Feasibility and impact on resectability of FOLFIRINOX in locally-advanced and borderline pancreatic cancer.

Abstract

318 Background: Pancreatic cancer (PC) has a poor prognostic. Only patients who undergo a complete R0 surgery have longer survival rates. Treatment of locally-advanced (LA) and borderline (BL) PC is controversial. Folfirinox is considered as a standard first-line treatment in metastatic patients. The aim of our study was to evaluate the impact of Folfirinox in LA and BL PC. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of prospectively-collected data from LA and BL PC patients treated with original Folfirinox in our institution between January 2010 and February 2015. Results: 35 patients were enrolled, 20(57.1%) pancreatic head adenocarcinoma, 19(54.3%) LA and 16(45.7%) BL PC, 54.3% male, median age 60 years old [44-74]. OMS was 0, 1, 2 for 21(61.8%), 11(32.4%), 2(5.9%) patients. Median CA19.9 level was 5N [1-33]. All patients had Folfirinox in first-line followed by radiochemotherapy (RTCT) in 23(65.7%) patients, with Gemzar and Xeloda in 21 and 2 patients. Median number of chemotherapy cycles was 4 [1-13]. The grade 3-4 toxicity rate was 17.1% (n = 6), mainly digestive (67%), hematologic (16.7%), none neurologic. There was no toxic death. 17(46%) patients underwent surgery, 7 LA and 10 BL, with a R0 resection in 13 patients, mainly 8 PT3 (57.1%), no PT0, and 14N+. The morbidity rate was 40%, including 3 fistulae and 2 hemorrhages. Median overall survival was 24 months (95%CI:14-44), 53 (95%CI:26-.) and 12 months (95%CI: 9-19) in surgery versus no-surgery patients (p< 0.001). Progression-free survival was 13.9 months (95%CI:11.2-17.1), 16.2 (95%CI:13.7-25.3) and 9.5 (95%CI:7.4-15.9) months in surgery versus no-surgery patients. 13 patients were still alive at the time of analysis, with a median follow-up of 44 months (95%CI:7-53). 30 patients had disease progression, locally, distant or both in 7(24.1%), 20(69.0%) and 3(13.1%) patients. Weight loss, OMS status, abdominal pain and CA199 level at diagnosis were not correlated with better survival. Conclusions: Folfirinox, followed or not by RTCT, as inductive treatment for LA and BL PC is feasible with acceptable toxicity, and allowed resectability in 37.1% patients, and thus a longer survival. Further studies are needed to confirm these encouraging results.