Table 2. Commonly used neoadjuvant/conversion chemotherapy regimens for resectable or borderline resectable pancreatic cancer.
Regimen | Detailed protocol |
ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; 5-FU, 5-fluorouracil. | |
Gemcitabine + albumin-bound paclitaxel | Albumin-bound paclitaxel 125 mg/m2 ivgtt, d 1, 8
Gemcitabine 1,000 mg/m2 ivgtt, d 1, 8 Repeat every 3 weeks |
FOLFIRINOX (only for patients with ECOG PS
score 0−1) |
Oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 ivgtt, d 1
Irinotecan 180 mg/m2 ivgtt, d 1 Calcium folinate 400 mg/m2 ivgtt, d 1 5-FU 400 mg/m2 bolus d 1 Followed by 5-FU 2,400 mg/m2 continuous infusion over 46 h Repeat every 2 weeks |
mFOLFIRINOX (only for patients with ECOG PS score 0−1) | Oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2 ivgtt, d 1
Irinotecan 150 mg/m2 ivgtt, d 1 Calcium folinate 400 mg/m2 ivgtt, d 1 5-FU 2,400 mg/m2 continuous infusion over 46 h Repeat every 2 weeks |