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Patient-tailored FOLFIRINOX as first line treatment of patients with advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Ayhan Ulusakarya, Nahla Teyar, Abdoulaye Karaboué, Mazen Haydar, Sarra Krimi, Pamela Biondani, Yusuf Gumus, Amale Chebib, Wathek Almohamad, Jean-François Morère

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Article in Medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. The value of FOLFIRINOX in advanced pancreatic cancer: balancing efficacy, toxicity, and quality of life.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  9. Clinical outcomes of FOLFIRINOX and gemcitabine-nab paclitaxel for metastatic pancreatic cancer in the real world setting.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2021
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  12. Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ayhan UlusakaryaAssistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Medical Oncology, Paul Brousse Hospital.
Nahla TeyarAssistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Medical Oncology, Paul Brousse Hospital.
Abdoulaye KarabouéINSERM U935 Campus CNRS, Villejuif.
Mazen HaydarAssistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Medical Oncology, Paul Brousse Hospital.
Sarra KrimiAssistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Medical Oncology, Paul Brousse Hospital.
Pamela BiondaniAssistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Medical Oncology, Paul Brousse Hospital.
Yusuf GumusAssistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Medical Oncology, Paul Brousse Hospital.
Amale ChebibAssistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Medical Oncology, Paul Brousse Hospital.
Wathek AlmohamadAssistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Medical Oncology, Paul Brousse Hospital.
Jean-François MorèreAssistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Department of Medical Oncology, Paul Brousse Hospital.
Hôpital Paul-Brousse · FRAssistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris · FRGroupe Hospitalier Intercommunal Le Raincy Montfermeil · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

FOLFIRINOX is one of the most effective reference regimens in the 1st line treatment of locally advanced (LA) and metastatic pancreatic cancer (mPC), despite its high toxicity. We evaluated our real-life experience with "patient-tailored intent to treat FOLFIRINOX" in patients with LA or mPC compared to other reports along with the pivotal phase III trial.We analyzed data from all consecutive patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma treated with dose-modified FOLFIRINOX in 2016 at Paul Brousse University Hospital. Irinotecan was administered whenever initial serum bilirubin was <1.5 × upper limit of normal. Oxaliplatin was stopped for severe sensory neuropathy. Initial dose reductions were made according to patient profile (eg, age, comorbidities) and later due to toxicity. The treatment was continued until surgery or disease progression. Endpoints were time to progression (TTP), overall survival (OS), objective response rate (ORR), and secondary complete resection (R0R1).Thirty-seven patients with unresectable LA or mPC received patient-tailored FOLFIRINOX as 1st line chemotherapy. There were 22 male (59%) and 15 female patients (41%) aged 44 to 81 years with LA (18 patients, 49%) and mPC (19 patients, 51%). They had World Health Organization-performance status of 0 (59%) or 1 (41%). A total of 384 cycles were administered. Median dose intensities (mg/m/w) were 28.9 for oxaliplatin, 56.8 for irinotecan, and 886.2 for 5-fluorouracil. Thirty-four patients were assessed for response; ORR and disease control rates were 47% and 85%, respectively. R0R1 rate was 30%. Median TTP and OS were 9.6 and 14.6 months. LA disease was associated with significantly longer TTP and OS (P < .001).FOLFIRINOX with patient-tailored dose adaptations seems to offer better results in patients with advanced PC. This approach in the neoadjuvant setting results in a macroscopic R0R1 in 61% of patients with initially unresectable disease. It deserves prospective evaluation to further improve outcomes in the management of advanced PC.

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AdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsDisease-Free SurvivalDrug CombinationsFemaleFluorouracilHumansIrinotecanLeucovorinMaleMiddle AgedOrganometallic CompoundsOxaliplatinDrug CombinationsFluorouracilfolfirinoxIrinotecanLeucovorinOrganometallic CompoundsOxaliplatin

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PMID31008993
PMCPMC6494255
OpenAlexW2937751449

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