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Table 5 Subsequent therapy use in patients treated to disease progression

From: Efficacy and safety profile of nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer treated to disease progression: a subanalysis from a phase 3 trial (MPACT)

Subsequent therapies

Patients treated to PD

nab-P + Gem

(n = 224)

Gem

(n = 233)

Any subsequent therapy, n (%)

117 (52)

133 (57)

 OS, median, months

11.3

9.4

 HR (95 % CI)

0.75 (0.57-0.97)

P value

0.027

5-FU/capecitabine based, n (%)a

99 (85)

109 (82)

 OS, median, months

11.6

9.2

 HR (95 % CI)

0.71 (0.53–0.94)

P value

0.017

FOLFIRINOX (modified/unmodified), n (%)a

14 (12)

18 (14)

 OS, median, months

15.3

7.6

 HR (95 % CI)

0.45 (0.20–1.00)

P value

0.044

FOLFOX/OFF, n (%)a

27 (23)

37 (28)

 OS, median, months

13.5

9.5

 HR (95 % CI)

0.58 (0.34–0.98)

P value

0.038

Other, n (%)a

18 (15)

24 (18)

 OS, median, months

10.0

10.4

 HR (95 % CI)

1.00 (0.53–1.88)

P value

>0.999

No subsequent therapy, n (%)

107 (48)

100 (43)

 OS, median, months

7.9

5.2

 HR (95 % CI)

0.62 (0.46–0.82)

P value

<0.001

  1. 5-FU 5-fluorouracil, Gem gemcitabine, FOLFIRINOX folinic acid + 5-fluorouracil + irinotecan + oxaliplatin, FOLFOX folinic acid + 5-fluorouracil + oxaliplatin, nab-P nab-paclitaxel, OFF oxaliplatin + folinic acid + 5-fluorouracil, OS overall survival, PD progressive disease
  2. aFor specific examples of subsequent therapies, percentages are calculated using the number of patients who received a subsequent therapy as the denominator