Updated use of first-line chemotherapy for advanced pancreatic cancer: FOLFIRINOX versus gemcitabine.

Authors

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Thomas H. Cartwright

Ocala Oncology, The US Oncology Network, Ocala, FL

Thomas H. Cartwright , Aimee Ginsburg Arlen , Lalan S. Wilfong , Robyn K. Harrell , J. Russell Hoverman , Roy A. Beveridge

Organizations

Ocala Oncology, The US Oncology Network, Ocala, FL, The US Oncology Network/McKesson Specialty Health, The Woodlands, TX, Texas Oncology Presbyterian, Dallas, TX, Texas Oncology, The Woodlands, TX, The US Oncology Network/ McKesson Specialty Health, The Woodlands, TX

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No funding sources reported

Background: Pancreatic cancer (PC) is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. It is estimated that 45,220 patients will be diagnosed in 2013 and 38,460 will die (Siegel, CA Cancer J Clin 2013). Gemcitabine has long been the standard of care chemotherapy. Recent advances in treatment created a combination regimen (oxaliplatin, irinotecan, leucovorin, fluorouracil [FOLFIRINOX]) for patients with good Karnofsky performance status (PS) (Conroy, NEJM 2011). This retrospective analysis was conducted as an update to results reported at ASCO 2012 (Ginsburg Arlen, JCO 2012) to evaluate characteristics and overall survival (OS) of patients receiving FOLFIRINOX and gemcitabine-based treatments in a large outpatient community setting. This is the largest study describing FOLFIRINOX patients to date. Methods: Patients with advanced PC treated within The US Oncology Network entered into the iKnowMed (iKM) database between June 2010 and November 2012 were included. Patterns of treatment were characterized by the median age at diagnosis, sex, PS, and first-line metastatic chemotherapy prescribed. The primary endpoints of the analysis were OS and uptake of FOLFIRINOX within the network. Results: Compared to ASCO 2012 results, 1,000 additional patients were identified in iKM. Of the 1,714 total patients, 24% received FOLFIRINOX (up from 13% in 2012) and 76% gemcitabine-based therapy (87% in 2012). Increased utilization of FOLFIRINOX for patients with good PS began in June 2010. For all patients (55% male), the median age at diagnosis was 67 years and the majority (85%) had a PS of 70% or greater. The OS was significantly longer for FOLFIRINOX (9.6 mos) versus gemcitabine (6.3 mos) (p<0.0001). This held true for PS of 70% or greater patient given FOLFIRINOX (9.6 mos) versus gemcitabine (7 mos) (p<0.0001). Conclusions: Utilization of FOLFIRINOX has continued to expand after the publication of phase III trials. Our data in a community setting supports a survival advantage for FOLFIRINOX. Although the magnitude of benefit may be smaller in the community, we agree that FOLFIRINOX should become a standard of care for good PS patients.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2013 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Health Services Research

Track

Health Services Research

Sub Track

Outcomes and Quality of Care

Citation

J Clin Oncol 31, 2013 (suppl; abstr 6607)

DOI

10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.6607

Abstract #

6607

Poster Bd #

19G

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