BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To investigate the efficacy and toxicity of a short intensive Uracil/Tegafur (UFT) based chemoradiotherapy scheme combined with celecoxib in locally advanced pancreatic cancer. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam and the Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam enrolled 83 eligible patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer in a prospective multicentre phase II study. Median age was 62 years, median tumour size 40 mm and the majority of the patients (85%) had pancreatic head cancers. Treatment consisted of 20×2.5 Gy radiotherapy combined with UFT 300 mg/m(2) per day, leucovorin (folinic acid) 30 mg and celecoxib 80 0mg for 28 days concomitant with radiotherapy. Four patients were lost to follow-up. RESULTS: Full treatment compliance was achieved in 55% of patients, 80% received at least 3 weeks of treatment. No partial or complete response was observed. Median survival was 10.6 months and median time to progression 6.9 months. Toxicity was substantial with 28% grades III and IV gastro-intestinal toxicity and two early toxic deaths. CONCLUSIONS: Based on the lack of response, the substantial toxicity of mainly gastro-intestinal origin and the reported mediocre overall and progression free survival, we cannot advise our short intensive chemoradiotherapy schedule combined with celecoxib as the standard treatment.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To investigate the efficacy and toxicity of a short intensive Uracil/Tegafur (UFT) based chemoradiotherapy scheme combined with celecoxib in locally advanced pancreatic cancer. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam and the Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam enrolled 83 eligible patients with unresectable pancreatic cancer in a prospective multicentre phase II study. Median age was 62 years, median tumour size 40 mm and the majority of the patients (85%) had pancreatic head cancers. Treatment consisted of 20×2.5 Gy radiotherapy combined with UFT 300 mg/m(2) per day, leucovorin (folinic acid) 30 mg and celecoxib 80 0mg for 28 days concomitant with radiotherapy. Four patients were lost to follow-up. RESULTS: Full treatment compliance was achieved in 55% of patients, 80% received at least 3 weeks of treatment. No partial or complete response was observed. Median survival was 10.6 months and median time to progression 6.9 months. Toxicity was substantial with 28% grades III and IV gastro-intestinal toxicity and two early toxic deaths. CONCLUSIONS: Based on the lack of response, the substantial toxicity of mainly gastro-intestinal origin and the reported mediocre overall and progression free survival, we cannot advise our short intensive chemoradiotherapy schedule combined with celecoxib as the standard treatment.
Authors: Joelle Hillion; Shamayra S Smail; Francescopaolo Di Cello; Amy Belton; Sandeep N Shah; Tait Huso; Andrew Schuldenfrei; Dwella Moton Nelson; Leslie Cope; Nathaniel Campbell; Collins Karikari; Abimbola Aderinto; Anirban Maitra; David L Huso; Linda M S Resar Journal: Pancreatology Date: 2012-05-29 Impact factor: 3.996
Authors: Mustafa Suker; Joost J Nuyttens; Ferry A L M Eskens; Brigitte C M Haberkorn; Peter-Paul L O Coene; Erwin van der Harst; Bert A Bonsing; Alexander L Vahrmeijer; J Sven D Mieog; Rutger Jan Swijnenburg; Daphne Roos; B Groot Koerkamp; Casper H J van Eijck Journal: EClinicalMedicine Date: 2019-11-19