Predictive model of systemic chemotherapy risks in pancreatic cancer patients with distant metastasis
AIM: To establish the predictive model of systemic chemotherapy risks in pancreatic cancer patients with distant metastasis. METHODS: Eighty-seven pancreatic cancer patients with distant metastasis treated with systemic chemotherapy using 5-fluorouracil, cisplatin or gemcitabine were analyzed retrospectively to investigate the prognostic factors. RESULTS: The overall median survival time of all the patients under study was 3.8 months, and the survival rates of 3, 6 and 12 months were 58%, 26% and 3% respectively. Cox proportional hazards model showed that independent poor prognostic factors were the presence of ascites, serum ChE level < 110 U/L, and age ≥ 65. CONCLUSION: The predictive model of systemic chemotherapy risks in pancreatic cancer patients with distant metastasis is: the relative risk of death (RRD) = exp (presence of ascites × 1.213 + serum ChE level × 1.065 + age ≥ 65 × 0.651).