Nab-Paclitaxel plus Gemcitabine and FOLFOX in Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer

NEJM Evid. 2024 Feb;3(2):EVIDoa2300144. doi: 10.1056/EVIDoa2300144. Epub 2024 Jan 23.

Abstract

Nab-Paclitaxel plus Gemcitabine and FOLFOXThis randomized, open-label, phase II trial compared nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine followed by modified FOLFOX versus nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine alone for the first-line treatment of metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Patients receiving nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine followed by modified FOLFOX-6 (oxaliplatin, leucovorin, and 5-fluorouracil) had a 12-month and 24-month overall survival of 55.3% and 22.4%, respectively, compared with 35.4% and 7.6% in the control group; there was a higher incidence of grade 3 or higher neutropenia and thrombocytopenia. No significant differences in febrile neutropenia, epistaxis or hemorrhage of grade 3 or higher in either group were reported. Two toxic deaths (2.6%) occurred in the experimental group.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial, Phase II
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Albumins*
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects
  • Deoxycytidine / adverse effects
  • Gemcitabine*
  • Humans
  • Paclitaxel / adverse effects
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms* / drug therapy

Substances

  • 130-nm albumin-bound paclitaxel
  • Albumins
  • Deoxycytidine
  • Gemcitabine
  • Paclitaxel