Oops, you're using an old version of your browser so some of the features on this page may not be displaying properly.

MINIMAL Requirements: Google Chrome 24+Mozilla Firefox 20+Internet Explorer 11Opera 15–18Apple Safari 7SeaMonkey 2.15-2.23

Poster display session: Basic science, Endocrine tumours, Gastrointestinal tumours - colorectal & non-colorectal, Head and neck cancer (excluding thyroid), Melanoma and other skin tumours, Neuroendocrine tumours, Thyroid cancer, Tumour biology & pathology

2822 - Final results of a phase II quality of life (QOL) randomized, cross-over (CO) study with gemcitabine (Gem) and nab-paclitaxel (n-P) in locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC): QOLINPAC

Date

21 Oct 2018

Session

Poster display session: Basic science, Endocrine tumours, Gastrointestinal tumours - colorectal & non-colorectal, Head and neck cancer (excluding thyroid), Melanoma and other skin tumours, Neuroendocrine tumours, Thyroid cancer, Tumour biology & pathology

Topics

Cytotoxic Therapy

Tumour Site

Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

Presenters

Gabriela Chiritescu

Citation

Annals of Oncology (2018) 29 (suppl_8): viii205-viii270. 10.1093/annonc/mdy282

Authors

G. Chiritescu1, K. Dumon1, C. Verslype1, G. Houbiers2, M. Peeters3, J. Janssens4, D. van Daele5, S. Laurent6, J. Arts7, K. Hendrickx8, I. Borbath9, M. Ferrante10, F.M. Bastin11, J. Goeminne12, J. van Laethem13, E. Vanderstraeten14, J. Decaestecker15, W. van Vaerenbergh16, B. Delhougne17, E. van Cutsem1

Author affiliations

  • 1 Digestive Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 - Leuven/BE
  • 2 Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Chrétien (CHC), 4000 - Liège/BE
  • 3 Medical Oncology, U.Z.A. University Hospital Antwerp, 2650 - Edegem/BE
  • 4 Gastroenterology, A.Z. Turnhout, 2300 - Turnhout/BE
  • 5 Gastroenterology, CHU Sart-Tilman, 4000 - Liege/BE
  • 6 Gastroenterology, UZ Gent, 9000 - Gent/BE
  • 7 Gastroenterology, AZ Sint Lucas, 8310 - Brugge/BE
  • 8 Gastroenterology, Onze Lieve Vrouw Ziekenhuis Aalst, 9300 - Aalst/BE
  • 9 Hepato-gastroenterology, Cliniques Universitaires St. Luc, 1200 - Brussels/BE
  • 10 Gastroenterology, A.Z. Sint Maarten, 2800 - Mechelen/BE
  • 11 Gastroenterology, CHU de Charleroi - Site Vesale, 6110 - Montigny-le-Tilleul/Charleroi/BE
  • 12 Oncology, Clinique Ste Elisabeth, 5000 - Namur/BE
  • 13 Gastroenterology, Erasme University Hospital-(Universite Libre de Bruxelles), 1070 - Brussels/BE
  • 14 Gastroenterology, A.Z. Maria Middelares, 9000 - Gent/BE
  • 15 Gastroenterology, AZ Delta campus Wilgenstraat, 8800 - Roeselare/BE
  • 16 Digestive Oncology, Heilig Hart Ziekenhuis, B-2500 - Lier/BE
  • 17 Gastroenterology, CHR Citadelle, 4000 - Liege/BE

Resources

Login to access the resources on OncologyPRO.

If you do not have an ESMO account, please create one for free.

Abstract 2822

Background

QOL parameters may be predictive of treatment efficacy in PDAC.

Methods

Eligible consenting patients (pts) received n-P/Gem or Gem in standard regimens. CO was possible at progression. Monthly EORTC QLQ-C30 v3.0 QOL questionnaires were used. Deterioration-free rate of global health status (GHS) at 3 months (mths) was the primary endpoint. Safety, efficacy and molecular studies on blood were secondary endpoints.

Results

One hundred forty-six pts (125 metastatic), median age 65, were included in 17 hospitals of the Belgian Group of Digestive Oncology network between May 2014 and Nov 2015 and randomized to n-P/Gem (72) or Gem (74); 37 crossed-over. Median duration on treatment was 5 mths (0-28). Ninety-nine pts (68%) experienced at least one serious adverse event; 6 events had fatal outcome, one was possibly related to Gem (sepsis). Gastrointestinal toxicity and infections were frequent. Hemolytic uremic syndrome occurred in 5 pts. Overall, 1465 QOL questionnaires were completed; 85% of pts responded to a series of at least three. Deterioration-free rate of GHS at 3 mths was 83% (60/72) with n-P/Gem, 60% (28/47) with Gem alone and 96% (26/27) after CO. Median times to definitive deterioration were 12.8, 8.9 and 12.3 mths respectively. Baseline GHS scores correlated at 0.05 significance level with survival time in the n-P/Gem group. Other QOL indicators showed equivalent patterns. Tumour response was locally assessed in 43% of pts (95%CI 31-55) with n-P/Gem, 19% (95%CI 6-32) with Gem and 24% (95%CI 10-39) in the CO group (p = 0.006) with 2 pts in complete response. Median PFS was 6.8 mths (95%CI 5.5-8.1) in all pts, with 7.4 in n-P/Gem, 7.2 in Gem and 5.4 mths in CO (1st progression). Median PFS for 2nd progression in CO was 10.8 mths. Overall survival was 11.9 mths (95%CI 10-14) with 10.7, 8.8 and 13 mths in the three groups.

Conclusions

Survival was long and response rates significantly higher in pts receiving the combination. Pts receiving n-P/Gem reported better quality of life scores for longer duration compared to pts on Gem alone. QOL analyses and translational studies will be presented at the congress. Academic study with support from Celgene.

Clinical trial identification

EudraCT: 2013-004101-75, NCT02106884.

Legal entity responsible for the study

Academic study governed by the Belgian Group of Digestive Oncology network. Sponsored and coordinated by University Hospitals Leuven.

Funding

Celgene.

Editorial Acknowledgement

Disclosure

I. Borbath: Research grants: Celgene. E. Van Cutsem: Grants, Research support: Amgen, Bayer, Boehringer, Celgene, Ipsen, Lilly, MSD, Merck, Novartis, Roche, Servier; Honoraria, Consultation fees: Bayer, Celgene, Lilly, Novartis, Servier. All other authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential, while others help us improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used.

For more detailed information on the cookies we use, please check our Privacy Policy.

Customise settings
  • Necessary cookies enable core functionality. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and you can only disable them by changing your browser preferences.