Safety and efficacy of Nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer suffering from cholestatic hyperbilirubinaemia-A retrospective analysis

European Journal of Cancer : Official Journal for European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) [and] European Association for Cancer Research (EACR)
Uwe PelzerHanno Riess

Abstract

Treatment of patients with advanced pancreatic carcinoma (APC) and hyperbilirubinaemia is problematic because these patients were regularly excluded from clinical studies. Nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel and gemcitabine (nab-P/G) is an evidence-based treatment for patients with APC. This retrospective study investigated the safety and efficacy of nab-P/G in patients with APC and cholestatic hyperbilirubinaemia. We screened our prospective database for patients with APC treated with nab-P/G at total bilirubin levels of ≥1.2 mg/dl. Patients were assigned into three groups according to their bilirubin level (A: 1.2-3 mg/dl, B: >3-5 mg/dl, C: >5 mg/dl). Analyses with regard to safety and survival were performed. Twenty-nine of 168 patients screened between Dec 2013 and Dec 2015 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Most patients (83%) were male; median age was 63 [41-79] years. Nab-P/G administrations in patients with an elevated bilirubin level (median, range) did not result in unexpected toxicities assessed by predefined (non-)haematological parameters. Median overall survival (mOS) for the whole group was 11.7 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 6.8-14.0) months; for A: 11.8 (95% CI: 6.5-16.5), B: 9.2 (95% CI: 1.1 - NA) months and ...Continue Reading

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