A Passardi1, O Nanni2, D Tassinari3, D Turci4, L Cavanna5, A Fontana6, S Ruscelli7, C Mucciarini8, V Lorusso9, A Ragazzini2, G L Frassineti7, D Amadori7. 1. Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori. Electronic address: alessandro.passardi@irst.emr.it. 2. Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Trials, IRST IRCCS, Meldola. 3. Department of Oncology, Per gli Infermi Hospital, Rimini. 4. Oncology Unit, S. Maria delle Croci Hospital, Ravenna. 5. Medical Oncology Unit, Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital, Piacenza. 6. Oncology Unit, University Hospital of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena. 7. Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori. 8. Medical Oncology Unit, Ramazzini Hospital, Carpi. 9. Medical Oncology Unit, Vito Fazzi Hospital, Lecce; Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Tumori, Bari, Italy.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We report the results from a first-line phase III randomized clinical trial on metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of adding bevacizumab (B) to standard first-line chemotherapy (CT). PATIENTS AND METHODS: mCRC patients were randomized to receive first-line CT (FOLFIRI or FOLFOX4) plus B (arm A) or CT only (arm B). The primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS). Secondary end points included overall survival (OS), response rate (ORR) and safety. Three hundred and fifty patients and 310 events were required to have an 80% statistical power to detect a difference in PFS between the groups. RESULTS:Between November 2007 and March 2012, 376 patients were randomized. About 60% of patients received FOLFOX4 and 40% FOLFIRI. After a median follow-up of 36 months, 343 progressions and 275 deaths had been observed in the overall population. The median PFS was 9.6 [95% confidence interval (CI) 8.2-10.3] and 8.4 (95% CI 7.2-9.0) months for arms A and B, respectively, with a hazard ratio of 0.86 (95% CI 0.70-1.07; P = 0.182). No statistically significant differences in OS or ORR were observed. B-containing regimens were associated with more frequent hypertension, bleeding, proteinuria and asthenia. CONCLUSIONS: The addition of B to standard first-line CT for mCRC did not provide a benefit in terms of PFS, OS or ORR. Further research is warranted to better identify the target population. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER: NCT01878422.
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BACKGROUND: We report the results from a first-line phase III randomized clinical trial on metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of adding bevacizumab (B) to standard first-line chemotherapy (CT). PATIENTS AND METHODS: mCRC patients were randomized to receive first-line CT (FOLFIRI or FOLFOX4) plus B (arm A) or CT only (arm B). The primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS). Secondary end points included overall survival (OS), response rate (ORR) and safety. Three hundred and fifty patients and 310 events were required to have an 80% statistical power to detect a difference in PFS between the groups. RESULTS: Between November 2007 and March 2012, 376 patients were randomized. About 60% of patients received FOLFOX4 and 40% FOLFIRI. After a median follow-up of 36 months, 343 progressions and 275 deaths had been observed in the overall population. The median PFS was 9.6 [95% confidence interval (CI) 8.2-10.3] and 8.4 (95% CI 7.2-9.0) months for arms A and B, respectively, with a hazard ratio of 0.86 (95% CI 0.70-1.07; P = 0.182). No statistically significant differences in OS or ORR were observed. B-containing regimens were associated with more frequent hypertension, bleeding, proteinuria and asthenia. CONCLUSIONS: The addition of B to standard first-line CT for mCRC did not provide a benefit in terms of PFS, OS or ORR. Further research is warranted to better identify the target population. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER: NCT01878422.
Authors: David L Chan; Nick Pavlakis; Jeremy Shapiro; Timothy J Price; Christos S Karapetis; Niall C Tebbutt; Eva Segelov Journal: PLoS One Date: 2015-08-14 Impact factor: 3.240