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Title: Population-based analysis of treatment patterns and outcomes for pancreas cancer in Victoria.
Austin Authors: Pilgrim, Charles H C;Te Marvelde, Luc;Stuart, Ella;Croagh, Dan;Deutscher, David;Nikfarjam, Mehrdad ;Lee, Belinda;Christophi, Christopher 
Affiliation: Cabrini Medical Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cancer Epidemiology & Intelligence Division, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Cancer Strategy & Development, Department of Health and Human Services, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery, The Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Surgery, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Department of Surgery, Ballarat Health Services, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Epworth Healthcare, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Issue Date: 29-Apr-2020
Date: 2020-04-29
Publication information: ANZ Journal of Surgery 2020; online first: 29 April
Abstract: The Victorian Pancreas Cancer summit 2017 analysed state-wide data on management of Victorians with pancreas cancer between 2011 and 2015 to identify variations in care and outcomes. Pancreas cancer remains a formidable disease but systemic therapies are increasingly effective. Surgery remains essential but insufficient alone for cure. Understanding patterns of care and identifying variations in treatment is critical to improving outcomes. This population-based study analysed data collected prospectively by Department of Health and Human services (Victorian state government). Data were extracted from Victorian Cancer Registry (covering all Victorian cancer diagnoses), Victorian Admitted-Episodes Dataset (all inpatient data), Victorian Radiotherapy Minimum Dataset and Victorian Death Index providing demographics, tumour and treatment characteristics, age-standardized incidence, overall and median survival. Of 3962 Victorian patients with any form of pancreatic malignancy, 82% were ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), of whom 67% had metastases at diagnosis. One-year overall survival for PDAC was 30% (60% non-metastatic, 15% if metastatic). Median survival with metastases increased from 2.7 to 3.9 months, and from 13.3 to 15.9 months for non-metastatic PDAC between 2011 and 2015. Thirty-one percent of non-metastatic patients underwent pancreatectomy. About 1.5% were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy/chemoradiation. Of patients undergoing intended curative resection, 77% proceeded to adjuvant therapy. Fifty-one percent of metastatic PDAC patients never received anti-tumour therapy. Nearly one-fourth of surgically treated patients never received systemic therapy. More than two-thirds of non-metastatic patients never proceeded to surgery. Further consideration of neoadjuvant therapy should be given to borderline resectable patients. Most patients with PDAC still die soon after diagnosis, but median survival is increasing.
URI: https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/23101
DOI: 10.1111/ans.15721
ORCID: 0000-0003-2193-7305
0000-0003-4866-276X
Journal: ANZ Journal of Surgery
PubMed URL: 32347639
Type: Journal Article
Subjects: hepatopancreaticobiliary surgery
pancreas
surgical oncology
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