New Reference: Neoadjuvant FOLFIRNOX for Pancreatic Cancer


  • Study

    Multicenter, randomized, noncomparative phase 2 trial (PANACHE01 FRENCH08 PRODIGE48)
    Resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients
    Neoadjuvant mFOLFIRINOX (4 cycles) vs. neoadjuvant FOLFOX (4 cycles) vs. up-front surgery



  • Efficacy

    1-yr OS: 84.3% vs. 71.4% vs. 82.1% (mFOLFIRINOX vs. FOLFOX vs. up-front surgery)
    mOS: 31.3 mos vs. 31.8 mos vs. NR (95% CI: 21.5–NE vs. 23.8–NE vs. 18.5–NE)
    mEFS: 12.4 mos vs. 11.0 mos vs. 6.8 mos (95% CI: 9.1–15.6 vs. 4.0–20.0 vs. 1.6–16.1)
    1-yr EFS: 51.4% vs. 43.1% vs. 38.7%



  • Safety

    Grade ≥3 AEs: Hematologic toxicity (25.8% vs. 13.3%), fatigue (6% vs. 4.4%), peripheral neuropathy (4% vs. 0%)
    Febrile neutropenia: 4.5% vs. 0%
    Postoperative complications: 74.8% of patients, with 20.4% severe complications, including 1 death



  • J Clin Oncol. Accepted Feb 12, 2025

    Schwarz L,Bachet JB,Meurisse A Neoadjuvant FOLFIRINOX Chemotherapy for Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Multicenter Randomized Noncomparative Phase II Trial (PANACHE01 FRENCH08 PRODIGE48 study)

    http://doi.org/10.1200/JCO-24-01378

    Reviewed by Ulas D. Bayraktar, MD on Apr 7, 2025

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