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. 2020 Jul 6;80(10):1007–1018. doi: 10.1007/s40265-020-01336-6

Table 2.

Efficacy of liposomal irinotecan plus 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin in patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma after previous gemcitabine-based therapy: results from the NAPOLI-1 study

Regimen [no. of pts] Median OS Median PFS ORRa
mo (95% CI) HR (95% CI) mo (95% CI) HR (95% CI) % (95% CI) RD (95% CI)
Primary analysis (ITT population; after 313 OS events) [23]
 nal-IRI + 5-FU/LVb,c [117] 6.1 (4.8–8.9)d 0.67 (0.49–0.92)* 3.1 (2.7–4.2) 0.56 (0.41–0.75)** 16.2 (9.6–22.9)e 15.4 (8.5–22.3)**
 5-FU/LVc,f [119] 4.2 (3.3–5.3)d 1.5 (1.4–1.8) 0.8 (0–2.5)e
Pre-specified sensitivity analysis (PP population; after 313 OS events) [34]
 nal-IRI + 5-FU/LVb,c [66] 8.9 (6.4–10.5) 0.57 (0.37–0.88)* 4.3 (3.1–5.7) 0.46 (NR)** 22.7 (NR) NR**
 5-FU/LVc,f [71] 5.1 (4.0–7.2) 1.6 (1.4–2.6) 1.4 (NR)
Final analysis (ITT population; after 382 OS events) [33]
 nal-IRI + 5-FU/LVb,c [117] 6.2 (4.8–8.4) 0.75 (0.57–0.99)* 3.1 (2.7–4.2) 0.57 (0.43–0.76)** 17 (10–24) 16.3 (9.2–23.3)**
 5-FU/LVc,f [119] 4.2 (3.3–5.3) 1.5 (1.4–1.8) 1 (0–2)

5-FU 5-fluorouracil, HR (unstratified) hazard ratio, inf. infusion, ITT intention-to-treat, LV leucovorin, mo months, nal-IRI liposomal irinotecan, NR not reported, ORR objective response rate, OS overall survival, PFS progression-free survival, PP per protocol, pts patients, RD rate difference

*p < 0.05, **p ≤ 0.0001 vs. 5-FU/LV

aAs per RECIST version1.1 criteria

b90-min inf. of nal-IRI 80 mg/m2 (salt base; equivalent to 70 mg/m2 free‐base) then a 30-min inf. of LV 400 mg/m2 and then a 46-h inf. of 5-FU 2400 mg/m2 for each 2-week cycle

cPts randomized under protocol 2 only

dPrimary efficacy endpoint

eResult reported in EU summary of product characteristics [17]

f30-min inf. of LV 200 mg/m2, then 24-h inf. of 5-FU 2000 mg/m2 for weeks 1–4 of each 6-week cycle