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CANCER
Volume 119, Issue 23, Pages 4196-4204Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.28329
Keywords
pancreatic cancer; locally advanced; radiotherapy; chemotherapy; survival
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- NCI NIH HHS [P01 CA117969, R01 CA169086] Funding Source: Medline
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BACKGROUNDIn the current study, the authors evaluated long-term outcomes, intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT)-related toxicity, and prognostic factors for overall survival (OS) among patients with unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) who received IORT as part of their treatment at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). METHODSMedical records were reviewed for 194 consecutive patients with unresectable LAPC who were treated with IORT at MGH between 1978 and 2010. OS was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Prognostic factors were evaluated at the univariate level by the log-rank test and at the multivariate level by the Cox proportional hazards model. Rates of disease progression and treatment toxicity were calculated. RESULTSThe 1-year, 2-year, and 3-year survival rates were 49%, 16%, and 6%, respectively. Six patients (3%) survived for >5 years. The median OS was 12.0 months. Among 183 patients with known post-IORT disease status, the 2-year local progression-free survival and distant metastasis-free survival rates were 41% and 28%, respectively. On multivariate analysis, an IORT applicator diameter 8 cm (hazards ratio [HR], 0.51; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 0.30-0.84 [P=.009]), a Charlson age-comorbidity index 3 (HR, 0.47; 95% CI, 0.31-0.73 [P=.001]), and receipt of chemotherapy (HR, 0.46; 95% CI, 0.33-0.66 [P<.001]) predicted improved OS. The median OS for patients with all 3 positive prognostic factors was 21.2 months. CONCLUSIONSWell-selected patients with LAPC with small tumors and low Charlson age-comorbidity indices can achieve good long-term survival outcomes with a treatment regimen that incorporates chemotherapy and IORT. Cancer 2013;119:4196-4204. (c) 2013 American Cancer Society. Among 194 patients with unresectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer who received intraoperative radiotherapy as part of their treatment, the 1-year, 2-year, 3-year, and 5-year overall survival rates were 49%, 16%, 6%, and 3%, respectively. Small tumor diameter, low Charlson age-comorbidity index, and receipt of chemotherapy were found to be independently predictive of improved survival, with a median overall survival of 21.2 months for patients with all 3 favorable prognostic factors.
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