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. 2021 Mar 23;26(6):e954–e962. doi: 10.1002/onco.13735

Table 2.

Interaction of PPI with treatment in terms of study outcomes

PPI and treatment OS PFS TTF Overall response Disease control Any grade 3/4 toxicities
HR (95% CI) p value p int HR (95% CI) p value p int HR (95% CI) p value p int HR (95% CI) p value p int HR (95% CI) p value p int HR (95% CI) p value p int
Univariate analysis
Non‐PPI user (n = 433) .042 .15 .44 .59 .65
FOLFIRI 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref)
mXELIRI

0.80

(0.65–0.99)

.044

0.92

(0.76–1.12)

.42

0.88

(0.73–1.06)

.18

1.47

(0.93–2.32)

.10

1.44

(0.93–2.24)

.10

0.51

(0.35–0.74)

.0005
PPI user (n = 49)
FOLFIRI 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref)
mXELIRI

1.58

(0.85–2.94)

.15

1.45

(0.81–2.60)

.22

1.11

(0.63–1.96)

.72

2.14

(0.59–7.68)

.25

1.06

(0.29–3.88)

.94

0.66

(0.22–2.05)

.48
Stratified analysis by the randomization factors
Non‐PPI user (n = 433) .012 .048 .25 .54 .510 .76
FOLFIRI 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref)
mXELIRI

0.76

(0.61–0.95)

.016

0.90

(0.73–1.10)

.29

0.84

(0.69–1.03)

.088

1.38

(0.85–2.23)

.19

1.62

(0.99–2.63)

.055

0.50

(0.33–0.74)

.0006
PPI user (n = 49)
FOLFIRI 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref) 1 (Ref)
mXELIRI

1.83

(0.96–3.48)

.064

1.73

(0.94–3.21)

.080

1.21

(0.68–2.17)

.52

2.17

(0.55–8.50)

.27

0.98

(0.24–4.00)

.98

0.60

(0.19–1.94)

.40

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; FOLFIRI, leucovorin, fluorouracil, and irinotecan; HR, hazard ratio; mXELIRI, modified capecitabine plus irinotecan; OS, overall survival; p int, p value for interaction between treatment and PPI; PFS, progression‐free survival; PPI, proton pump inhibitor; TTF, time to treatment failure.