Efficacy and safety of FOLFIRINOX in patients with pancreatic metastatic cancer.

2013 
248 Background: Efficacy and safety of a combination chemotherapy regimen consisting of oxaliplatin, irinotecan, fluorouracil, and leucovorin (FOLFIRINOX) is one of the gold standard in metastatic pancreatic cancer as first-line therapy for patients with PS 0-1, good haematological and renal function and a subnormal bilirubin level. Pending approval, this treatment has been allowed in Brittany (B) and Pays de la Loire (PL) respecting these criteria. Methods: Observatory of Cancer B/PL is a network of 50 private/public cancer centers focused on good practice for cancer drugs use. Our aim is to evaluate the use of FOLFIRINOX between July 2010 and June 2013 in B/PL. Sex, age, successive chemotherapeutic regimens, toxicities, response rate, progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) have been studied. Results: Data of 79 patients, treated in 2010 (37%), in 2011 (54%) or early 2012 (9%) have been studied (44 men, median age 62 years [37-74]). 64 patients were metastatic when cancer was diagnosed...
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