The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX;
Putao Cen , Kok Hoe Chan , Curtis Jackson Wray , Nirav Thosani , John Bynon , Julie Haewon Rowe
Background: Perioperative chemotherapy with single regimen either FOLFIRINOX (FFX) or gemcitabine/nab-paclitaxel (Gem/NabP) is the current standard of care for pancreatic and periampullary cancers (PC) with overall survival (OS) of 2-3 years without pre-selected CA19-9 level. Sequential chemotherapy with FFX plus Gem/NabP has recently been investigated in metastatic PC and shown to improve OS. We investigated the outcome of patients who received sequential perioperative chemotherapy FFX plus Gem/NabP. Methods: Patients treated with curative intent surgery for PC who received perioperative sequential chemotherapy FFX plus Gem/NabP (each regimen was given at least two months) were identified. OS and recurrence-free survival (RFS) were calculated from the date of initial treatment (neoadjuvant chemotherapy or resection) to the date of last follow-up/death or recurrence via Kaplan-Meier analysis. Results: A total of 29 patients were identified: 24 (83%) patients had pancreatic cancer, 5 (17%) patients had periampullary cancer; 16 (55%) patients received neoadjuvant chemotherapy FFX plus Gem/NabP; 13 (45%) patients underwent upfront surgery and received adjuvant FFX plus Gem/NabP chemotherapy; 22 (76%) patients had resectable disease, the rest 7 (24%) patients had borderline or unresectable disease were all in the neoadjuvant cohort; node positivity was higher in the adjuvant cohort (n=8, 62%) than in the neoadjuvant cohort (n=8, 50%); 5 (17%) patients were found to have homologous recombination deficiency (HRD: BRCA2, CHEK, BARD, ATM) and received PARP inhibitors as part of the perioperative therapy combination. 10 (34%) patients had CA19-9 ≥ 500. Median age was 65 years (range, 45-79 years), 20 (69%) were male. During the study period, 4 (14%) patients died, and 6 (21%) patients had disease recurrence. Median RFS and OS were not reached with a median follow-up of 28 months (range, 10.9–119 months). The longest RFS was 10 years. The 2-years RFS and OS for the entire cohort was 76.7% and 88.8%, respectively. There was no statistical difference in RFS (log rank HR 1.72, 95% CI 0.23-13.15) or OS (log rank HR 0.99, 95% CI 0.20-4.93) for patients in the neoadjuvant cohort versus adjuvant cohort. Conclusions: Sequential perioperative chemotherapy combined FFX plus Gem/NabP for resected PC is effective and potentially prolongs survival, compared to historical controls who received single regimen.
n=29 | |
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Age, years [median (range)] | 65 (45-79) |
Resectable disease, n (%) | 22 (76) |
Borderline or unresectable disease, n (%) | 7 (24) |
Presence of HRD, n (%) | 5 (17) |
CA19-9 ≥ 500, n (%) | 10 (34) |
Node Positivity | |
Neoadjuvant cohort, n (%) | 8 (50) |
Adjuvant cohort, n (%) | 8 (62) |
Treatment | |
Neoadjuvant FFX + Gem/NabP, n (%) | 16 (55) |
Adjuvant FFX + Gem/NabP, n (%) | 13 (45) |
Outcome | |
Median follow-up, months [median (range)] | 28 (10.9-119) |
2-year RFS | 76.7% |
2-year OS | 88.8% |
5-year RFS | 69.0% |
5-year OS | 69.7% |
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