TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk and outcomes of chemotherapy-induced diarrhea (CID) among patients with colorectal cancer receiving multi-cycle chemotherapy.
AU - Keefe, Dorothy
AU - Elting, Linda
AU - Nguyen, Hoang
AU - Grunberg, Steven
AU - Aprile, Giuseppe
AU - Bonaventura, Tony
AU - Selva-Nayagam, Sudarsha
AU - Barsevick, Andrea
AU - Koczwara, Bogda
AU - Sonis, Stephen
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Background: Diarrhea is a common toxicity of chemotherapy, but the practice of reporting only severe grades (≥ 3) in clinical trials results in misleading conclusions of significance. Epidemiology remains poorly described, and effects of multi-cycle regimens have not been investigated. To better understand the risks, symptom burden and consequences of CID, we studied patients receiving chemotherapy for colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods: One hundred and fourteen patients receiving FOLFOX (95 patients, 530 cycles), FOLFOX + monoclonal antibodies (10 patients, 49 cycles) or FOLFIRI (9 patients, 50 cycles) were enrolled. CID was identified from diaries at baseline and daily during up to 8 chemotherapy cycles using supplemental questions on the Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire, a valid tool for collecting patient-reported outcomes of regimen-related mucosal injury. Patients scored CID severity from 0 "none" to 10 "worst possible," and quantity from "little" to "severe" on a 5-point scale. Quality of life was measured using the FACT-G, and fatigue using the FACIT fatigue scale. Results CID occurred in 89 % of patients on FOLFIRI, 50 % on FOLFOX + monoclonal antibodies and 56 % on FOLFOX alone. The risk of a first episode was highest during Cycle 1 (35 %) and dropped to <10 % during Cycles 3-5. Patients with CID reported poorer quality of life scores than those without CID (77.1 vs 80.7). Conclusions: Diarrhea occurs more commonly than typically appreciated during chemotherapy for CRC. Risk is highest during first exposure, suggesting variable susceptibility. Identification of this high-risk subgroup for prophylaxis could improve the quality of life.
AB - Background: Diarrhea is a common toxicity of chemotherapy, but the practice of reporting only severe grades (≥ 3) in clinical trials results in misleading conclusions of significance. Epidemiology remains poorly described, and effects of multi-cycle regimens have not been investigated. To better understand the risks, symptom burden and consequences of CID, we studied patients receiving chemotherapy for colorectal cancer (CRC). Methods: One hundred and fourteen patients receiving FOLFOX (95 patients, 530 cycles), FOLFOX + monoclonal antibodies (10 patients, 49 cycles) or FOLFIRI (9 patients, 50 cycles) were enrolled. CID was identified from diaries at baseline and daily during up to 8 chemotherapy cycles using supplemental questions on the Oral Mucositis Daily Questionnaire, a valid tool for collecting patient-reported outcomes of regimen-related mucosal injury. Patients scored CID severity from 0 "none" to 10 "worst possible," and quantity from "little" to "severe" on a 5-point scale. Quality of life was measured using the FACT-G, and fatigue using the FACIT fatigue scale. Results CID occurred in 89 % of patients on FOLFIRI, 50 % on FOLFOX + monoclonal antibodies and 56 % on FOLFOX alone. The risk of a first episode was highest during Cycle 1 (35 %) and dropped to <10 % during Cycles 3-5. Patients with CID reported poorer quality of life scores than those without CID (77.1 vs 80.7). Conclusions: Diarrhea occurs more commonly than typically appreciated during chemotherapy for CRC. Risk is highest during first exposure, suggesting variable susceptibility. Identification of this high-risk subgroup for prophylaxis could improve the quality of life.
U2 - 10.1007/s00280-014-2526-5
DO - 10.1007/s00280-014-2526-5
M3 - Article
VL - 74
SP - 675
EP - 680
JO - Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
JF - Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology
SN - 0344-5704
IS - 4
ER -