[Adjuvant treatment of colon cancer MOSAIC study's main results].

Oxaliplatin in combination with 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin (LV5FU) improves the response rate and survival of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. The objective of the Mosaic study was to evaluate the efficacy of this association in the adjuvant treatment of stage II and III colon cancer. This international study, including 2,246 patients, compared the efficacy of standard treatment with LV5FU2 alone to that of oxaliplatin-LV5FU (Folfox4 regimen) following R0 resection of the primary tumour.

Phase II study of paclitaxel combined with vinorelbine in patients with advanced breast cancer.

Paclitaxel and vinorelbine are two drugs active against breast cancer. A phase II study was initiated with the aim of assessing the efficacy and feasibility of the combination. Twenty-six patients presenting with advanced breast cancer with a taxane- and vinorelbine-free line of chemotherapy were included and treated with vinorelbine (20 mg/m2 on D1, D15), followed by paclitaxel (175 mg/m2 on D1), every 3 weeks.

Semimonthly versus monthly regimen of fluorouracil and leucovorin administered for 24 or 36 weeks as adjuvant therapy in stage II and III colon cancer: results of a randomized trial.

Purpose: This randomized, 2 x 2 factorial study compared a semimonthly (LVFU2) with a monthly (FULV) regimen of fluorouracil and leucovorin and 24 versus 36 weeks of each regimen as adjuvant treatment of patients with stage II (Dukes' B2) and III (Dukes' C) colon cancer.

Patients And Methods: LVFU2 was administered semi-monthly for 2 consecutive days as dl- or l-leucovorin (200 or 100 mg/m2, respectively) as a 2-hour infusion, followed by a 400 mg/m2 FU bolus and 600 mg/m2 of FU as a 22-hour continuous infusion. FULV was administered monthly for 5 consecutive days as a 15-minute infusion of dl- or l-leucovorin, followed by 400 mg/m2 of FU as a 15-minute infusion.