Outcomes and characteristics of patients receiving second-line therapy for advanced pancreatic cancer.

Authors

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Erica S Tsang

BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Erica S Tsang , Hui-Li Wong , Ying Wang , Daniel John Renouf , Winson Y. Cheung , Howard John Lim , Sharlene Gill , Jonathan M. Loree , Hagen F. Kennecke

Organizations

BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Australia, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, Vancouver Cancer Center, Vancouver, BC, Canada, University of Calgary Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada, Virginia Mason Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Research Funding

Other

Background: Recent trials have demonstrated improved outcomes in the 1st-line treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer (APC). However, there is limited randomized data to guide 2nd-line chemotherapy (CT) selection. We aimed to characterize predictors and outcomes of 2nd-line CT in patients (pts) with APC. Methods: We identified all pts with APC (locally advanced (LAPC) or metastatic (MPC)) who received ≥1 cycle of 1st-line CT between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2015 across 6 centers in British Columbia, Canada. Baseline characteristics and survival outcomes were summarized. Results: Of 676 pts with APC (31% LAPC, 69% MPC) who received ≥1 cycle of CT, 164 (24%) received 2nd-line CT. These pts were younger (median 63.7 vs. 67.4 years; p= 0.01), had a lower ECOG (77% ECOG 0-1 vs. 51% ECOG ≥2; p< 0.001), and higher CA19-9 (median 1034 vs. 829; p= 0.01) compared to patients who did not receive 2nd-line CT. There were no differences in rates of 2nd-line CT between LAPC and MPC (28% vs. 23%; p= 0.18). On logistic regression, only 1st-line FOLFIRINOX (OR 5.90, p< 0.001) was associated with 2nd line CT. CT regimens are summarized by line (Table). Median duration of 2nd-line CT was 3 cycles (range 1-30). Median overall survival (mOS) from diagnosis of patients with 2nd-line CT was 16 months. mOS from 2nd-line CT was longer with 2nd-line gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel than fluoropyrimidine or gemcitabine (7.9 vs. 5.1 vs. 4.3 months; p= 0.008). On multivariate analysis, longer OS from 2nd-line CT was associated with gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel (vs. single agent CT), lower ECOG, LAPC (vs MPC), and lower CA 19-9 (HRs 0.49, 0.67, 0.58, 0.38, respectively). Conclusions: In this population-based cohort, pts treated with 2nd line CT were younger, have better ECOG, similar rates of LAPC vs. MPC, and achieved a median OS of 16 months. 1st-line FOLFIRINOX was the strongest predictor of 2nd-line CT. Gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel was associated with superior 2nd line OS compared to gemcitabine/fluoropyrimidine.

Table. Regimens used in pts who received 2nd-line CT

1st-line CT2nd-line CT
FOLFIRINOX109 (67%)4 (2%)
Gemcitabine31 (19%)74 (45%)
Gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel23 (14%)33 (20%)
Fluoropyrimidine1 (0.6%)44 (27%)
Other09 (6%)

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2018 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B: Cancers of the Pancreas, Small Bowel, and Hepatobiliary Tract

Track

Cancers of the Pancreas, Small Bowel, and Hepatobiliary Tract

Sub Track

Multidisciplinary Treatment

Citation

J Clin Oncol 36, 2018 (suppl 4S; abstr 435)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2018.36.4_suppl.435

Abstract #

435

Poster Bd #

L6

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