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Copyright ©2009 Baishideng.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Oct 15, 2009; 1(1): 47-54
Published online Oct 15, 2009. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v1.i1.47
Table 2 Phase III milestone trials of chemotherapy for far advanced gastric cancer and information of the elderly patients
PublicationTrialRegimensOS (number)Selected regimensMedianAge rangeProportion of elderly patients (70 years old or over)Ref.Country
1991EORTC5-FU/Adriamycin/MMC (FAM)4 (79)FAMTX5823-69No information[7]EORTC
5-FU/Adriamycin/Methotrexate (FAMTX)6 (81)5728-77
1993Murad et alFAMTX9 (30)FAMTX5826-72No information[3]Brazil
Best supportive care (BSC)3 (10)5730-71
1995Pyrhönen et al5-FU/Epirubicin/Methotrexate (FEMTX)12.3 (21)FEMTX5842-75No information[5]Finland
BSC3.1 (20)5842-71
1997Glimelius et al5-FU/Leucovorin/Etoposide (FLE)8 (31)ELF6445-75No information[4]Sweden
BSC5 (31)6340-74
1997Webb et alEPI/CDDP/5-FU (ECF)8.9 (111)ECF5935-79No information[8]UK
FAMTX5.7 (108)6029-78
2000Vanhoefer et alFAMTX6.7 (133)Similar efficacy5830-74No information[44]EORTC
ELF7.2 (132)5925-74
5-FU/CDDP (FUP)7.2 (134)5724-74
2003JCOG92055-FU7.1 (105)5-FU6327-75No information[14]Japan
5-FU/CDDP (CF)7.3 (105)6319-75
UFT/MMC6 (70)60.530-75
2006V325Docetaxel/CDDP/5-FU (DCF)9.2 (227)DCF5526-7924%-25%1[10]USA
CDDP/5-FU (CF)8.6 (230)5525-76
2007JCOG9912S111.4 (234)S16439-75No information[17]Japan
5-FU10.8 (234)6324-75
CPT11/Docetaxel12.3 (236)6332-75
2008SPIRITSS111 (150)S1/CDDP6228-7417%[18]Japan
S1/CDDP (CS)13 (148)6233-74
2008REAL-2EPI/CDDP/capecitabine (ECX)9.9 (241)EOX6425-82No information[9]UK
ECF9.9 (249)6522-83
EPI/oxaliplatin/capecitabine (EOX)11.2 (239)6225-80
EPI/oxaliplatin/5-FU (EOF)9.3 (235)6133-78
2008Al-Batran et al5-FU/LV/Oxaliplatin (FLO)10.7 (112)FLO6433-8641%-45%2[23]AIO
5-FU/LV/CDDP (FLP)8.8 (108)6427-85