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ArticleClinical and translational radiation oncology2024

Hypofractionated radiotherapy concomitant to capecitabine after induction chemotherapy for advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma.

Paolo Passoni, Michele Reni, Sara Broggi, Najla Slim, Andrei Fodor, Marina Macchini, Giulia Orsi, Umberto Peretti, Gianpaolo Balzano, Domenico Tamburrino and 5 more

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Paolo PassoniDepartment of Radiation Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Michele ReniDepartment of Medical Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Sara BroggiMedical Physics, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Najla SlimDepartment of Radiation Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Andrei FodorDepartment of Radiation Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Marina MacchiniDepartment of Medical Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Giulia OrsiDepartment of Medical Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Umberto PerettiDepartment of Medical Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Gianpaolo BalzanoDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Domenico TamburrinoDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Giulio BelfioriDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Stefano CascinuDepartment of Medical Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Massimo FalconiDepartment of Pancreatic Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Claudio FiorinoMedical Physics, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
Nadia Di MuzioDepartment of Radiation Oncology, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.

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Abstract

Background and purpose: To assess feasibility, toxicity and outcome of moderately hypofractionated radiotherapy concomitant to capecitabine after induction chemotherapy for advanced pancreatic cancer. Materials and methods: Patients with advanced pancreatic cancer without distant progression after induction chemotherapy (CHT) were considered. Radiochemotherapy (RCT) consisted of 44.25 Gy in 15 fractions to the tumor and involved lymph-nodes concomitant to capecitabine 1250 mg/m Results: 254 patients, 220 stage III, 34 stage IV, were treated. Median follow up was 19 months. Induction CHT consisted of Gemcitabine (35 patients), or drug combination (219 patients); median duration was 6 months.Four patients (1.6 %) did not complete RT (1 early progression, 3 toxicity), median duration of RT was 20 days, 209 patients (82 %) received ≥ 75 % of capecitabine dose.During RCT G3 gastrointestinal toxicity occurred in 3.2% of patients, G3-G4 hematologic toxicity in 5.4% of patients. Subsequently, G3, G4, G5 gastric or duodenal lesions occurred in 10 (4%), 2 (0.8%) and 1 patients (0.4%), respectively.Median PFS, LPFS, and DPFS were 11.9 months (95 % CI:11.4-13), 16 months (95 % CI:14.2-17.3) and 14.0 months (95 % CI:12.6-146.5), respectively.Median OS was 19.5 months (95 % CL:18.1-21.3). One- and two-year survival were 85.2 % and 36 %, respectively. Conclusions: The present schedule of hypofractionated RT after induction CHT is feasible with acceptable toxicity rate and provides an outcome comparable with that achievable with standard doses and fractionation.

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CapecitabineHypofractionated radiotherapyInduction chemotherapyPancreatic cancerRadiochemotherapy

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PMCPMC11108816

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