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Survival analysis of the non-metastatic cohort of the Italian Association for Medical Oncology (AIOM) Guideline Application in Real world: multi-Institutional Based survey of Adjuvant and first-Line pancreatic Ductal adenocarcinoma treatment in Italy (GARIBALDI).

M Reni, M Milella, F Bergamo, M Di Marco, E Giommoni, G G Cardellino, L Cavanna, M Bonomi, F Zustovich, S Bozzarelli and 11 more

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5 · Who and what money

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21 authors.

M ReniMedical Oncology Department, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: Reni.michele@hsr.it.
M MilellaSection of Innovation Biomedicine, Department of Engineering for Innovation Medicine (DIMI), University of Verona and Verona University and Hospital Trust (AOUI), Verona, Italy.
F BergamoMedical Oncology 1, Department of Oncology, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy.
M Di MarcoDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy; Medical Oncology Unit, IRCSS Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
E GiommoniSODc Oncologia Medica AOU Careggi, Florence, Italy.
G G CardellinoDipartimento di Area Oncologica, ASUFC Udine, Udine, Italy.
L CavannaOncology and Hematology Department, Oncology Unit, Piacenza General Hospital, Piacenza, Italy.
M BonomiOncology Unit, ASST di Cremona, Cremona, Italy.
F ZustovichUOC Oncologia, AULSS 1 Dolimiti, Belluno, Italy.
S BozzarelliIRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy.
F SalmasoOncologia di Castelfranco Veneto, Castelfranco Veneto, Italy.
M SpadaFondazione Istituto G. Giglio di Cefalù, Cefalù, Italy.
G OrsiMedical Oncology Department, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
M MacchiniMedical Oncology Department, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
J InsoldaSection of Innovation Biomedicine, Department of Engineering for Innovation Medicine (DIMI), University of Verona and Verona University and Hospital Trust (AOUI), Verona, Italy.
L ProcaccioMedical Oncology 1, Department of Oncology, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy.
A SantoniIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
I De SimoneIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
L CaldirolaIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
F GalliIstituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy.
C PintoAUSL-IRCCS Clinical Cancer Center of Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundNon-metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) presents a challenging scenario: the rarity of the disease, the limited number of completed prospective trials, and the shortcomings of comparability across series produce several controversial topics and unanswered questions. Guideline recommendations usually include all the different therapeutic options, de facto transferring to the multidisciplinary team the responsibility on the final decision. This secondary analysis of the GARIBALDI study was aimed to explore the correlation of center type, self-declared volume, and commitment with the overall survival (OS) in patients with non-metastatic PDAC. PATIENTS AND

methodsTreatment-naïve patients aged ≥18 years with a pathological diagnosis of non-metastatic PDAC, enrolled between July 2017 and October 2019, were analyzed. OS was defined as the time from treatment start to death. The impact of centers and clinical-demographic characteristics on OS was evaluated using Cox models.

resultsOverall, 402 patients enrolled in 41 centers were eligible for this analysis. The median age was 68.4 years (range 35.6-88.8 years), 49.5% were females, 93.5% had an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-1, 16.7% had prior cancer history, and the median CA 19-9 level was 171.5 IU/ml (first-third quartile 24.5-937.5 IU/ml). For 79.8% of patients treatment started within 1 month from diagnosis. Thirty six point six percent of patients underwent upfront surgery and 91.8% of these received a subsequent adjuvant chemotherapy; 14.2% received chemotherapy followed by surgery and 49.3% chemotherapy without surgery. The preferred chemotherapy schemes were gemcitabine (54.8%) for adjuvant chemotherapy and nab-paclitaxel + gemcitabine (55.3%) for upfront chemotherapy. The median follow-up was 57.6 months and 300 patients died. A statistically significant shorter OS was observed in both low- [hazard ratio (HR) 1.61, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.12-2.32, P = 0.0099] and medium-commitment (HR 1.57, 95% CI 1.10-2.23, P = 0.0120) compared to high-commitment institutions, when adjusting for clinically relevant covariates.

conclusionThe GARIBALDI study suggests that the volume and the academic brand are not associated with OS in patients with non-metastatic PDAC, while center commitment warrants further exploration.

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Carcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalPancreatic NeoplasmsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChemotherapy, AdjuvantFemaleHumansItalyMaleMedical OncologyMiddle AgedPractice Guidelines as TopicSurvival Analysisadenocarcinomacenter volumenon-metastaticpancreatic cancerPDAC treatment

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PMID39754983
PMCPMC11758114

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