Randomized, phase II study of bevacizumab with mFOLFOX6 or FOLFOXIRI in patients with initially unresectable liver metastases from colorectal cancer: Resectability and safety in OLIVIA.
3619^ Background: Patients (pts) with unresectable colorectal cancer liver-only metastases (CLMs) may become resectable after downsizing by chemotherapy (CT) and biologic therapy. Although biologics are thought to improve overall response rate (ORR), the optimal combination of a biologic and CT for resectability remains uncertain. Methods: This open-label, multinational study randomized pts with unresectable CLMs to bevacizumab (BEV) plus mFOLFOX6 or FOLFOXIRI q2w. Resectability was assessed by interdisciplinary review. Unresectability was defined as ≥1 of the following: no possibility of upfront R0/R1 resection of all hepatic lesions, <30% estimated residual liver after resection, or disease in contact with major vessels of the remnant liver. The primary end point was overall resection rate (R0/R1/R2). Results: From 10/2008 to 12/2011, 80 pts were randomized to mFOLFOX6-BEV (n=39) or FOLFOXIRI-BEV (n=41). Pt characteristics were male (46% vs 71%), aged ≥60 y (36% vs 63%), ECOG PS of 1 (23% vs 37%), and ≥5 target CLMs (49% vs 49%) in the mFOLFOX6-BEV and FOLFOXIRI-BEV arms, respectively. Resection rate, ORR, and progression-free survival (PFS) data are shown (Table). Grade ≥3 adverse events (AEs) occurred in 84% and 95% of pts receiving mFOLFOX6-BEV and FOLFOXIRI-BEV, respectively, and included neutropenia (35% vs 48%; febrile, 8% vs 13%) and diarrhea (14% vs 28%). Conclusions: The results suggest that FOLFOXIRI-BEV improves resection rates, ORR, and long-term outcomes vs mFOLFOX6-BEV in pts with initially unresectable CLMs. CT- and BEV-related AEs occurred with the expected incidence and were manageable. FOLFOXIRI-BEV should be evaluated further as an effective regimen to downsize CLMs. Clinical trial information: NCT00778102. [Table: see text]