Impact of network treatment in patients with resected pancreatic cancer on use and timing of chemotherapy and survival

© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of BJS Society Ltd..

BACKGROUND: Centralization of pancreatic cancer surgery aims to improve postoperative outcomes. Consequently, patients with pancreatic cancer may undergo pancreatic surgery in an expert centre and adjuvant chemotherapy in a local hospital (network treatment). The aim of this study was to assess whether network treatment has an impact on time to chemotherapy, failure to complete adjuvant chemotherapy, and survival. Second, whether these parameters varied between pancreatic networks was studied.

METHODS: This retrospective study included all patients diagnosed with non-metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who underwent pancreatic surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy, registered in the Netherlands Cancer Registry (2015-2020). Time to chemotherapy was defined as the time between surgery and the start of adjuvant chemotherapy. Completion of adjuvant chemotherapy was defined as the receipt of 12 cycles of FOLFIRINOX or six cycles of gemcitabine. Analysis was performed with linear mixed models and multilevel logistic regression models. Cox regression analyses were performed for survival.

RESULTS: In total, 1074 patients were included. Network treatment was observed in 468 patients (43.6 per cent) and was not associated with longer time to chemotherapy (0.77 days, standard error (s.e.) 1.14, P = 0.501), failure to complete adjuvant chemotherapy (odds ratio (OR) = 1.140, 95 per cent c.i. 0.86 to 1.52, P = 0.349), and overall survival (hazards ratio (HR) = 1.04, 95 per cent c.i. 0.88 to 1.22, P = 0.640). Significant variation between the networks was observed for time to chemotherapy (range 40.5-63 days, P < 0.0001) and completion of adjuvant chemotherapy (range 19-52 per cent, P = 0.030). Adjusted for case mix, time to chemotherapy significantly differed between networks.

CONCLUSION: In this nationwide analysis, network treatment in patients with resected pancreatic cancer was not associated with longer time to chemotherapy, failure to complete adjuvant chemotherapy, and worse survival. Significant variation between pancreatic cancer networks was found for time to chemotherapy.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:7

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BJS open - 7(2023), 3 vom: 05. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hopstaken, Jana S [VerfasserIn]
Vissers, Pauline A J [VerfasserIn]
Quispel, Rutger [VerfasserIn]
de Vos-Geelen, Judith [VerfasserIn]
Brosens, Lodewijk A A [VerfasserIn]
de Hingh, Ignace H J T [VerfasserIn]
van der Geest, Lydia G [VerfasserIn]
Besselink, Marc G [VerfasserIn]
van Laarhoven, Kees J H M [VerfasserIn]
Stommel, Martijn W J [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 09.05.2023

Date Revised 13.12.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/bjsopen/zrad006

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NLM356542262