Gemcitabine and Taxane Adjuvant Therapy with Chemoradiation in Resected Pancreatic Cancer: A Novel Strategy for Improved Survival?

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Gemcitabine and Taxane Adjuvant Therapy with Chemoradiation in Resected Pancreatic Cancer: A Novel Strategy for Improved Survival?

Ann Surg Oncol. 2018 Jan 17;:

Authors: Kanji ZS, Edwards AM, Mandelson MT, Sahar N, Lin BS, Badiozamani K, Song G, Alseidi A, Biehl TR, Kozarek RA, Helton WS, Picozzi VJ, Rocha FG

Abstract
BACKGROUND: Gemcitabine-taxane combination chemotherapy has demonstrated a survival benefit clinically in metastatic pancreatic cancer (PC). The authors present their experience with gemcitabine and docetaxel (gem/tax)-based adjuvant treatment (Rx) after surgery with curative intent.
METHODS: Patients with de novo resectable PC from January 2010 to December 2015 were identified from the authors' institutional database and registry. The study included only patients who received gem/tax as their initial Rx administered exclusively at the authors' institution with or without chemoradiation (CRTx). Survival analysis was performed using Kaplan-Meier methods, and prognostic factors were investigated by Cox proportional hazard modeling.
RESULTS: Of 102 patients identified, 58 met the study criteria. The median age at diagnosis was 65 years, with 55% of the patients undergoing an R1 resection (margin ≤ 1 mm). Tumor characteristics included a median tumor size of 28 mm, a poor differentiation rate of 54%, and a lymph node positivity of 67%. Most of the patients (90%, 52/58) completed 80% or more of the 24 week Rx. Of these patients, 71% received post-gem/tax CRTx Rx. Grade 3 or 4 toxicity was observed in 52% of the patients. The median follow-up period was 51.2 months, and the observed median overall survival (OS) was 52 months [95% confidence interval (CI) 27.4-not reached]. The actuarial 5-year OS was 49% (95% CI 33.7-63.4%). In the multivariate analysis, an R1 resection and American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) stage 2 versus stage 1 disease were negatively associated with OS, whereas administration of CRTx was positively associated with OS.
CONCLUSIONS: Adjuvant gem/tax with or without CRTx is feasible, with a favorable OS. Future prospective studies of gem/taxane-based adjuvant Rx for PC are warranted.

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