Regimen

Line of chemotherapy Objective response (RECIST) Progression free survival (months)
Folfox1 Adjuvant (First) PD (carcinomatosis and subcutaneous metastases) 4
Folfiri2 Second-line PD (new hepatic metastases) 2
Paclitaxel3 Third-line PD (­­­+ 99 %) 2
Gemcitabine + CDDP4 Fourth-line PR (- 42 %) 7
Vinorelbine5 Fifth-line PD 1
Note: 1: leucovorin 400 mg/m2 per 2 hours, oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 per 2 hours then 5FU 400 mg/m2 bolus then 2400 mg/m2 continous infusion per 46 hours, one cycle every two weeks. 2: leucovorin 400 mg/m2 per 2 hours, irinotecan 180 mg/m2 per 1 h 30 then 5FU 400 mg/m2 bolus then 2400 mg/m2 continous infusion per 46 hours, one cycle every two weeks. 3: paclitaxel 90 mg/m2 per hour on days 1, 8 and 15, one cycle every four weeks. 4: cisplatin 25 mg/m2 per one hour then gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 per 30 min on days 1 and 8, one cycle every three weeks. 5: oral vinorelbine at a fixed dose of 50 mg three times a week. PD: Progressive Disease; PR: Partial Response.
Table 1: Description of chemotherapy regimens used and results.