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Health-related quality of life in SCALOP, a randomized Phase 2 trial comparing chemoradiation therapy regimens in locally advanced pancreatic cancer

Hurt, Chris Nicholas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1206-8355, Mukherjee, Somnath, Bridgewater, John, Falk, Stephen, Crosby, Tom, McDonald, Alec, Joseph, George, Staffurth, John Nicholas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7834-3172, Abrams, Ross A., Blazeby, Jane M., Bridges, Sarah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7665-5770, Dutton, Peter, Griffiths, Gareth, Maughan, Timothy and Johnson, Colin 2015. Health-related quality of life in SCALOP, a randomized Phase 2 trial comparing chemoradiation therapy regimens in locally advanced pancreatic cancer. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics 93 (4) , pp. 810-818.

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Abstract

Purpose Chemoradiation therapy (CRT) for patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer (LAPC) provides survival benefits but may result in considerable toxicity. Health-related quality of life (HRQL) measurements during CRT have not been widely reported. This paper reports HRQL data from the Selective Chemoradiation in Advanced Localised Pancreatic Cancer (SCALOP) trial, including validation of the QLQ-PAN26 tool in CRT. Methods and Materials Patients with locally advanced, inoperable, nonmetastatic carcinoma of the pancreas were eligible. Following 12 weeks of induction gemcitabine plus capecitabine (GEMCAP) chemotherapy, patients with stable and responding disease were randomized to a further cycle of GEMCAP followed by capecitabine- or gemcitabine-based CRT. HRQL was assessed with the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30) and the EORTC Pancreatic Cancer module (PAN26). Results A total of 114 patients from 28 UK centers were registered and 74 patients randomized. There was improvement in the majority of HRQL scales during induction chemotherapy. Patients with significant deterioration in fatigue, appetite loss, and gastrointestinal symptoms during CRT recovered within 3 weeks following CRT. Differences in changes in HRQL scores between trial arms rarely reached statistical significance; however, where they did, they favored capecitabine therapy. PAN26 scales had good internal consistency and were able to distinguish between subgroups of patients experiencing toxicity. Conclusions Although there is deterioration in HRQL following CRT, this resolves within 3 weeks. HRQL data support the use of capecitabine- over gemcitabine-based chemoradiation. The QLQ-PAN26 is a reliable and valid tool for use in patients receiving CRT.

Item Type: Article
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Medicine
Subjects: R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
Publisher: Elsevier
ISSN: 0360-3016
Funders: Cancer Research UK
Date of First Compliant Deposit: 3 May 2016
Date of Acceptance: 13 August 2015
Last Modified: 18 Jan 2024 09:00
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/90203

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