Decrease in CA-19-9 after neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy to predict survival in locally advanced pancreatic cancer.

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (30_suppl) ◽  
pp. 12-12
Author(s):  
Jaswinder Singh ◽  
Syed Faisal Jafri ◽  
Maninder Pabla ◽  
Bradley L. Freilich ◽  
Joe Cates ◽  
...  

12 Background: Pancreatic adenocarcinoma is among the most lethal of human cancers. Data on overall survival rates of patients treated in the community hospital setting are limited. The purpose of this retrospective data collection study was to assess the CA19-9 change during the neo-adjuvant treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer patients and whether this test predicts the overall survival (OS). This study was conducted within a high volume community hospital setting. Methods: Eligibility included cytological or histological evidence of locally advanced, unresectable, and borderline resectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, not amenable for surgical resection. Resectability was determined with EUS and CT scan/MRI and was discussed in the multi-disciplinary conference. Patients diagnosed before July 2009 were treated with continuous 5-FU 200mg/m2 for 5 weeks with radiation of 1.8 Gy per daily fraction, for a total dose of 50.4 Gy over 5.5 weeks. Patients diagnosed after July 2009 received gemcitabine 400mg/m2 intravenously (over 60 minutes) beginning on the first day of radiation therapy (before radiation), then weekly thereafter during radiation. Results: Data were abstracted on 64 patients (40 deceased; 24 alive) diagnosed between 6/2005 and 4/2011. The median age was 68 years (range 41-87), and 52% were male. The majority of patients (97%) were diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with biopsy. At diagnosis, 56 (88%) patients were locally advanced unresectable (without metastasis) or borderline resectable; 49 of these had neoadjuvant treatment, and 13 were later resected. Median OS for all 64 patients was 45.4 weeks (95% CI: 29.6-61.3), with no significant differences in OS by sex of patient (p = 0.210) or smoking history (p = 0.625). Twenty-two patients (34%) had >75% decreases in CA19-9 from baseline; median OS was 89.4 weeks in this group compared to 41.3 weeks in patients with changes in CA19-9 <75% (p = 0.025). Conclusions: This trial demonstrates improved overall survival in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer, who had significant decrease in CA19-9 (>75% decreases in CA19-9 from baseline) in response to neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation.

2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e14632-e14632
Author(s):  
Jaswinder Singh ◽  
Syed Faisal Jafri ◽  
Maninder Pabla ◽  
Bradley L Freilich ◽  
Joe Cates ◽  
...  

e14632 Background: Carcinoma of the pancreas is among the most lethal of human cancers. Data on the overall survival rates of patients treated in the community hospital setting are limited; the purpose of this retrospective data collection study was to assess – Does CA-19-9 change during the neo adjuvant treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer patients predicts the overall survival (OS) at high volume community hospital setting. Methods: Eligibility included cytological or histological evidence of locally advanced unresectable and borderline resectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, not amenable for complete surgical resection. Their respectability was determined with EUS and CT scan / MRI and was discussed in the multi disciplinary conference. Patients diagnosed before July 2009 were essentially treated with continuous 5-FU 200 mg/m2 for 5 weeks with radiation of 1.8 Gy per daily fraction, for a total dose of 50.4 Gy over 5.5 weeks. Patients diagnosed after July 2009 received gemcitabine 400 mg/m2 intravenously (over 60 minutes) beginning on the first day of radiation therapy (before radiation), then weekly thereafter during radiation. Results: Data were abstracted on 64 patients (40 deceased; 24 alive) diagnosed between 6/2005 and 4/2011. The median age was 68 years (range: 41-87), and 52% were male. The majority of patients (97%) were diagnosed by endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) with biopsy. At diagnosis, 56 (88%) patients were locally advanced unresectable(without metastasis) or borderline unresectable; 49 of these had neoadjuvant treatment, and 13 were later resected. Median OS for all 64 patients was 45.4 weeks (95% CI: 29.6-61.3), with no significant differences in OS by sex of patient (p = 0.210) or smoking history (p = 0.625). Twenty-two patients (34%) had >75% decreases in CA19-9 from baseline; median OS was 89.4 weeks in this group compared to 41.3 weeks in patients with changes in CA19-9 <75% (p = 0.025). Conclusions: This trial demonstrates improved overall survival in patients for patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer , who had significant decrease in CA -19-9 (>75% decreases in CA19-9 from baseline) in response to neo adjuvant chemotherapy and radiation.


Cancers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 981 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabiana Napolitano ◽  
Luigi Formisano ◽  
Alessandro Giardino ◽  
Roberto Girelli ◽  
Alberto Servetto ◽  
...  

The optimal therapeutic strategy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer patients (LAPC) has not yet been established. Our aim is to evaluate how surgery after neoadjuvant treatment with either FOLFIRINOX (FFN) or Gemcitabine-NabPaclitaxel (GemNab) affects the clinical outcome in these patients. LAPC patients treated at our institution were retrospectively analysed to reach this goal. The group characteristics were similar: 35 patients were treated with the FOLFIRINOX regimen and 21 patients with Gemcitabine Nab-Paclitaxel. The number of patients undergoing surgery was 14 in the FFN group (40%) and six in the GemNab group (28.6%). The median Disease-Free Survival (DFS) was 77.10 weeks in the FFN group and 58.65 weeks in the Gem Nab group (p = 0.625), while the median PFS in the unresected group was 49.4 weeks in the FFN group and 30.9 in the GemNab group (p = 0.0029, 95% CI 0.138–0.862, HR 0.345). The overall survival (OS) in the resected population needs a longer follow up to be completely assessed, while the median overall survival (mOS) in the FFN group was 72.10 weeks and 53.30 weeks for the GemNab group (p = 0.06) in the unresected population. Surgery is a valuable option for LAPC patients and it is able to induce a relevant survival advantage. FOLFIRINOX and Gem-NabPaclitaxel should be offered as first options to pancreatic cancer patients in the locally advanced setting.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. TPS4176-TPS4176
Author(s):  
David Lawrence Bajor ◽  
AMR MOHAMED ◽  
J. Eva Selfridge ◽  
Erin E. Anderson ◽  
Jeffrey Hardacre ◽  
...  

TPS4176 Background: For patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer, neoadjuvant trials are the preferred strategy. The goals of neoadjuvant treatment are to diminish the size of the primary tumor to allow for safe surgical resection and to limit the chance of developing metastatic disease. mFOLFIRINOX is the gold-standard for treatment in the adjuvant setting and an acceptable regimen in the neoadjuvant setting with many ongoing neoadjuvant trials using it as a chemotherapeutic backbone. CPI-613 (devimistat) is a small-molecule inhibitor of pyruvate dehydrogenase and alpha-ketogluterate dehydrogenase that has been studied in combination with mFOLFIRINOX in a phase I trial of patients with metastatic pancreas cancer and shown to be safe at the proposed phase II dose. Methods: This is a single-center, single-arm phase II trial for patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer; defined as either borderline resectable or unresectable according to NCCN guidelines and interpreted by the primary investigator. Patients with metastatic disease are excluded. Patients will receive treatment with CPI-613 and mFOLFIRINOX per the table below. The primary endpoint is overall survival. Secondary endpoints are progression free survival and resection rate. At the time of submission this study has completed initial accrual with 37 patients enrolled. Clinical trial information: NCT03699319. [Table: see text]


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 201-203
Author(s):  
Hans-Rudolf Raab

<b>Background:</b> One critical step in the therapy of patients with localized pancreatic cancer is the determination of local resectability. The decision between primary surgery versus upfront local or systemic cancer therapy seems especially to differ between pancreatic cancer centers. In our cohort study, we analyzed the independent judgement of resectability of five experienced high volume pancreatic surgeons in 200 consecutive patients with borderline resectable or locally advanced pancreatic cancer. <b>Methods:</b> Pretherapeutic CT or MRI scans of 200 consecutive patients with borderline resectable or locally advanced pancreatic cancer were evaluated by 5 independent pancreatic surgeons. Resectability and the degree of abutment of the tumor to the venous and arterial structures adjacent to the pancreas were reported. Interrater reliability and dispersion indices were compared. <b>Results:</b> One hundred ninety-four CT scans and 6 MRI scans were evaluated and all parameters were evaluated by all surgeons in 133 (66.5%) cases. Low agreement was observed for tumor infiltration of venous structures (κ = 0.265 and κ = 0.285) while good agreement was achieved for the abutment of the tumor to arterial structures (interrater reliability celiac trunk κ = 0.708 P &#x3c; 0.001). In patients with vascular tumor contact indicating locally advanced disease, surgeons highly agreed on unresectability, but in patients with vascular tumor abutment consistent with borderline resectable disease, the judgement of resectability was less uniform (dispersion index locally advanced vs. borderline resectable p &#x3c; 0.05). <b>Conclusion:</b> Excellent agreement between surgeons exists in determining the presence of arterial abutment and locally advanced pancreatic cancer. The determination of resectability in borderline resectable patients is influenced by additional subjective factors. <b>Trial registration:</b> EudraCT: 2009–014476–21 (2013–02–22) and NCT01827553 (2013–04–09).


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