Fortnightly or fractionated weekly docetaxel-cisplatin-5-FU as first-line treatment in advanced gastric and gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma: The randomized phase II DoGE study.
Amélie DeleporteMarc Van den EyndeFrédéric ForgetStéphane HolbrechtsThierry DelaunoitGhislain HoubiersHassan R KalantariStéphanie LaurentErik VanderstraetenMarc De ManPhilippe VergauweMarylene ClausseJacques Van Der AuweraLionel D'HondtPascal PierreBjorn GhillemijnAngelique CovasMarianne PaesmansLieveke AmeyeAhmad AwadaFrancesco SclafaniAlain HendliszPublished in: Cancer medicine (2021)
Fractionated weekly and fortnightly DCF regimens are associated with a low risk of early FN, and a better hematological toxicity profile as compared to historical DCF without compromising efficacy. Both regimens offer greater convenience removing the need for systematic use of prophylactic G-CSF.