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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2014; 20(40): 14733-14746
Published online Oct 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i40.14733
Table 1 Major adjuvant chemotherapy trials in pancreatic cancer
Final analysis
Survival (95%CI)
Disease-free survival (DFS)(95%CI)
Year publishedAuthor/groupTreatment arms (n)T3N+R0Median survival (mo)1-yr survival2-yr survival3-yr survival5-yr survivalMedian DFS (mo)1-yr DFS2-yr DFS3-yr DFS5-yr DFS
1993Bakkevold5-FU/doxorubicin/mitomycinc (30)NANA100%23-70%27%4%-----
Surgery alone (31)11 (P = 0.02)45%30%8% (P = 0.1)
2001ESPAC-1 (all patients)5-FU/folinic fcid +/- CRT (238)NA53%82%19.7 (16.4-22.4)---------
No chemotherapy +/- CRT (235)14 (11.9-16.5) (HR = 0.66, 0.52-0.83, P = 0.0005)
ESPAC-1 (2 × 2 design only)5-FU/folinic fcid +/- CRT (146)NANANA17.4 (13.5-21.8)---------
No chemotherapy +/- CRT (139)15.9 (13.5-19.2) (HR = 0.82, 0.6-1.11, P = 0.19)
2002Takada5-FU/mitomycin C (89)NA85%58%NA---11.5%----8.6%
Surgery alone (84)18% (log rank NS)7.8% (log rank P = 0.84)
2004ESPAC-1 (2 × 2 final analysis)5-FU/folinic fcid (147)NA54%82%20.1 (16.5-22.7)-40%-21%-----
No chemotherapy +/- CRT (142)15.5 (13-17.7) (HR = 0.71, 0.55-0.92, P = 0.009)30%8%
2006JSAP (Kosuge)Cisplatin/5-FU (45)NA27%100%12.5---26.4%-----
Surgery alone (44)15.814.9% (P = 0.94)
2007CONKO-001 (Oettle)Gemcitabine (179)22.1 (18.4-25.8)72.5%47.5%34%22.5%13.4 (11.4-15.3)58%30.5%23.5%16.5%
Surgery alone (175)8672%83%20.2 (17-23.4) (P = 0.06)72.5%42%20.5%20.5%6.9 (6.1-7.8) (P < 0.001)31%14.5%7.5%5.5%
2008CONKO-001 Final (Neuhaus)Gemcitabine (179)22.8--36.52113.4--23.516.0
Surgery alone (175)20.2 (P = 0.005)19.5%9%6.9 (P < 0.001)8.5%6.5%
2009JSAP-2 (Ueno)Gemcitabine +/- RT (58)86%69%84%22.3 (16.1-30.7)77.6%48.3%-23.9%11.4 (8-14.5)49%27.2%--
Surgery alone +/- RT (60)18.4 (15.1-25.3) (HR = 0.77, 0.51-1.14, P = 0.19)75%40%10.6%5 (3.7-8.9) (HR = 0.6, 0.4-0.89, P = 0.01)26.7%16.7%
2009Collated data ESPAC-1, ESPAC-1 plus, ESPAC-3(v1)5-FU/folinic fcid (233)NA55%75%23.2 (20.1-26.5)77%49%-24%-----
Surgery alone (225)16.8 (14.3-19.2) (HR = 0.7, 0.55-0.88, P = 0.003)63%37%14%
2010ESPAC-3(v2)5-FU/folinic fcid (551)NA72%65%23 (21.1-25)78.5% (75%-82%)48.1% (43.8%-52.4%)--14.1 (12.5-15.3)56.1% (51.8%-60.3%)30.7% (26.7%-34.6%)--
Gemcitabine (537)23.6 (21.4-26.4) (HR = 0.94, 0.81-1.08, P = 0.39)80.1% (76.7%-83.6%)49.1% (44.8-53.4%)14.3 (13.5-15.6)61.3% (57.1%-65.5%)29.6% (25.6%-33.5%)
2013JASPAC-01S-1 (187)87%63%87%46.3-70%--23.2-49%--
Gemcitabine (191)25.5 (P < 0.0001)53% (HR = 0.56, 0.42-0.74, P < 0.0001)11.2 (log rank P < 0.0001)29% (HR = 0.56, 0.43-0.71, log rank P < 0.0001)