Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Irinotecan hydrochloride liposome HR070803 in combination with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin in locally advanced or metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma following prior gemcitabine-based therapy (PAN-HEROIC-1): a phase 3 trial

 

HR070803 group (n = 149)

Placebo group (n = 149)

Age, years

60 (52–66)

59 (54–65)

Male

95 (63.8)

93 (62.4)

ECOG performance status

 0

25 (16.8)

26 (17.5)

 1

124 (83.2)

123 (82.6)

Pancreatic tumor location

 Head

60 (40.3)

65 (43.6)

 Body

6 (4.0)

7 (4.7)

 Tail

62 (41.6)

59 (39.6)

 Multicentric

21 (14.1)

18 (12.1)

Clinical TNM stage

 Stage II-III (locally advanced)

5 (3.4)

6 (4.0)

 Stage IV (metastatic)

144 (96.6)

142 (95.3)

Site of metastatic lesions

 Liver

110 (73.8)

100 (67.1)

 Lung

38 (25.5)

40 (26.9)

 Lymph node, regional

49 (32.9)

44 (29.5)

 Lymph node, distant

42 (28.2)

55 (36.9)

 Peritoneum

21 (14.1)

12 (8.1)

 Other

54 (36.2)

55 (36.9)

Number of metastatic sites

 0

1 (0.7)

3 (2.0)

 1

40 (26.8)

45 (30.2)

 2

58 (38.9)

49 (32.9)

 3

33 (22.1)

33 (22.1)

 ≥ 4

17 (11.4)

19 (12.8)

UGT1A1 gene mutation

 UGT1A1*28

4 (2.7)

5 (3.4)

 UGT1A1*6a

2 (1.3)

3 (2.0)

CA19-9, U/mL

267.3 (64.5–1523.5)

503.8 (68.6–2056.0)

Albumin

 < 40 g/L

45 (30.2)

46(30.9)

 ≥ 40 g/L

104 (69.8)

103(69.1)

Previous antitumor therapy

 Gemcitabine monotherapy

27 (18.1)

22 (14.8)

 Gemcitabine combination

139 (93.3)

137 (91.9)

 Fluorouracil-based

15 (10.1)

15 (10.1)

 Paclitaxel monotherapy

3 (2.0)

1 (0.7)

 Surgery for pancreatic cancer

72 (48.3)

68 (45.6)

Duration since the diagnosis of the disease, months

6.7 (4.5–9.9)

6.9 (3.7–9.7)

  1. Data are median (IQR) or n (%)
  2. ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, IQR Interquartile range
  3. aData were missing for one patient in the placebo group