Prevalence and treatment management of oropharyngeal candidiasis in cancer patients: results of the French CANDIDOSCOPE study.

Purpose: The aim of this pharmaco-epidemiological study was to evaluate the prevalence of oropharyngeal candidiasis (OPC) in cancer patients treated with chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy.

Methods And Materials: Signs and symptoms of OPC were noted for all patients. Antifungal therapeutic management was recorded in OPC patients.

Phase II trial alternating FOLFOX-6 and FOLFIRI regimens in second-line therapy of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (FIREFOX study).

We assessed a schedule alternating 4 FOLFOX and 4 FOLFIRI cycles in 39 patients with 5-FU resistant metastatic colorectal cancer. Patients alternatively received 4 FOLFOX-6 cycles (oxaliplatin 100 mg/m(2), leucovorin 200 mg/m(2) d1 followed by bolus 400 mg/m(2) 5-FU and by a 46-hour 2,400 mg/m(2) 5-FU infusion, every 2 weeks), and 4 FOLFIRI cycles (oxaliplatin replaced by irinotecan 180 mg/m(2) d1) until progression or limiting toxicity. Eigteen patients achieved an objective response (46.

A phase II study of gemcitabine in platinum pre-treated patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer.

Background: Most patients with advanced ovarian cancer will relapse following platinum-based combination chemotherapy and be considered for second-line treatment. Gemcitabine, a nucleoside analogue, is active against a range of solid tumors. This phase II study investigated the activity of single-agent gemcitabine in patients with recurrent ovarian cancer.

[Subcutaneous administration of interleukin-2 in ambulatory treatment of patients with metastatic renal cancer. Three-year results of the SCAPP I program].

We report a french experience of subcutaneous administration of interleukin-2 in treatment of patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Thirty-nine patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma were included in the study. During the 10-week induction period, interleukin-2 was administrated subcutaneously 5 days a week for 8 weeks.