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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2017, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (8): 933-936.

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Influence of proton pump inhibitors on clinical efficacy of chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer

ZHAI Mengmeng 1, LI Zhigang 2, SHEN Jie 3, WANG Fengli 4, GU Ning 2,YANG Na 5   

  1. 1 Department of Emergency, 2 Department of Oncology, 4 Department of Ultrasound, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional  Chinese Medicine, Henan, Zhengzhou 450000, China; 3 Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical college, Wuhu 241001, Anhui, China; 5 Department of Neurology, Zhongmou County Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Zhongmou 451450, Henan, China
  • Received:2017-02-28 Revised:2017-06-12 Online:2017-08-26 Published:2017-08-18

Abstract:

AIM: Oxaliplatin combined with capecitabine (XELOX program) is the preferred chemotherapy regimen for patients with advanced gastric cancer. But, it remains uncertain whether extra administration of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) will influence the effect of capecitabine. This study investigates the influence of PPI on clinical efficacy of chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer. METHODS: Fifty-four patients with advanced gastric cancer of the second affiliated hospital of Zhengzhou University from January 2014 to January 2016 were reviewed and analyzed. They were treated with XELOX regimen, i.e., oxaliplatin 130 mg/m2, continuous intravenous drip infusion for 2 h; capecitabine 1 000 mg/m2,po.,taking in the morning and evening within half an hour after a meal, D1-14. 21 d constitutes a cycle. Patients treated with proton pump inhibitor were observed as the observation group (24 cases) and without as the control group (30 cases). All patients received maximally eight cycles of chemotherapy. RESULTS:Twenty-three cases from the observation group were evaluable.The mean follow-up was 10.3 months;the median time to progression was 5.7 months (95% confidence interval,4.6-7.1 months); the median survival time was 10.2 months (95% confidence interval, 7.7-12.8 months). While twenty-eight cases from the control group 28 cases were evaluable.The median follow-up time was 11.0 months; the median time to progression was 6.1 months (95% confidence interval, 4.8-7.3 months); the median survival time was 11.1 months (95% confidence interval 8.3-13.1 months). CONCLUSION: Proton pump inhibitors increase the pH of gastric juice and affect the dissolution and absorption of capecitabine, which may further influence the therapeutic effect of XELOX on advanced gastric cancer.

Key words: gastric cancer, proton pump inhibitor, capecitabine

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