articleJournal of Clinical OncologyJul 7, 2010GREEN OA

Gemcitabine Plus Bevacizumab Compared With Gemcitabine Plus Placebo in Patients With Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: Phase III Trial of the Cancer and Leukemia Group B (CALGB 80303)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · +6 more institutions

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Abstract

Results

Between June 2004 and April 2006, 602 patients were enrolled onto the study and 535 were treated. Median overall survival was 5.8 months for gemcitabine/bevacizumab and 5.9 months for gemcitabine/placebo (P = .95). Median progression-free survival was 3.8 and 2.9 months, respectively (P = .07). Overall response rates were 13% and 10%, respectively. Patients with a performance status of 0, 1, and 2 survived a median of 7.9, 4.8, and 2.4 months, respectively. The only statistically significant differences in grades 3 and 4 toxicity occurred for hypertension (10% v 3%; P or = 3 was equivalent in both arms (14% and 15%, respectively).

Conclusion

The addition of bevacizumab to gemcitabine does not improve survival in advanced pancreatic cancer patients.

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Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Gemcitabine
  • Medicine
  • Bevacizumab
  • Internal medicine
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Placebo
  • Clinical endpoint
  • Gastroenterology
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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