Real-world clinical outcomes and economic burden of metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a systematic review.

Journal: Future Oncology (London, England)
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Abstract

This systematic review summarizes real-world clinical outcomes and economic burden of first-line FOLFIRINOX (FFX)/modified FFX (mFFX) and nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine (GnP) in metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma in the US. Embase and MEDLINE were searched for materials published since 2014; citations were reviewed in a two-step process. Included studies were qualitatively synthesized. Searches yielded 2,528 citations; 29 were included (17 clinical studies/12 economic studies). In 9/17 clinical studies, median overall survival (mOS) ranged from 4.7 months to 11.4 months for FFX/mFFX, with the unweighted median of the estimates within this range being 9.2 months; for GnP mOS ranged from 3.6 to 9.8 months, and the unweighted median of the estimates was 6.9 months. In 8/17 studies, grade 3/4 anemia, neutropenia, and thrombocytopenia were the most commonly reported adverse events. Across economic burden studies, total costs were similar between the 2 groups. Outpatient, supportive care, and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor costs were higher for the FFX generic regimen, and chemotherapy costs were higher for the GnP branded regimen. Real-world OS in FFX- and GnP-treated populations was shorter than that in clinical trials, and total costs of FFX and GnP were similar, but with differences in cost components.

Authors
Paul Cockrum, Syvart Dennen, Audrey Brown, Jonathon Briggs, Ravi Paluri