Table 1.
Studies Included in Analysis
| Study No. | Cancer Site | Cancer Stage | Treatment | Phase | Enrollment Years | Prior Neuropathy Exclusion Level | No. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S9712 | Lung | Poor-risk stage III NSCLC | Concurrent carboplatin+VP-16 and radiation followed by paclitaxel | II | 1999-2000 | None | 11 | |
| S9900 | Lung | Clinical stages IB-IIIA NSCLC | Surgery alone or surgery plus preoperative paclitaxel plus carboplatin | III | 2000-2004 | Grade ≥ 1 | 38 | |
| S9902 | H&N | Metastatic/recurrent squamous cell carcinoma | Docetaxel plus carboplatin | II | 2000 | Grade ≥ 2 | 12 | |
| S9912 | GYN | Optimally debulked stage II epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer | Intravenous paclitaxel, intraperitoneal cisplatin, intravenous liposomal doxorubicin, and intraperitoneal paclitaxel | II | 1999-2005 | Grade ≥ 2 | 13 | |
| S9914 | Lung | Extensive small-cell lung cancer | Paclitaxel, carboplatin, and topotecan with G-CSF | II | 1999-2001 | Grade ≥ 1 | 21 | |
| S9916 | GU | Advanced, hormone refractory prostate cancer | Docetaxel and estramustine v mitoxantrone and prednisone | III | 2000-2003 | None | 188 | |
| S0003 | Lung | Advanced NSCLC | Cisplatin, paclitaxel, tirapazamine v cisplatin, paclitaxel | III | 2001-2002 | Grade ≥ 2 | 101 | |
| S0007 | H&N | Advanced/recurrent squamous cell carcinoma | Paclitaxel plus cisplatin and fluorouracil | II | 2001-2003 | Grade ≥ 2 | 16 | |
| S0009 | GYN | Stage III and IV epithelial ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer | Neoadjuvant paclitaxel plus carboplatin v IV plus IP paclitaxel plus carboplatin | II | 2002-2005 | Grade ≥ 2 | 20 | |
| S0012 | Breast | Inflammatory and locally advanced breast cancer | Standard doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide followed by weekly paclitaxel v weekly doxorubicin and daily oral cyclophosphamide plus G-CSF followed by weekly paclitaxel | III | 2001-2005 | None | 23 | |
| S0022 | Lung | Stage IIIB NSCLC | Concurrent cisplatin plus docetaxel and radiotherapy followed by consolidation docetaxel | II | 2001-2002 | Grade ≥ 1 | 12 | |
| S0023 | Lung | Inoperable locally advanced stage III NSCLC | Cisplatin plus etoposide plus radiotherapy with consolidation docetaxel followed by maintenance therapy with ZA1839 or placebo | III | 2002-2005 | Grade ≥ 1 | 89 | |
| S0027 | Lung | Advanced NSCLC in patients ≥ 70 years | Sequential vinorelbine and docetaxel | II | 2001-2003 | Grade ≥ 2 | 69 | |
| S0028 | GU | Metastatic urothelial cancer in patients ≥ 70 years | Gemcitabine and paclitaxel | II | 2001-2006 | None | 44 | |
| S0029 | Breast | Metastatic breast cancer in patients ≥ 70 years | Single-agent docetaxel | II | 2002-2005 | None | 12 | |
| S0032 | GU | High-risk metastatic adenocarcinoma | Early oral estramustine, oral etoposide, and intravenous paclitaxel in combination with hormone therapy | II | 2002-2005 | None | 11 | |
| S0102 | Breast | HER-2 negative, stage IV | Docetaxel and vinorelbine plus filgrastim | II | 2001-2003 | Grade ≥ 2 | 13 | |
| S0219 | GU | Nonmetastatic carcinoma of the bladder | Neoadjuvant gemcitabine, paclitaxel, and carboplatin with molecular correlates | II | 2003-2006 | None | 31 | |
| S0221 | Breast | Node-positive or high-risk node negative | Continuous schedule AC+G v 2-week schedule AC, followed by paclitaxel administered either every 2 weeks or weekly for 12 weeks | III | 2003-2011 | None | 127 | |
| S0329 | H&N | Recurrent/metastatic squamous cell carcinoma | Gemcitabine and paclitaxel combination administered every 2 weeks | II | 2005-2006 | Grade ≥ 2 | 23 | |
| S0421 | GU | Advanced hormone refractory prostate cancer | Docetaxel and atrasentan v docetaxel and placebo | III | 2006-2010 | Grade ≥ 2 | 408 | |
| S0536 | Lung | Advanced NSCLC | Combination carboplatin, paclitaxel, cetuximab and bevacizumab followed by cetuximab and bevacizumab | II | 2006-2007 | Grade ≥ 2 | 33 | |
| S0819 | Lung | Advanced NSCLC | Carboplatin plus paclitaxel or carboplatin plus paclitaxel plus bevacizumab with or without concurrent cetuximab | III | 2009-2011 | Grade ≥ 2 | 86 | |
Abbreviations: AC, adriamycin and cytoxan; G; G-CSF; G-CSF, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; GU, genitourinary; GYN, gynecologic; H&N, head and neck; IV+IP, intravenous and intraperitoneal; NSCLC, non–small-cell lung cancer; VP-16, etoposide.