Utako Ishimoto1, Akiyoshi Kinoshita2, Yuki Hirose1, Keiko Shibata1, Ayako Ishii1, Ryo Shoji1, Takeharu Yokota1, Akira Iwaku1, Yusuke Mizuno1, Kazuhiko Koike1, Masayuki Saruta3. 1. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Jikei University Daisan Hospital, 4-11-1 Izumihon-cho, Komae-shi, Tokyo, 201-8601, Japan. 2. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Jikei University Daisan Hospital, 4-11-1 Izumihon-cho, Komae-shi, Tokyo, 201-8601, Japan. aki.kino@jikei.ac.jp. 3. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, the Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishishinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan.
Abstract
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of nab paclitaxel (nab-P) plus gemcitabine (GEM) in elderly patients ≥ 75 years old with unresectable pancreatic cancer (PC) compared with younger patients. METHODS: The data of 27 unresectable PC patients treated with nab-P plus GEM as first-line chemotherapy were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups according to their age at inclusion: an elderly group (9 patients ≥ 75 years old) and a younger group (18 patients <75 years old). We compared the disease control rate, median overall survival (OS), and adverse events (AEs) between the two groups. Predictive factors for the OS were also evaluated. RESULTS: The clinical characteristics of patients of the two groups were not significantly different except for the age. The respective values for the disease control rate (66.7% vs. 77.8%, P = 0.542) and median OS (277 days vs. 312 days, P = 0.722) were also not significantly different between the elderly and younger group, although the relative dose intensity of GEM/nab-P in the elderly group (56.6%/53.1%) was significantly lower than that in the younger group (67.3%/63.1%) (P = 0.016/0.04). The absence of biliary drainage and CEA ≥ 6.5 were found to be poor prognostic factors in a multivariate analysis. The most common grade ≥ 3 AE was neutropenia (44% in both groups). No significant differences in the frequency of all AEs were observed between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS: Nab-P plus GEM appears effective and well-tolerated for elderly patients ≥ 75 years old with unresectable PC.
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of nabpaclitaxel (nab-P) plus gemcitabine (GEM) in elderly patients ≥ 75 years old with unresectable pancreatic cancer (PC) compared with younger patients. METHODS: The data of 27 unresectable PC patients treated with nab-P plus GEM as first-line chemotherapy were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into two groups according to their age at inclusion: an elderly group (9 patients ≥ 75 years old) and a younger group (18 patients <75 years old). We compared the disease control rate, median overall survival (OS), and adverse events (AEs) between the two groups. Predictive factors for the OS were also evaluated. RESULTS: The clinical characteristics of patients of the two groups were not significantly different except for the age. The respective values for the disease control rate (66.7% vs. 77.8%, P = 0.542) and median OS (277 days vs. 312 days, P = 0.722) were also not significantly different between the elderly and younger group, although the relative dose intensity of GEM/nab-P in the elderly group (56.6%/53.1%) was significantly lower than that in the younger group (67.3%/63.1%) (P = 0.016/0.04). The absence of biliary drainage and CEA ≥ 6.5 were found to be poor prognostic factors in a multivariate analysis. The most common grade ≥ 3 AE was neutropenia (44% in both groups). No significant differences in the frequency of all AEs were observed between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS:Nab-P plus GEM appears effective and well-tolerated for elderly patients ≥ 75 years old with unresectable PC.
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Elderly; Gemcitabine; Nab paclitaxel; Pancreatic cancer
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