TY - JOUR
T1 - Is Adjuvant 5-FU-Based Chemoradiotherapy for Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Beneficial? A Meta-analysis of an Unanswered Question
AU - Khanna, Amit
AU - Walker, Gail R.
AU - Livingstone, Alan S.
AU - Arheart, Kristopher L.
AU - Rocha Lima, Caio Max S
AU - Koniaris, Leonidas G.
PY - 2006/5/1
Y1 - 2006/5/1
N2 - The objective of this study was to determine the effect, if any, on survival of adjuvant 5-FU-based chemoradiotherapy following pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic carcinoma. A systematic review of the published literature was undertaken. Survival estimates were derived from published reports. Five prospective studies (4 level I, 1 level II) with a total of 607 (229 surgery only; 378 surgery-adjuvant) patients followed for survival met selection criteria. Two-year survival ranged from 15%-37% in the surgery only group and 37%-43% in the surgery and adjuvant groups. The survival advantage (absolute difference) ranged from 3%-27% and no individual study achieved statistical significance (5%). Although clinical heterogeneity existed in surgery-alone control groups with regard to trial date, no statistical heterogeneity was detected (P = 0.459, χ2 test), allowing pooling of survival data. Using a fixed effects model, the summary estimate showed an absolute 2-year survival benefit with adjuvant therapy of 12% (95% CI, 3%-21%, P = 0.011). Trials after 1997 (n = 3) indicated a survival benefit of 8% to patients receiving adjuvant therapy (95% CI, -3-18%, P = 0.145). The result was not statistically significant, and there was no evidence of heterogeneity (P = 0.626, χ2 test). Summary estimates were unchanged when the analysis was performed with a random effects model. 5-FU based chemotherapy with radiotherapy given after resection imparts a small overall survival benefit of 2 years. The benefit of 5-FU-based adjuvant therapy, however, has declined in recent years, and its significance remains unproven in the context of current diagnostic and surgical practice.
AB - The objective of this study was to determine the effect, if any, on survival of adjuvant 5-FU-based chemoradiotherapy following pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic carcinoma. A systematic review of the published literature was undertaken. Survival estimates were derived from published reports. Five prospective studies (4 level I, 1 level II) with a total of 607 (229 surgery only; 378 surgery-adjuvant) patients followed for survival met selection criteria. Two-year survival ranged from 15%-37% in the surgery only group and 37%-43% in the surgery and adjuvant groups. The survival advantage (absolute difference) ranged from 3%-27% and no individual study achieved statistical significance (5%). Although clinical heterogeneity existed in surgery-alone control groups with regard to trial date, no statistical heterogeneity was detected (P = 0.459, χ2 test), allowing pooling of survival data. Using a fixed effects model, the summary estimate showed an absolute 2-year survival benefit with adjuvant therapy of 12% (95% CI, 3%-21%, P = 0.011). Trials after 1997 (n = 3) indicated a survival benefit of 8% to patients receiving adjuvant therapy (95% CI, -3-18%, P = 0.145). The result was not statistically significant, and there was no evidence of heterogeneity (P = 0.626, χ2 test). Summary estimates were unchanged when the analysis was performed with a random effects model. 5-FU based chemotherapy with radiotherapy given after resection imparts a small overall survival benefit of 2 years. The benefit of 5-FU-based adjuvant therapy, however, has declined in recent years, and its significance remains unproven in the context of current diagnostic and surgical practice.
KW - adjuvant
KW - meta-analysis
KW - neoadjuvant
KW - Pancreatic cancer
KW - prospective randomized
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U2 - 10.1016/j.gassur.2005.11.006
DO - 10.1016/j.gassur.2005.11.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 16713541
AN - SCOPUS:33646687064
VL - 10
SP - 689
EP - 697
JO - Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
JF - Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
SN - 1091-255X
IS - 5
ER -