Long term follow-up in cutaneous malignant melanoma: the relationship of maximal tumour thickness to disease free survival, disease recurrence and death

1984 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 507-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard W. Griffiths ◽  
James C. Briggs
Keyword(s):  
Disease Free Survival ◽  
Disease Recurrence ◽  
Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma ◽  
Free Survival ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Disease Free

scholarly journals Adjuvant Letrozole and Tamoxifen Alone or Sequentially for Postmenopausal Women With Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer: Long-Term Follow-Up of the BIG 1-98 Trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Ruhstaller ◽  
Anita Giobbie-Hurder ◽  
Marco Colleoni ◽  
Maj-Britt Jensen ◽  
Bent Ejlertsen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Contralateral Breast Cancer ◽  
Disease Free Survival ◽  
Luminal Breast Cancer ◽  
Free Survival ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Disease Free

Purpose Luminal breast cancer has a long natural history, with recurrences continuing beyond 10 years after diagnosis. We analyzed long-term follow-up (LTFU) of efficacy outcomes and adverse events in the Breast International Group (BIG) 1-98 study reported after a median follow-up of 12.6 years. Patients and Methods BIG 1-98 is a four-arm, phase III, double-blind, randomized trial comparing adjuvant letrozole versus tamoxifen (either treatment received for 5 years) and their sequences (2 years of one treatment plus 3 years of the other) for postmenopausal women with endocrine-responsive early breast cancer. When pharmaceutical company sponsorship ended at 8.4 years of median follow-up, academic partners initiated an observational, LTFU extension collecting annual data on survival, disease status, and adverse events. Information from Denmark was from the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group Registry. Intention-to-treat analyses are reported. Results Of 8,010 enrolled patients, 4,433 were alive and not withdrawn at an LTFU participating center, and 3,833 (86%) had at least one LTFU report. For the monotherapy comparison of letrozole versus tamoxifen, we found a 9% relative reduction in the hazard of a disease-free survival event with letrozole (hazard ratio [HR], 0.91; 95% CI, 0.81 to 1.01). HRs for other efficacy end points were similar to those for disease-free survival. Efficacy of letrozole versus tamoxifen for contralateral breast cancer varied significantly over time (0- to 5-, 5- to 10-, and > 10-year HRs, 0.62, 0.47, and 1.35, respectively; treatment-by-time interaction P = .005), perhaps reflecting a longer carryover effect of tamoxifen. Reporting of specific long-term adverse events seemed more effective with national registry than with case-record reporting of clinical follow-up. Conclusion Efficacy end points continued to show trends favoring letrozole. Letrozole reduced contralateral breast cancer frequency in the first 10 years, but this reversed beyond 10 years. This study illustrates the value of extended follow-up in trials of luminal breast cancer.

Long-term results of salvage cryotherapy for prostate cancer.

2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (7_suppl) ◽  
pp. 108-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Williams ◽  
C. Martinez ◽  
V. Chalasani ◽  
C. Lu ◽  
C. Ng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
Gleason Score ◽  
Cancer Recurrence ◽  
Disease Free Survival ◽  
Disease Recurrence ◽  
Free Survival ◽  
Salvage Cryotherapy ◽  
Disease Free

108 Background: The optimum treatment of Prostate cancer recurrence following external bean radiation therapy (EBRT) remains a controversial topic. The primary problem with comparing salvage techniques following EBRT is the lack of long term data. We reviewed the long- term overall survival, disease-specific survival and disease free survival of patients who have undergone salvage cryotherapy to the prostate gland. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on all patients undergoing salvage cryotherapy for locally recurrent prostate cancer after EBRT by a single surgeon at a single institution from 1995-2004. Patients preoperative, perioperative and postoperative data was reviewed and recorded. Should a patient no longer be followed by the urology service the Patients and the patient's primary care physician or urologist were contacted. Mortality data, PSA results, bone scan results and any details of hormone therapy were recorded for this study. Results: 187 patients were included in the current study from which 176 patients had records available for follow up giving a follow up rate of 94%. Mean follow up was 7.46 years (1-14 years). 52 patients were followed for greater than 10 years. Average time to prostate cancer recurrence in patients who developed recurred was 2.3 years and average time to hormone therapy in these patients was 2.8 years. Overall survival at 10 years was high at 87%. Risk factors for recurrence of tumour identified were presalvage PSA, preradiation and presalvage gleason score. Preradiation gleason score had little impact on survival. PSA nadir of >1.0ng/mL was highly predictive of early recurrence. Disease-free survival rates of between 39 and 64% depending on risk factors. Conclusions: Cryotherapy has a definite role in the management of prostate cancer, representing a minimally invasive salvage treatment with acceptable 10 year disease free survival (DFS) of upwards of 39% and specific groups attaining 10 year DFS of 64%. Presalvage PSA and Gleason score are the best predictors of disease recurrence, whilst preradiation gleason score did not correlate with risk of disease recurrence. A PSA Nadir greater than 1 ng/mL indicates a poor prognosis in which early ADT should be strongly considered. No significant financial relationships to disclose.

Factors Predicting Long Term Survival after Reduced Intensity Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation in Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Blood ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 110 (11) ◽  
pp. 326-326
Author(s):  
Charles F. Craddock ◽  
Sudhir Tauro ◽  
Joanne E. Gregory ◽  
Laura Buckley ◽  
Janice Ward ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Patients ◽  
Conditioning Regimen ◽  
Disease Free Survival ◽  
Term Survival ◽  
Free Survival ◽  
Long Term Follow Up ◽  
Disease Free ◽  
Reduced Intensity

Abstract Allogeneic stem cell transplantation (SCT) performed using a reduced intensity conditioning (RIC) regimen represents an important new treatment modality in older patients with high risk acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) whose outlook with conventional chemotherapy would be poor. However assessment of its role has been hampered by the absence of long term follow-up data. Furthermore factors determining survival after RIC SCT have not been rigorously defined. In order to examine the anti-leukemic activity of RIC allografts in more detail we have examined the outcome of 170 patients with AML transplanted using a uniform conditioning regimen over a ten year period. Long term follow-up data (maximum 119 months) was collected on patients transplanted using a conditioning regimen consisting of fludarabine (30 mg/m2 x 5 days), melphalan 140 mg/m2 x 1 day and alemtuzemab (10 mg x 5 days). The median age of transplanted patients was 54 years (range 18–71). 88 patients were in CR1 at the time of transplant, 63 CR2/3 and 19 had relapsed or refractory disease. Cytogenetic information was available on 149 patients and of these 33 patients had adverse risk and 116 intermediate risk cytogenetics by MRC criteria. 83 transplants were performed using an HLA identical sibling donor and 87 using a volunteer unrelated donor. The 100 day transplant related mortality was 9%. 29% of patients developed Grade II-IV acute GVHD and 22% chronic GVHD. The 3 year overall survival (OS) for the whole group was 48% and 3 year disease free survival (DFS) 45%. 20 patients remain in remission more than five years post-transplant. Survival was significantly influenced by status at transplant (p=0.01), patient age (p= 0.01) and presentation cytogenetics (p=0.05) as determined by multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression. The 3 yr OS for patients transplanted in CR1 or CR2 was 51% and 52% respectively compared to 13% for patients with relapsed/refractory disease. Three year OS for patients with intermediate risk cytogenetics was 52% compared with 34% for adverse risk patients. Three year OS for patients under 60 years was 51% compared with 36% for older patients. This study demonstrates the ability of RIC allografts to deliver encouraging long term disease free survival rates in high risk AML. Pre-transplant characteristics can be used to predict outcome after a RIC allograft and older patients with active disease at the time of transplant or adverse cytogenetics require novel strategies in order to improve long term survival.

5-Year Results of Dose-Intensive Sequential Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Women With High-Risk Node-Positive Breast Cancer: A Phase II Study

1999 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1118-1118 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Hudis ◽  
M. Fornier ◽  
L. Riccio ◽  
D. Lebwohl ◽  
J. Crown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Overall Survival ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Adjuvant Chemotherapy ◽  
Disease Free Survival ◽  
Free Survival ◽  
Dose Dense ◽  
Disease Free

PURPOSE: We conducted a phase II pilot study of dose-intensive adjuvant chemotherapy with doxorubicin followed sequentially by high-dose cyclophosphamide to determine the safety and feasibility of this dose-dense treatment and to estimate the disease-free and overall survival in breast cancer patients with four or more involved axillary lymph nodes. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Seventy-three patients received adjuvant treatment with four cycles of doxorubicin 75 mg/m2 as an intravenous bolus every 21 days, followed by three cycles of cyclophosphamide 3,000 mg/m2 every 14 days with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support. RESULTS: Seventy-one patients were assessable, and all but two completed all planned chemotherapy. There was no treatment-related mortality. The most common toxicity was neutropenic fever, which occurred in 39% of patients. Median disease-free survival is 66 months (95% confidence interval, 34 to 98 months), and median overall survival has not yet been reached. At 5 years of follow-up, the disease-free survival is 51.7%, and overall survival is 60.0%. There is no long-term treatment-related toxicity, and no cases of acute myelogenous leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome have been observed. CONCLUSION: Our pilot study of doxorubicin followed by cyclophosphamide demonstrates the safety and feasibility of the sequential dose-dense plan. Long-term follow-up, although noncomparative, is promising. However, this regimen is associated with a higher incidence of toxicity (and also higher costs) than the standard dose and schedule of doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide, and therefore it should not be used as conventional therapy in the absence of demonstrated improvement of outcome. Randomized trials testing the dose-dense approach have been completed but not yet reported. Because the sequential plan can decrease overlapping toxicities, it is an appropriate platform for the addition of newer active agents, such as taxanes or monoclonal antibodies.

Age and Response after Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (ASCT) Define a Group of Long-Term Event-Free Survivors among Patients (Pts) with Low-Grade Follicular Lymphoma (FL): A Single Institution Experience.

Blood ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 104 (11) ◽  
pp. 1883-1883
Author(s):  
Charalambos Andreadis ◽  
Elise A. Chong ◽  
Edward A. Stadtmauer ◽  
Selina M. Luger ◽  
David L. Porter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Disease Free Survival ◽  
Autologous Bone Marrow ◽  
Large Cell ◽  
High Dose ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Free Survival ◽  
Disease Free

Abstract Introduction: FL is generally responsive to conventional-dose chemotherapy but long term disease-free survival (DFS) is uncommon. High-dose chemo-radiotherapy followed by ASCT has the potential to induce remission in this disease but the long-term benefit of this modality remains to be determined. Methods: Between 1990 and 2003, we transplanted 52 pts originally diagnosed with low-grade FL (31 grade 1, 21 grade 2). Twenty-five (48%) had biopsy-proven large cell transformation (FL grade 3 or diffuse large cell lymphoma) before ASCT. The median number of prior therapies was 2 (range: 1 to 7). Prior to ASCT, 45 pts (87%) were responsive to salvage therapy with 20 pts (38%) in CR. Five pts (10%) had chemo-resistant disease at the time of ASCT. High-dose regimens included BCNU-cyclophosphamide-etoposide (31%), melphalan/TBI (27%), and cyclophosphamide/TBI (25%). Thirty-eight pts (73%) received peripheral stem cells (PSCT) and 14 pts (27%) received autologous bone marrow (BM) with 4-hydroxyperoxycyclophosphamide (4-hc) purging in 9 cases (17%). The median age was 49 yrs (range: 29–65). Results: There was 1 treatment-related death during the first 100 days. After ASCT, 36 pts (69%) achieved a CR, 2 (4%) had a PR, and 7 (13%) had stable disease. Among those in CR, 20 (56%) had a CR pre-ASCT, 14 (41%) had a lesser response, and 1 (3%) was chemo-resistant. Median follow-up (f/u) of survivors was 5.3 yrs (range: 1.7 months to 12.4 yrs). The median overall survival (OS) has not yet been reached. The median event-free survival (EFS) is 3.4 yrs (range: 1.7 months to 12.4 yrs). Among complete responders, more than 50% are disease free at last follow-up (range 1.7 months to 12.1 yrs). Variables favorably affecting EFS and OS are age < 60 yrs (p = 0.007, 0.015 respectively), achievement of a CR after ASCT (p = 0.002, 0.001), absence of transformation (p = 0.038, 0.017), BM vs. PSCT (p = 0.042, 0.086), and 4-hc BM purging (p = 0.044, 0.059). Number of prior regimens, response prior to ASCT, type of preparative regimen, and addition of TBI, were not significantly associated with EFS, DFS, or OS. In multivariable analysis, achievement of CR after ASCT and age < 60 yrs are the only significant predictors of EFS and OS. Adjusted for age, 53% of pts with a CR after ASCT are alive and event-free at last f/u (range: 2.4 months to 12.4 yrs) (Figure 1). In contrast, the median EFS among pts without a CR is 0.5 yrs (range: 1.7 months to 5.3 yrs). Conclusion: ASCT is a reasonable therapeutic approach to FL, resulting in long term EFS for some pts, even with relapsed, refractory and/or transformed disease. In our experience, significant predictors of EFS and OS after ASCT are complete response and age <60. The appropriate application and timing of ASCT in the management of pts with FL needs to be further evaluated in randomized, controlled clinical trials. Figure Figure

Impact of Molecular Markers and Cytogenetic Abnormalities on Long-Term Overall Survival and Disease-Free Survival after Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) for Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML) patients

Blood ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 112 (11) ◽  
pp. 4476-4476
Author(s):  
Mauricette Michallet ◽  
Mohamad Sobh ◽  
Xavier Thomas ◽  
Carole Charlot ◽  
Fiorenza Barraco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Markers ◽  
Myeloid Leukemia ◽  
Disease Free Survival ◽  
Hematopoietic Stem ◽  
Free Survival ◽  
Cytogenetic Abnormalities ◽  
Allogeneic Hsct ◽  
Disease Free

Abstract We performed a retrospective analysis from our transplant registry on first allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantations (HSCT) for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients (pts) between 1996 and 2007. Our principal objective was to analyze the impact of molecular markers on the long-term overall and disease-free survival (OS and DFS) after first allogeneic HSCT. We found 364 pts, only 63 pts had retrospectively available conserved cells at diagnosis. The expression levels of WT1, Evi1, Flt3 and Hoxa9 were performed by quantitative RT-RQPCR. The mutational status of MLL duplication, FLT3 (internal tandem duplication or nucleotide substitutions) (ITD), NPM1 and CEBPα were determined by PCR, RFLP and/or sequencing analysis. All pts except 1 had a karyotype analysis at diagnosis. Among these 63 pts, there were 27 (43%) males and 36 (57%) females, with a median age of 41 years (18-64). The FAB classification was M0: 6, M1: 10, M2: 13, M4: 6, M5: 21, M6: 3, M7: 1 and 3 unclassified. Concerning the karyotype analysis, 25 (40%) pts had a normal karyotype, 37 (60%) pts presented cytogenetic abnormalities classified as favourable prognosis in 5 cases (8%), intermediate in 13 cases (21%) and poor in 19 cases (31%). Regarding the molecular markers evaluated in all pts: 4(6%) pts had Flt3over-expressed (ov-ex), 19 (30%) FLT3 ITD+, 3 (5%) MLLdup, 10 (16%) Hoxa9 ov-ex, 7 (11%) Evi1 ov-ex, 15 (24%) NPM1mut+, 25 (40%) WT1 ov-ex and 1 CEBPαmut+ (this marker was evaluated only in 12 pts). Associations between these markers and the karyotype prognosis groups are shown in Figure1. Twenty three (36%) pts had no abnormal molecular markers and 40 (54%) pts had at least one abnormal marker: 10 (16%) 1 marker, 10 (16%) 2 markers, 12 (19%) 3 markers, 4 (6%) 4 markers and 4 (6%) 5 markers. Concerning the karyotype, among the 23 negative molecular pts, 22 have been evaluated and there were 9 (41%) normal, 11 (50%) poor and 2 (9%) favourable; and among the 40 positive pts, 16 (40%) were normal, 8 (20%) poor, 13 (32.5%) intermediate and 3 (7.5%) favourable. Concerning transplantation, 50% of HSCT were done after 2004 and the median interval between diagnosis and transplantation was 6 months (2.6–68.5). Before conditioning, 41 pts were in CR (26 CR1, 14 CR2 and 1 CR3), 8 in PR and 14 in relapse. Twenty five (40%) pts received a non-myelo-ablative conditioning and 38 (60%) a myelo-ablative one. There were 34 sex-mismatched (21 M→F and 13 F→M), 21 ABO incompatibility (6 minor and 15 major), 55 were HLA matched and 8 mismatched. Twenty three (36.5%) pts received PBSC, 37 (59%) bone marrow and 4 (6.5%) cord blood cells from 47 (75%) HLA siblings and 16 (25%) unrelated donors. After transplantation, 59 (94%) pts engrafted, 42 developed AGVHD (21gr1, 13 gr2 and 8 gr4), and among 51 evaluable pts, 13 developed cGVHD (7 limited and 6 extensive). At the last follow-up, 20 pts have relapsed, 29 pts are alive (28 CR and 1PR) and 34 died [18 (53%) from TRM and 16 (47%) from relapse]. At the median follow-up of 48 months, the OS and DFS for the whole population were 40% (33–47) and 40% (34–46) respectively with a maximum follow-up of 130 months and for the different subgroups according to karyotype and molecular markers the results are shown in Table 1. The univariate analysis showed a significant impact of FLT3 ITD and over-expression of FLT3RQ on long-term DFS, (p=0.03 and p=0.02 respectively), and a trend on long-term OS (p=0.08). Concerning the karyotype and some other markers (MLL, EVI1, NPM1 and Hoxa9), we did not observe any significant difference because of small number of pts in some subgroups. The known benefic impact of NPM1mut+, was erased because the majority of this group presented an associated FLT3 ITD+. In addition, we are performing a multivariate analysis that will be presented. In conclusion, allogeneic HSCT in this high risk population of AML pts, allowed a good probability of long-term OS and DFS, despite the presence of high number of bad molecular markers and cytogenetic abnormalities. Finally, AML pts with FLT3 ITD+ seem not benefit from allogeneic HSCT as well as patients with NPM1mut+ associated with FLT3ITD+. Figure 1. Frequencies and distribution of different molecular markers and karyotype subgroups Figure 1. Frequencies and distribution of different molecular markers and karyotype subgroups Table 1. OS and DFS according to different molecular markers and karyotype subgroups

Long-Term Disease-Free Survival of Patients with AML Relapse After T-Cell-Depleted Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation by Re-Induction Therapy and Subsequent Interferon-Boosted Donor Lymphocyte Infusion

Blood ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 118 (21) ◽  
pp. 3064-3064
Author(s):  
M. Eefting ◽  
C.J.M. Halkes ◽  
S. Kersting ◽  
W.A.F. Marijt ◽  
P.A. von dem Borne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Induction Therapy ◽  
Acute Gvhd ◽  
Disease Free Survival ◽  
Remission Induction ◽  
Free Survival ◽  
Grade 3 ◽  
Disease Free

Abstract Abstract 3064 Relapse of AML after allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT) has a very poor prognosis. Salvage re-induction chemotherapy leads to clinical remissions in a substantial number of patients, but these remissions tend to be of short duration. In contrast, donor lymphocyte infusions (DLI) have the potential to effect long-lasting remissions, but the interval of several weeks to months that is required to develop a DLI-induced anti-leukemia response may prevent efficient control of a highly proliferative leukemia. In addition, a high tumor burden may suppress the immune response. In contrast, the combination of efficient cytoreduction by chemotherapy with DLI administered in rapid succession under circumstances favoring the development of an early and profound immune response might have the potential to eradicate otherwise resistant leukemia cells. We therefore adopted an institutional therapeutic strategy for relapsed myeloid leukemia post-allogeneic SCT based on administration of DLI at the anticipated end of the neutropenic phase after salvage re-induction chemotherapy. At this time point, the high prevalence of a pro-inflammatory milieu should favor the induction of the immune response, and an expected state of lymphopenia should promote the expansion of infused T cells by homeostatic proliferation. If 3 weeks after DLI no graft versus host disease (GvHD) was observed, the potential anti-leukemia immune response was further amplified by treatment with interferon- α (IFN- α) until GvHD occurred. Between January 2000 and December 2009 44 patients with relapsed myeloid malignancy after alloSCT were treated at our hospital. Pre-transplant diagnoses were AML n=40, CMML n=1 and MDS n=3. Median time from SCT to relapse was 187 days. Median follow-up after relapse was 3.1 years. 5 patients had a smouldering relapse (<10% bone marrow blasts) and 39 patients had an overt relapse. Of 39 patients with overt relapse, 7 patients (18%) did not receive re-induction therapy due to poor performance status (n=5) or patient choice (n=2). 32 patients received remission-induction therapy consisting of gemtuzumab ozogamycin (n=9), cytosine arabinoside-containing chemotherapy (n=17), or both (n=6). Following this treatment, 7 of 32 patients had rapidly progressive disease during induction therapy (n=6) or died due to toxicity (n=1) and did not receive DLI. The remaining 25 patients received DLI at a dose of 5.0×10 ^6 CD3+ cells/kg for related and 2.5×10 ^6 CD3+ cells/kg for unrelated donors 3 weeks after the start of remission-induction therapy. In 16 of these patients DLI was boosted with IFN- α 3.0×10 ^6 IE once daily. This strategy resulted in acute GvHD in 17 of 25 patients (n=8 grade 1–2, n=9 grade 3–4). At 6 weeks after DLI, 16 patients had reached CR, 5 patients had failed to reach CR (2 with GvHD) and 4 suffered treatment-related mortality (3 with GvHD). Of the 16 patients in CR, 4 had no signs of GvHD and developed a second relapse during the follow-up period. Only 3 of 12 patients in CR with signs of acute GvHD at 6 weeks after DLI developed a second relapse. In total, 9 of 17 patients (53%) with acute GvHD after DLI had long term survival versus none without acute GvHD. During follow-up, 8 patients developed chronic GvHD (n=4 limited, n=4 extensive). Finally, 5 patients with an early detected smouldering relapse received DLI, which was boosted with IFN- α in 2 patients, without salvage re-induction therapy. All 5 patients developed GvHD (n=2 grade 1–2, n=3 grade 3–4) and 3 patients achieved a CR of whom 1 patient died from GvHD. Our results indicate that treatment of relapsed AML after alloSCT with salvage re-induction therapy followed by DLI at the end of the neutropenic phase during minimal residual disease, with additional boosting of the immune response with IFN- α, can result in long-term disease-free survival. Disclosures: Off Label Use: Interferon: DLI-boosting.

Oxaliplatin/5FU/LV in adjuvant colon cancer: Updated efficacy results of the MOSAIC trial, including survival, with a median follow-up of six years

2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 4007-4007 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. de Gramont ◽  
C. Boni ◽  
M. Navarro ◽  
J. Tabernero ◽  
T. Hickish ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Colon Cancer ◽  
Disease Free Survival ◽  
Significant Benefit ◽  
Stage Ii ◽  
Free Survival ◽  
Resected Stage ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Disease Free

4007 Background: The MOSAIC study was designed to evaluate the effects of the FOLFOX4 regimen (5-FU/LV + oxaliplatin) on 3- year disease free survival (DFS) probability in patients with stage II and III colon cancer. Methods: Patients (n=2246) with completely resected stage II (40%) or III (60%) colon cancer were randomly assigned to receive 5-FU/LV (LV5FU2) or FOLFOX4 every 2 weeks for 12 cycles. Results: Results for the primary endpoint of the study (for the overall population, with a median follow-up [FU] of 3 years), showed a significant benefit in DFS for the FOLFOX4-treated patients (78.2% vs 72.9%; HR: 0.77, p=0.002) (André et al, NEJM, 2004). Patients were followed beyond the 3-year cut-off for DFS and overall survival (OS) updates. Final DFS, at 5 years FU, are consistent with earlier results (HR: 0.80, p = 0.003). In addition, at a median FU of 6 years, the study demonstrates a significant benefit in OS for the stage III patients. Summary of OS results (median FU 6 years) Long-term safety update shows no increase in the rate of secondary cancer (5.0% in both treatment arms). Conclusions: These results confirm the benefit of the FOLFOX4 regimen in adjuvant colon cancer patients. [Table: see text] No significant financial relationships to disclose.

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