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ABSTRACT: Background
In this study, we compared the efficacy and safety of the oral fluoropyrimidine S-1 as monotherapy or in combination with leucovorin as the second-line treatment for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer whose disease had progressed on gemcitabine treatment.Methods
The study was a randomized, open-label, controlled study. Patients randomly received S-1 or S-1 in combination with leucovorin (SL arm) in 21-day cycles. The primary endpoint was the 6-month survival rate.Results
A total of 92 patients were randomized to S-1 (n = 47) and SL (n = 45). No statistically significant differences were observed between the two arms with regard to 6-month survival rates (40% vs. 49%), median overall survival (5.5 vs. 6.3 months), median progression-free survival (1.9 vs. 3.0 months), and overall response rate (4.7% vs. 8.3%). The rate of major grade 3-4 adverse events of digestive toxicity was significantly higher in the SL arm than in the S-1 arm.Conclusion
Compared with S-1, SL did not improve the survival of patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer who had failed to benefit from prior gemcitabine treatment, but SL had a higher adverse event rate.
SUBMITTER: Ge F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4221373 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ge Feijiao F Xu Nong N Bai Yuxian Y Ba Yi Y Zhang Yanqiao Y Li Fei F Xu Huayan H Jia Ru R Wang Yan Y Lin Li L Xu Jianming J
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<h4>Background</h4>In this study, we compared the efficacy and safety of the oral fluoropyrimidine S-1 as monotherapy or in combination with leucovorin as the second-line treatment for patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer whose disease had progressed on gemcitabine treatment.<h4>Methods</h4>The study was a randomized, open-label, controlled study. Patients randomly received S-1 or S-1 in combination with leucovorin (SL arm) in 21-day cycles. The primary endpoint was the 6-month survival ra ...[more]