Neoadjuvant FIRINOX for Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer - a Pilot Study
Summary
FOLFIRINOX regimen was recently presented at an international oncology meeting and represents a new standard regimen in the treatment of metastatic pancreatic cancer. FOLFIRINOX is one of the high response rate treatment regimen , the investigators considered as a promising treatment as neoadjuvant chemotherapy . On the other hand , incidences of grade 3 or 4 neutropenia , febrile neutropenia and diarrhea were significantly higher in the FOLFIRINOX group compared with gemcitabine group. Therefore, it was decided to consider the balance of safety and efficacy as a preoperative chemotherapy, the investigators use the FIRINOX regimen by eliminating LV and bolus 5-FU, and irinotecan reduced to 150mg/m2 of 180mg/m2 from FOLFIRINOX regimen
Timeline
- Start
- 2014-04
- Primary completion
- 2017-02
- Completion
- 2017-02
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Irinotecan | Small molecule | 150 mg/m2 | — |
| Subject | Oxaliplatin | Small molecule | — | — |
| Subject | fluorouracil | Small molecule | — | — |
Indications
No indication recorded.