Abstract:18173 Background: There has been increasing interest in the use of weekly administration of docetaxel as a way of reducing its hemotologic toxicity. Weekly docetaxel plus cisplatin has also shown promising efficacy and well tolerability for first-line treatment of advanced or metastatic NSCLC in our previous phase I study (2002 ASCO, abstract No 2744). We conducted this phase II trial to further evaluate this regimen’s efficacy and toxicity. Methods: Patients with histologically confirmed stage IIIB or IV NSC… Show more
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