E

82

39%

10.0

NA

NA

 

Culine et al (2003)

Cis–G

39

55%

8.0

NA

NA

  

Cis–Ir

40

38%

6.0

NA

NA

 

Park et al (2004)

Cis–P

37

42%

11.0

38%

11%

 

El-Rayes et al (2005)

Carbo–P

22

23%

6.5

27%

NA

 

Pittman et al (2006)

Carbo–G

51

30.5%

7.8

26%

12%

 

Briasoulis et al (2008a)

Ox–Ir

47

13%

9.5

40%

NA

 

Pentheroudakis et al (2008)

Carbo–D

47

32%

16.2

NA

NA

 

This study

Carbo–Ir

45

41.9%

12.2

44%

27%

Triplet or more

Parnis et al (2000)

Cis–F–Ep

43

23%

5.8

NA

NA

 

Greco et al (2000b)

Carb–P–E

71

48%

11.0

48%

20%

 

Guardiola et al (2001)

Cis–Dx–Cy

22

50%

10.7

NA

NA

 

Macdonald et al (2002)

Cis–F–Mit

31

27%

7.7

28%

10%

 

Greco et al (2002)

Carbo–G–P

113

25%

9.0

42%

23%

 

Balaña et al (2003)

Cis–G–E

30

36.6%

7.2

26%

NA

 

Piga et al (2004)

Carbo–Dx–E

102

26.5%

9.0

35.2%

18.1%

 

Greco et al (2004)

Carbo–P–E → G–Ir

111

33%

9.1

35%

16%

 

Palmeri et al (2006)

Cis–G–P

33

48.5%

9.6

NA

NA

  

Cis–G–V

33

42.3%

13.6

NA

NA

 

Schneider et al (2007)

Carb–G–Cape

33

39.4%

7.6

35.6%

14.2%

 

Greco et al (2008)

Carbo–P–Bv–Er

51

48%

11.3

NA

NA

  1. B=bleomycin; Bv=bevacizumab; Cape=capecitabine; Carbo=carboplatin; Cis=cisplatin; Cy=cyclophosphamide; D=docetaxel; Dx=doxorubicin; E=etoposide; Ep=epirubicin; Er=erlotinib; F=5-FU; G=gemcitabine; I=ifosfamide; Ir=irinotecan; m=months; Mit=mitomycin C; MST=median survival time; NA=not available; Ox=oxaliplatin; P=paclitaxel; RR=response rate; V=vinorelbine.
  2. a1 year=1-year survival rate.
  3. b2 year=2-year survival rate.