Second-Line Chemotherapy in Elderly Patients with Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer : A Multicenter Real-World Study

Objectives: The ABC-06 and the NIFTY trials recently established the role of second-line chemotherapy (2L) in patients with advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC). Our real-world study aimed to explore 2L in BTC patients aged ≥ 70 years old and to compare their outcomes with younger subjects. Methods: Institutional registries across three academic medical centers were retrospectively reviewed. The Kaplan−Meier methods were used to estimate survival, and the log-rank test was used to make comparisons. Results: A total of 190 BTC patients treated with 2L were identified and included in the analysis. Among them, 52 (27.3%) were aged ≥ 70 years (range 70−87 years). No statistically significant differences in both median overall survival (mOS) and median progression-free survival (mPFS) were recorded between the elderly and younger patients. Absolute lymphocyte count < 1000/mmc (p < 0.001) and albumin level < 3 g/dL (p < 0.001) were independently associated with worse prognoses. Conclusions: The results of this real-world study suggest that for patients aged ≥ 70 years, 2L could be equally effective for younger patients with survival outcomes aligned to those from the ABC-06 and NIFTY trials. The delivery of 2L should be carefully evaluated and monitored in this patient subset.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) - 58(2022), 11 vom: 27. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rizzo, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Salati, Massimiliano [VerfasserIn]
Frega, Giorgio [VerfasserIn]
Merz, Valeria [VerfasserIn]
Caputo, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Di Federico, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Palloni, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Carloni, Riccardo [VerfasserIn]
Ricci, Angela Dalia [VerfasserIn]
Gadaleta-Caldarola, Gennaro [VerfasserIn]
Messina, Carlo [VerfasserIn]
Spallanzani, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Gelsomino, Fabio [VerfasserIn]
Benatti, Stefania [VerfasserIn]
Luppi, Gabriele [VerfasserIn]
Melisi, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Dominici, Massimo [VerfasserIn]
Brandi, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Biliary tract cancer
Chemotherapy
Cholangiocarcinoma
Elderly
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Second-line

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Date Completed 14.11.2022

Date Revised 08.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/medicina58111543

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM348770855