Background
Methods
Selection of trials
Search for trials
Assessment of validity
Data abstraction
Statistical methods
Results
Characteristics of the 15 randomized trials of the meta-analysis
Reference | Year | n | Treatment regimen | Stage IV (%) | Male (%) | PS 0–1 (%) |
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Louvet | 2005 | 156 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 for 7 of 8 wks, then wkly for 3 of 4 wks | 70 | 53 | 82 |
157 | Gem 1000 mg/m2/100 min d1 (FDR) + Oxaliplatin 100 mg/m2 d2 q 2 wks | 68 | 60 | 83 | ||
Poplin | 2006 | 279 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 for 7 of 8 wks, then wkly for 3 of 4 wks (standard) | 88 | 56 | 88 |
277 | Gem 1500 mg/m2/150 min q wk × 3 of 4 wks (FDR) | 58 | ||||
276 | Gem 1000 mg/m2/100 min d1 (FDR) + Oxaliplatin 100 mg/m2 d2 q 2 wks | 46 | ||||
Heinemann | 2006 | 97 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 for 3 of 4 wks | 79 | 62 | 49* |
98 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 + Cisplatin 50 mg/m2 q 2 wks | 80 | 65 | 56* | ||
Colucci | 2002 | 54 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 for 7 of 8 wks, then wkly for 3 of 4 wks | 54 | 50 | med. KPS 70 |
53 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 + Cisplatin 25 mg/m2 for 6/7 wks | 62 | 66 | med. KPS 70 | ||
Viret | 2004 | 41 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 for 7 of 8 wks, then wkly for 3 of 4 wks | 78 | na | 83 |
42 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 d1, 8, 15 + Cisplatin 75 mg/m2 d15 q 4 wks | 81 | na | 76 |
Reference | Year | n | Treatment regimen | Stage IV (%) | Male (%) | PS 0–1 (%) |
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Berlin | 2002 | 162 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 for 3 of 4 wks | 90 | 54 | 86 |
160 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 + 5-FU 600 mg/m2 for 3 of 4 wks | 89 | 52 | 86 | ||
Riess | 2005 | 238 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 for 7 of 8 wks, then wkly for 3 of 4 wks | 77 | 54 | 48* |
235 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 + FA 200 mg/m2 5-FU 750 mg/m2 CI × 4 wks q 6 wks | 77 | 52 | 44* | ||
DiCostanzo | 2005 | 48 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 for 7 of 8 wks, then wkly for 3 of 4 wks | 73 | 48 | 69 |
43 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 + CI 5-FU 200 mg/m2 for 6 of 7 wks, then wkly for 3 of 4 wks | 67 | 63 | 67 | ||
Scheithauer | 2003 | 42 | Gem 2200 mg/m2 q 2 wks | 100 | 55 | 24 |
41 | Gem 2200 mg/m2 + Capecitabine 2500 mg/m2 d1-7 q 2 wks | 100 | 66 | 27 | ||
Herrmann | 2005 | 159 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 for 7 of 8 wks, then wkly for 3 of 4 wks | 79 | 53 | 53* |
160 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 d1, 8 + Capecitabine 2 × 650 mg/m2 d1-14 q 3 wks | 80 | 54 | 53* | ||
Cunningham | 2005 | 266 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 for 7 of 8 wks, then wkly for 3 of 4 wks | 71 | na | 82 |
267 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 d1, 8, 15 + Capecitabine 2 × 830 mg/m2 d1-21 q 4 wks | 70 | na | 81 |
Reference | Year | n | Treatment regimen | Stage IV (%) | Male (%) | PS 0–1 (%) |
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Oettle | 2005 | 282 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 for 3 of 4 wks | 92 | 54 | 88 |
283 | Gem 1250 mg/m2 d1, 8 + Pemetrexed 500 mg/m2 d8 q 3 wks | 90 | 60 | 85 | ||
Rocha Lima | 2004 | 180 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 for 7 of 8 wks, then wkly for 3 of 4 wks | 81 | 53 | 74 |
180 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 + Irinotecan 100 mg/m2 d1+8 q 3 wks | 82 | 57 | 78 | ||
Stathopoulos | 2006 | 70 | Gem 900 mg/m2 for 3 of 4 wks | 86 | 60 | 86 |
60 | Gem 900 mg/m2 d1, 8 + Irinotecan 300 mg/m2 d8, q 4 wks | 78 | 65 | 87 | ||
O'Reilly | 2004 | 174 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 for 7 of 8 wks, then wkly for 3 of 4 wks | 78 | 57 | 52* |
175 | Gem 1000 mg/m2 d1, 8 + Exatecan 2 mg/m2 d1+8 q 3 wks | 79 | 53 | 51* |
Gemcitabine plus platinum analog versus single-agent gemcitabine
Reference | Year | n | Treatment regimen | ORR (%) | p | Median PFS/TTP (mo) | p |
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Louvet | 2005 | 156 | Gemcitabine | 17.3 | 0.04 | 3.7 | 0.04 |
157 | Gemcitabine (FDR) + Oxaliplatin | 26.8 | 5.8 | ||||
Poplin | 2006 | 279 | Gemcitabine (standard) | 5 | -- | na | na |
277 | Gemcitabine (FDR) | 10 | -- | ||||
276 | Gemcitabine (FDR) + Oxaliplatin | 9 | -- | ||||
Heinemann | 2006 | 95 | Gemcitabine | 8.2 | -- | 3.1 | 0.053 |
95 | Gemcitabine + Cisplatin | 10.2 | 5.3 | ||||
Colucci | 2002 | 54 | Gemcitabine | 9.2 | 0.02 | 2.0 | 0.048 |
53 | Gemcitabine + Cisplatin | 26.4 | 5.0 | ||||
Viret | 2004 | 41 | Gemcitabine | 5 | -- | 2.5 | ns |
42 | Gemcitabine + Cisplatin | 7 | 2.2 |
Reference | Year | Treatment regimen | Median survival (mo) | p | HR | 95% CI |
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Louvet | 2005 | Gemcitabine | 7.1 | 0.13 | 0.82 | 0.64 – 1.05 |
Gemcitabine (FDR) + Oxaliplatin | 9.0 | |||||
Poplin | 2006 | Gemcitabine (standard) | 4.9 | -- | 0.83* | 0.69 – 1.00 |
Gemcitabine (FDR) | 6.0 | -- | 0.88** | 0.73 – 1.05 | ||
Gemcitabine (FDR) + Oxaliplatin | 5.9 | |||||
Heinemann | 2006 | Gemcitabine | 6.0 | 0.15 | 0.80 | 0.59 – 1.08 |
Gemcitabine + Cisplatin | 7.5 | |||||
Colucci | 2002 | Gemcitabine | 5.0 | 0.48 | 0.87 | 0.58 – 1.29 |
Gemcitabine + Cisplatin | 7.5 | |||||
Viret | 2004 | Gemcitabine | 6.7 | 0.73 | 0.92 | 0.59 – 1.45 |
Gemcitabine + Cisplatin | 8.0 |
Gemcitabine plus fluoropyrimidine versus single-agent gemcitabine
Reference | Year | n | Treatment regimen | ORR (%) | p | Median PFS/TTP (mo) | p |
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Berlin | 2002 | 162 | Gemcitabine | 5.6 | -- | 2.2 | |
160 | Gemcitabine + 5-FU (bolus) | 6.9 | 3.4 | 0.022 | |||
Riess | 2005 | 238 | Gemcitabine | 7.2 | -- | 3.5 | 0.44 |
235 | Gemcitabine + 5-FU (infusional) | 4.8 | 3.5 | ||||
DiCostanzo | 2005 | 48 | Gemcitabine | 8 | -- | 3.5 | -- |
43 | Gemcitabine + 5-FU (CI) | 11 | 4.5 | ||||
Scheithauer | 2003 | 42 | Gemcitabine | 14 | -- | 4.0 | -- |
41 | Gemcitabine + Capecitabine | 17 | 5.1 | ||||
Herrmann | 2005 | 159 | Gemcitabine | 7.9 | -- | 4.0 | 0.207 |
160 | Gemcitabine + Capecitabine | 10.1 | 4.8 | ||||
Cunningham | 2005 | 266 | Gemcitabine | 7.1 | 0.008 | na | na |
267 | Gemcitabine + Capecitabine | 14.2 | na |
Reference | Year | Treatment regimen | Median survival (mo) | p | HR | 95% CI |
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Berlin | 2002 | Gemcitabine | 5.4 | 0.09 | 0.82 | 0.65 – 1.03 |
Gemcitabine + 5-FU (bolus) | 6.7 | |||||
Riess | 2005 | Gemcitabine | 6.2 | 0.68 | 1.04 | 0.86 – 1.25 |
Gemcitabine + 5-FU (infusional) | 5.9 | |||||
DiCostanzo | 2005 | Gemcitabine | 7.8 | -- | na | na |
Gemcitabine + 5-FU (CI) | 7.5 | |||||
Scheithauer | 2003 | Gemcitabine | 8.2 | -- | 0.82 | 0.50 – 1.35 |
Gemcitabine + Capecitabine | 9.5 | |||||
Herrmann | 2005 | Gemcitabine | 7.3 | 0.314 | 0.89 | 0.70 – 1.12 |
Gemcitabine + Capecitabine | 8.4 | |||||
Cunningham | 2005 | Gemcitabine | 6.0 | 0.026 | 0.79 | 0.65 – 0.97 |
Gemcitabine + Capecitabine | 7.4 |
Gemcitabine plus other cytotoxic agent versus single-agent gemcitabine
Reference | Year | n | Treatment regimen | ORR (%) | p | Median PFS/TTP (mo) | p |
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Oettle | 2005 | 282 | Gemcitabine | 7.1 | 0.004 | 3.3 | 0.111 |
283 | Gemcitabine + Pemetrexed | 14.8 | 3.9 | ||||
Rocha Lima | 2004 | 180 | Gemcitabine | 4.4 | < 0.001 | 3.0 | 0.352 |
180 | Gemcitabine + Irinotecan | 16.1 | 3.5 | ||||
Stathopoulos | 2006 | 70 | Gemcitabine | 10 | 0.387 | 2.9 | 0.795 |
60 | Gemcitabine + Irinotecan | 15 | 2.8 | ||||
O'Reilly | 2004 | 174 | Gemcitabine | 7.1 | -- | 3.8 | 0.22 |
175 | Gemcitabine + Exatecan | 8.2 | 4.1 |
Reference | Year | Treatment regimen | Median survival (mo) | P | HR | 95% CI |
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Oettle | 2005 | Gemcitabine | 6.3 | 0.848 | 0.98 | 0.82 – 1.18 |
Gemcitabine + Pemetrexed | 6.2 | |||||
Rocha Lima | 2004 | Gemcitabine | 6.6 | 0.789 | 1.04 | 0.84 – 1.30 |
Gemcitabine + Irinotecan | 6.3 | |||||
Stathopoulos | 2006 | Gemcitabine | 6.5 | 0.970 | na | na |
Gemcitabine + Irinotecan | 6.4 | |||||
O'Reilly | 2004 | Gemcitabine | 6.2 | 0.52 | 0.93 | 0.74 – 1.17 |
Gemcitabine + Exatecan | 6.7 |
Total analysis of 15 randomized trials
Groups | n trials | n patients | HR | p | 95% CI |
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Gemcitabine versus Gemcitabine + Platinum Analog | 5 | 1248 | 0.85 | 0.010 | 0.76 – 0.96 |
Gemcitabine versus Gemcitabine + Fluoropyrimidine | 6 | 1813 | 0.90 | 0.03 | 0.81 – 0.99 |
Gemcitabine versus Gemcitabine + other cytotoxic agent | 4 | 1404 | 0.99 | 0.80 | 0.88 – 1.10 |
Total
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15
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4465
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0.91
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0.004
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0.85 – 0.97
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