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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 3 Major adjuvant chemoradiotherapy trials in pancreatic cancer
Final analysis
Survival (95%CI)
Disease-free survival (DFS) (95%CI)
Year publishedAuthor/groupTreatment arms (n)T3N+R0Median survival (mo)2-yr survival3-yr survival5-yr survivalMedian DFS (mo)2-yr DFS
1985GITSGCRT (21)37281002143% (0.25%-0.63%)----
Surgery alone (22)10.918% (0.08%-0.36%)
1999EORTC5-FU/RT (104)21467724.551% (41%-61%)-28% (17%-39%)17.438% (28%-48%)
Surgery alone (103)19 (log rank P = 0.208)41% (31%-51%)22% (12%-32%)16 (P = 0.643)37% (27%-47%) (P = 0.643)
5-FU/RT (60)051NA17.137% (24%-50%)-20% (5%-35%)--
Surgery alone (54)12.6 (log rank P = 0.099)23% (11%-35%)10% (0%-20%)
2001ESPAC-1 (all patients)CRT +/- 5-FU/folinic acid (175)NA568215.5 (13.5-17.4)-----
No CRT +/- 5-FU/folinic acid (178)16.1 (13.1-20.1) (HR = 1.18, 0.9-1.55, P = 0.24)
ESPAC-1 (2 × 2 design only)CRT +/- 5-FU/folinic acid (142)NANANA15.8 (13.5-19.4)-----
No CRT +/- 5-FU/folinic acid (143)17.8 (14-23.6) (HR = 1.3, 0.96-1.77, P = 0.09)
2004ESPAC-1 (2 × 2 final analysis)CRT +/- 5-FU/folinic acid (145)NA538215.9 (13.7-19.9)29%-10%--
No CRT +/- 5-FU/folinic acid (144)17.9 (14.8-23.6) (HR = 1.28, 0.99-1.66, P = 0.05)41%20%
ESPAC-1 (Individual Treatment Groups)5-FU/folinic acid (75)21.6 (13.5-27.3)29%
CRT + 5-FU/folinic acid (72)19.9 (14.2-22.5)--13%--
Observation (69)16.9 (12.3-24.8)11%
CRT (73)13.9 (12.2-17.3)7%
2006RTOG 97-04CRT + 5-FU (230)756666No significant difference-----
CRT + gemcitabine (221)
CRT + 5-FU (201)NANANA16.9-22%---
CRT + gemcitabine (187)20.5 (HR = 0.82, 0.65-1.03, P = 0.09)31%
2011RTOG 97-04 (5-yr analysis)CRT + 5-FU (230)756666No significant difference35%23%19%n/s-
CRT + gemcitabine (221)HR = 0.933, 0.76-1.145, P = 0.5140%27%19%
CRT + 5-FU (201)NANANA17.134%21%18% (13%-24%)--
CRT + gemcitabine (187)20.542%28%22%
2012CapRI (Schmidt)5-FU/cisplatin/interferon α-2b → RT → 5-FU (53)97796132.1 (22.8-42.2)---15.2 (10.3-24.8)-
5-FU/folinic acid (57)28.5 (19.5-38.6) (HR = 1.2, 0.49-2.95, P = 0.49)11.5 (9.8-17.6) (P = 0.61)