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ArticleCancer management and research2018

Health-related quality of life for gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel plus radiotherapy versus gemcitabine and S-1 plus radiotherapy in patients with metastatic pancreatic cancer.

Xiaofei Zhu, Fuqi Li, Dongchen Shi, Xiaoping Ju, Yangsen Cao, Yuxin Shen, Fei Cao, Shuiwang Qing, Fang Fang, Zhen Jia and 1 more

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Article in Cancer management and research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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11 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiaofei ZhuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, chyyzhj@163.com.
Fuqi LiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, chyyzhj@163.com.
Dongchen ShiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, chyyzhj@163.com.
Xiaoping JuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, chyyzhj@163.com.
Yangsen CaoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, chyyzhj@163.com.
Yuxin ShenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, chyyzhj@163.com.
Fei CaoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, chyyzhj@163.com.
Shuiwang QingDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, chyyzhj@163.com.
Fang FangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, chyyzhj@163.com.
Zhen JiaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, chyyzhj@163.com.
Huojun ZhangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Changhai Hospital Affiliated to Navy Medical University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China, chyyzhj@163.com.
Second Military Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo compare the effects of gemcitabine and nab-paclitaxel (GT) plus stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) or gemcitabine and S-1 (GS) plus SBRT on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of metastatic pancreatic cancer.

methodsPatients with biopsy-proven and radiographically metastatic pancreatic cancer were included. HRQOL was assessed using the Chinese version of Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) and 5-level European quality of life 5-dimensions (EQ-5D-5L). Data were analyzed with Spearman's rank correlation, ordinal regression, and propensity score-matched analysis.

resultsA total of 75 and 89 patients received GT and GS, respectively. The median biological effective dose of GT group and GS group was 59.5 Gy (range 48-85.5 Gy) and 64.4 Gy (range 52.48-85.5 Gy) in 5-8 fractions, respectively. More patients in the GS group had improvement in BPI and EQ-5D-5L compared with those in the GT group (n=38 vs n=15,

conclusionGS may achieve better HRQOL than GT. Therefore, GS may be an alternative of GT for metastatic pancreatic cancer, especially for Asians.

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chemotherapygemcitabinepancreatic cancerquality of lifestereotactic body radiation therapy

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