Encouraging long-term survival following autophagy inhibition using neoadjuvant hydroxychloroquine and gemcitabine for high-risk patients with resectable pancreatic carcinoma

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INTRODUCTION: Preoperative autophagy inhibition with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) in combination with gemcitabine in pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has been shown to be safe and effective in inducing a serum biomarker response and increase resection rates in a previous phase I/II clinical trial. We aimed to analyze the long-term outcomes of preoperative HCQ with gemcitabine for this cohort.

METHODS: A review of patients enrolled between July 2010 and February 2013 in the completed phase I/II single arm (two doses of fixed-dose gemcitabine (1500 mg/m2 ) in combination with oral hydroxychloroquine administered for 31 consecutive days until the day of surgery for high-risk pancreatic cancer) was undertaken. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival analysis (OS) using Kaplan-Meier estimates were performed.

RESULTS: Of 35 patients initially enrolled, 29 patients underwent surgical resection (median age at diagnosis: 62 years, 45% females). Median duration of follow-up was 7.5 years. There was a median 15% decrease in the serum CA19-9 levels following completion of neoadjuvant therapy and 83% of the cohort underwent a pancreaticoduodenectomy, 7 (24%) patients had a concomitant venous resection. On histopathology, 14 (48%) patients had at least a partial treatment response. The median PFS and OS were 11 months (95% Confidence interval [CI]: 7-28) and 31 months (95% CI: 13-47), respectively, while 9 (31%) patients survived beyond 5 years from diagnosis; a rate that compares very favorably with contemporaneous series.

CONCLUSION: Compared to historical data, neoadjuvant autophagy inhibition with HCQ plus gemcitabine is associated with encouraging long-term survival for patients with PDAC.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

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Cancer medicine - 10(2021), 20 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 7233-7241

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

AlMasri, Samer S [VerfasserIn]
Zenati, Mazen S [VerfasserIn]
Desilva, Annissa [VerfasserIn]
Nassour, Ibrahim [VerfasserIn]
Boone, Brian A [VerfasserIn]
Singhi, Aatur D [VerfasserIn]
Bartlett, David L [VerfasserIn]
Liotta, Lance A [VerfasserIn]
Espina, Virginia [VerfasserIn]
Loughran, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Lotze, Michael T [VerfasserIn]
Paniccia, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Zeh, Herbert J [VerfasserIn]
Zureikat, Amer H [VerfasserIn]
Bahary, Nathan [VerfasserIn]

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0W860991D6
4QWG6N8QKH
Autophagy
Deoxycytidine
Gemcitabine
Hydroxychloroquine
Journal Article
Neoadjuvant
Overall survival
Pancreatic cancer
Review

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Date Completed 10.03.2022

Date Revised 13.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/cam4.4211

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NLM33101131X