In pancreatectomy patients, quality-of-life measures showed no major differences between pasireotide and placebo groups.
In plain wordsIn pancreatectomy patients, quality-of-life measures showed no major differences between pasireotide and placebo.
- Peptide
- Pasireotide
- Outcome
- Direction not reportedQuality of life
- Study
n = 260
- Comparator
- Placebo
- Analysis
- Secondary
- Outcome group
- Quality of life · Whole body
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Source sentences
No major differences were observed between the pasireotide and placebo groups.
4 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
This secondary analysis aimed to describe quality of life (QoL) before and after resection, to characterize the impact of PC on QoL, and to assess whether pasireotide improves QoL.
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of preoperative pasireotide in patients undergoing pancreatectomy was conducted.
Participants completed the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) C30 and PAN26 modules preoperatively and on postoperative days 14 and 60.
All questionnaires were completed by 87 % (260/300) of the patients.