Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jul 15, 2017; 9(7): 281-292
Published online Jul 15, 2017. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v9.i7.281
Table 1 Summary of adjuvant studies for early stage pancreatic cancer
Adjuvant systemic therapy
Study[20,22-24,26,27,29]TreatmentTreatment groupControl group

DFS (mo)OS (mo)2 yr survival5 yr survivalDFS (mo)OS (mo)2 yr survival5 yr survival

5-FU based treatments
ESPAC-1 Neoptolemos et al[20], 20015-FU/LV vs observation-19.7---14.0--
ESPAC-1 and 3 pooled analysis Neoptolemos et al[22], 20095-FU/LV vs observation-23.249.0%24.0%-16.837.0%14.0%
Gemcitabine based treatments
CONKO-001, Oettle et al[24], 2007Gemcitabine vs observation13.422.1-16.5%6.920.5-5.5%
JSAP-02, Ueno et al[26], 2009Gemcitabine vs observation11.422.348.3%23.9%5.018.440.0%10.6%
Gemcitabine compared to 5-FU
ESPAC-3, Neoptolemos et al[23], 2010Gemcitabine vs 5-FU/LV14.323.629.6%-14.123.030.7%-
RTOG 97-04, Regine et al[27], 2008Gemcitabine vs 5-FU/LV in patients receiving CRT-20.5---16.9--
Combination treatments
ESPAC-4, Neoptolemos et al[29], 2017Gemcitabine plus capecitabine vs Gemcitabine13.928.053.8%-13.125.552.1%-