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Nagrial AM, Chin VT, Sjoquist KM, Pajic M, Horvath LG, Biankin AV, Yip D. Second-line treatment in inoperable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: A systematic review and synthesis of all clinical trials. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2015; 96:483-97. [PMID: 26481952 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2015.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2014] [Revised: 05/23/2015] [Accepted: 07/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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There remains uncertainty regarding the optimal second-line chemotherapy in advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The current recommendation of 5-fluorouracil and oxaliplatin may not be relevant in current practice, as FOLFIRINOX (5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, irinotecan and oxaliplatin) has become a more popular first line therapy in fit patients. The majority of studies in this setting are single-arm Phase II trials with significant heterogeneity of patient populations, treatments and outcomes. In this review, we sought to systematically review and synthesise all prospective data available for the second-line treatment of advanced PDAC.
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Affiliation(s)
- Adnan M Nagrial
- The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, 370 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia; The Cancer Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
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- The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, 370 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia; The Cancer Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia
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- NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia; Cancer Care Centre, St. George Hospital, Kogarah, NSW, Australia
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- The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, 370 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia; The Cancer Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia; St. Vincents's Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of NSW, Australia
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- The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, 370 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia; The Cancer Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia; Department of Medical Oncology, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia
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- The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, 370 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia; The Cancer Research Program, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia; Department of Surgery, Bankstown Hospital, Eldridge Road, Bankstown, Sydney, NSW 2200, Australia; South Western Sydney Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine, University of NSW, Liverpool, NSW 2170, Australia; Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Glasgow G61 1BD, Scotland, UK; West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland G4 0SF, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Canberra Hospital, Garran, ACT, Australia; ANU Medical School, Australian National University, Acton, ACT, Australia
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Pharmacodynamic separation of gemcitabine and erlotinib in locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer: therapeutic and biomarker results. Int J Clin Oncol 2014; 20:518-24. [PMID: 25091263 DOI: 10.1007/s10147-014-0730-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2014] [Accepted: 06/27/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Erlotinib marginally improves survival when administered continuously with gemcitabine to patients with advanced pancreatic cancer; however, preclinical data suggest that there is antagonism between chemotherapy and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors when these are delivered concurrently. We tested a pharmacodynamic separation approach for erlotinib plus gemcitabine and interrogated EGFR signaling intermediates as potential surrogates for the efficacy of this strategy. METHODS Patients with measurable, previously untreated locally advanced unresectable or metastatic pancreatic cancer were treated with gemcitabine 1000 mg/m(2) as an intravenous infusion over 30-min on days 1, 8, 15 and erlotinib 150 mg/day on days 2-5, 9-12, 16-26 of each 28-day cycle. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS); secondary endpoints included RECIST objective response rate (ORR) and safety. The study was terminated after thirty patients due to funding considerations. RESULTS The median PFS was 2.07 months (95% CI; 1.87-5.50 months) and the ORR was 11%. No unexpected safety signals were seen: the most common grade 3 or higher adverse events were neutropenia (23%), lymphopenia (23%), and fatigue (13%). Patients with mutant plasma Kirsten rat sarcoma virus (KRAS) had significantly lower median PFS (1.8 vs. 4.6 months, p = 0.014) and overall survival (3.0 vs. 10.5 months, p = 0.003) than those without detected plasma KRAS mutations. CONCLUSIONS Although pharmacodynamically separated erlotinib and gemcitabine were feasible and tolerable in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, no signal for increased efficacy was seen in this molecularly unselected cohort. Detection of a KRAS mutation in circulating cell-free DNA was a strong predictor of survival.
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Renouf DJ, Tang PA, Hedley D, Chen E, Kamel-Reid S, Tsao MS, Tran-Thanh D, Gill S, Dhani N, Au HJ, Wang L, Moore MJ. A phase II study of erlotinib in gemcitabine refractory advanced pancreatic cancer. Eur J Cancer 2014; 50:1909-15. [PMID: 24857345 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2014.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2013] [Revised: 03/21/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Erlotinib induced skin toxicity has been associated with clinical benefit in several tumour types. This phase II study evaluated the efficacy of erlotinib, dose escalated to rash, in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer previously treated with gemcitabine. METHODS Erlotinib was given at an initial dose of 150 mg/day, and the dose was escalated by 50mg every 2 weeks (to a maximum of 300 mg/day) until >grade 1 rash or other dose limiting toxicities occurred. Erlotinib pharmacokinetics were performed, and baseline tumour tissue was collected for mutational analysis and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) expression. The primary end-point was the disease control rate (objective response and stable disease >8 weeks). RESULTS Fifty-one patients were accrued, and 49 received treatment. Dose-escalation to 200-300 mg of erlotinib was possible in 9/49 (18%) patients. The most common ⩾ grade 3 adverse events included fatigue (6%), rash (4%) and diarrhoea (4%). Thirty-seven patients were evaluable for response, and the best response was stable disease in 12 patients (32% (95% confidence interval (CI) 17-47%)). Disease control was observed in nine patients (24% (95% CI: 10-38%)). Median survival was 3.8 months, and 6 month overall survival rate was 32% (95% CI 19-47%). Mutational analysis and EGFR expression were performed on 29 patients, with 93% having KRAS mutations, none having EGFR mutations, and 86% expressing EGFR. Neither KRAS mutational status nor EGFR expression was associated with survival. CONCLUSIONS Erlotinib dose escalated to rash was well tolerated but not associated with significant efficacy in non-selected patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.
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- D J Renouf
- British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
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- Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- University Health Network-Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University Health Network-Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University Health Network-Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University Health Network-Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University Health Network-Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- British Columbia Cancer Agency, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- University Health Network-Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- University Health Network-Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- University Health Network-Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Rahma OE, Duffy A, Liewehr DJ, Steinberg SM, Greten TF. Second-line treatment in advanced pancreatic cancer: a comprehensive analysis of published clinical trials. Ann Oncol 2013; 24:1972-9. [PMID: 23670093 PMCID: PMC3718508 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 112] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2013] [Revised: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 03/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND There is currently no standard of care for the second-line treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer. The aim of this analysis was to compare the different therapeutic approaches in this setting. METHODS We carried out a systematic analysis of second-line studies in advanced pancreatic cancer that have progressed on or following gemcitabine and published or presented from 2000 to 2012. RESULTS Forty-four clinical trials (t) were identified; of which 34 met the inclusion criteria treating an aggregate total of 1503 patients (n). Patients who received treatments (t: 33; n: 1269) had a median overall survival (OS) of 6 months compared with 2.8 months for patients who received best supportive care only (t: 2; n: 234) (P = 0.013). The gemcitabine and platinum-based combination (t: 5; n: 154) provided a median progression-free survival and OS of 4 and 6 months compared with 1.6 and 5.3 for the rest of the regimens (t: 29; n: 1349) (P = 0.059 and 0.10, respectively) and 2.9 and 5.7 for the combination of 5-fluorouracil and platinum agents (t: 12; n: 450) (P = 0.60 and 0.22, respectively). CONCLUSION(S) Although not conclusive, these data showed that the advantage of second-line chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer is very limited and there is a need for more studies.
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- O. E. Rahma
- Gastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Medical Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda
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- Gastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Medical Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda
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- Biostatistics and Data Management Section, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, USA
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- Biostatistics and Data Management Section, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, USA
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- Gastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Medical Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda
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Custodio A, Puente J, Sastre J, Díaz-Rubio E. Second-line therapy for advanced pancreatic cancer: a review of the literature and future directions. Cancer Treat Rev 2009; 35:676-84. [PMID: 19758760 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2009.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2009] [Accepted: 08/25/2009] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Whereas first-line chemotherapy (CT) with single-agent gemcitabine or gemcitabine-based combinations provides a proven benefit in patients with locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic cancer (PC), the role of salvage CT after gemcitabine-failure is not well-established and to date no regimen has emerged as preferred in this setting. Several clinical trials have investigated the efficacy and toxicity-profile of second-line CT and indicated that selected patients may obtain significant benefit from it, also with regard to survival. However, definitive results from large randomized phase III studies are still lacking, and the evidence for clinical benefit of salvage CT is based on small phase II trials that evaluated different treatment schedules in heterogeneous populations. The main goal of this paper is reviewing this topic.
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- Ana Custodio
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain.
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