Survival analysis of the metastatic cohort of Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM) GARIBALDI survey

This analysis from the GARIBALDI study was aimed to address the role of center self-declared expertise, type and commitment on the overall survival (OS) of patients with metastatic Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (mPDAC). Treatment-naïve patients ≥18-year with pathological diagnosis of mPDAC were enrolled. OS was defined as the time from chemotherapy start to death from any cause. The impact of clinical-demographic and centers characteristics on OS was evaluated using Cox models. Between July 2017 and October 2019, 473 patients enrolled in 43 centers were eligible for this analysis. Median age was 69.3 (first-third quartile 61.2–74.5); 46.1 % females; 90.8 % ECOG PS 0–1; 67.4 % had liver metastases; median CA19.9700.5 UI/mL (first-third quartile 77.5-6629.5). For 37.1 % of patients chemotherapy started