Is there any survival benefit of additional chemotherapy (C) following adjuvant C in pancreatic cancer (PC) patients (pts) with postsurgery elevated CA19-9?

Authors

Wasif M. Saif

Wasif M. Saif

Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Wasif M. Saif , Melissa H Smith , Martin D. Goodman , Suzanne M. Russo , Kathryn Huber , Ronald R Salem

Organizations

Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Research Funding

Other

Background: Pancreatectomy offers only potential for cure but is only possible in a minority of pts. Even in those pts who receive adjuvant C, majority of them succumb to death due to metastases. RTOG 9704 showed that post-surgery CA 19-9 levels are an important predictor of survival. ESPAC-3 showed that completion of all 6 cycles of adjuvant C was an independent prognostic factor. Any survival benefit of an intensified C strategy has not been demonstrated in pts with persistently ↑ CA19-9. The object of this study was to investigate any benefit of additional C following adjuvant in these pts. Methods: 25 pts with R0 surgery of PC who received adjuvant C with post-surgery ↑ CA 19-9 but no radiographic evidence of cancer were identified between 2005-2017. Either biopsy or PET scan determined recurrence of PC. Efficacy endpoints were overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). Results: The Table summarizes results. Additional C included 5-FU, capecitabine, platins, irinotecan and nab-paclitaxel. CA 19-9 normalized in 3 pts while 22 remained ↑ or further ↑. Two pts underwent metastatectomy. Median DFS was 14.5m (9-18), OS 29m (19-96) and OS rates were 80 %, 50 % at 1 and 2 years respectively. Conclusions: We believe that the longer OS of our pts with ↑ CA 19-9 post-surgery was due to additional C following adjuvant C, close monitoring with monthly CA19-9 and 3-monthly CT scans. Our study also underlines importance of collecting pre-surgery CA19-9 and complete staging including chest. Prospective study aiming to evaluate role of maintenance or intensified C are indicated.

CharacteristicNo. of patients
Sex
Male17
Female8
Median age (yr)59 (range: 34–79)
Tumor location
Head18
Body/tail7
Pathology
Adenocarcinoma23
Mixed2
Histologic grade
Well-Moderately13
Poorly7
Undefined5
Lymph Node Metastasis
Present14
Absent11
LVI
Present9
Absent16
PNI
Present7
Absent18
CA19-9 pre-surgery (U/mL)
Available19
Missed6
CT Chest
Performed20
No5
CA1-9 post-surgery (U/mL)
< 906
> 9019
Sites Of Metastases
Liver11
Lungs5
Peritoneum2
Local5
Distant Lymph nodes2
Multiple sites3
Immediate Additional C
Yes16
No
(Upon further ↑ CA 19-9)
9
Radiotherapy
During Adjuvant3
Post-Adjuvant5

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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 491)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2018.36.4_suppl.491

Abstract #

491

Poster Bd #

N15

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