英文摘要 |
The majority of patients with pancreatic cancer are in advanced stages at diagnosis. The prognosis is dismal. The overall survival (OS) after chemotherapy in the pre-gemcitabine era is limited. The hematological and gastrointestinal toxicities of chemotherapy are significant. After gemcitabine becoming the standard first-line chemotherapy, most trials of gemcitabine-based combinational regimens failed. Gemcitabine plus erlotinib demonstrated the limited benefit in OS with increased toxicities. However, even with increased toxicities, gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel, or FOLFIRINOX - a non-gemcitabine-containing regimen, significantly improved the OS comparing with gemcitabine alone. In addition, S-1 and gemcitabine were demonstrated to have a comparable efficacy. After failure with gemcitabine-based regimens, nanoliposomal irinotecan plus 5-FU and folic acid become the standard therapy as the OS benefits proved. Regarding oxaliplatin plus 5-FU and folic acid, it is still controversial to have OS benefits. More studies are required to prove the efficacy of immunotherapy because the evidence to support its usage is limited. |