Sae Ohwada1,2, Akiko Todaka1, Hiroshi Nakase2, Hiromichi Shirasu3, Takeshi Kawakami1, Satoshi Hamauchi1, Takahiro Tsushima1, Tomoya Yokota1, Yusuke Onozawa3, Hirofumi Yasui1, Kentaro Yamazaki4. 1. Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Sunto-gun, Nagaizumi-cho, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan. 2. Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 060-8543, Japan. 3. Division of Clinical Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Sunto-gun, Nagaizumi-cho, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan. 4. Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Sunto-gun, Nagaizumi-cho, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan. k.yamazaki@scchr.jp.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of gemcitabine (GEM) plus nab-paclitaxel (GnP) in patients aged ≥ 75 years with advanced pancreatic cancer and compare it with monotherapy (GEM or S-1). METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the data of consecutive patients with advanced pancreatic cancer aged ≥ 75 years who received either GnP or monotherapy (GEM or S-1) between January 2014 and May 2020. The primary efficacy outcome was overall survival (OS). RESULTS: A total of 96 patients were included in this study; 51 were treated with GnP and 45 with monotherapy (31 with GEM and 14 with S-1). The median OS and progression-free survival were 10.8 and 6.7 months in the GnP group and 10.7 and 4.3 months in the monotherapy group, respectively. The treatment effect on OS was consistently favorable in the GnP group across most subgroups, particularly in patients with locally advanced cancer, modified Glasgow prognostic score of 0 or 1, and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio < 3.1. The disease control rates were 76% and 48% in the GnP and monotherapy groups, respectively, and grade 3 or 4 neutropenia occurred in 23 (45%) and 11 (24%) patients of the GnP and monotherapy groups, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that GnP was not superior to monotherapy with regard to OS. However, multivariate analysis showed that GnP treatment positively affected the OS and could be considered as a treatment option, even for elderly patients.
PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of gemcitabine (GEM) plus nab-paclitaxel (GnP) in patients aged ≥ 75 years with advanced pancreatic cancer and compare it with monotherapy (GEM or S-1). METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the data of consecutive patients with advanced pancreatic cancer aged ≥ 75 years who received either GnP or monotherapy (GEM or S-1) between January 2014 and May 2020. The primary efficacy outcome was overall survival (OS). RESULTS: A total of 96 patients were included in this study; 51 were treated with GnP and 45 with monotherapy (31 with GEM and 14 with S-1). The median OS and progression-free survival were 10.8 and 6.7 months in the GnP group and 10.7 and 4.3 months in the monotherapy group, respectively. The treatment effect on OS was consistently favorable in the GnP group across most subgroups, particularly in patients with locally advanced cancer, modified Glasgow prognostic score of 0 or 1, and neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio < 3.1. The disease control rates were 76% and 48% in the GnP and monotherapy groups, respectively, and grade 3 or 4 neutropenia occurred in 23 (45%) and 11 (24%) patients of the GnP and monotherapy groups, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that GnP was not superior to monotherapy with regard to OS. However, multivariate analysis showed that GnP treatment positively affected the OS and could be considered as a treatment option, even for elderly patients.
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