Efficacy and safety of raltitrexed combinations with uracil-tegafur or Mitomycin C as salvage treatment in advanced colorectal cancer patients.

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 662-662
Author(s):  
Metin Ozkan ◽  
Oktay Bozkurt ◽  
Halit Karaca ◽  
Ersin Ozaslan ◽  
Osman Onur Daloglu ◽  
...  

662 Background: Oxaliplatin and irinotecan in combination with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) accepted as the standard treatment. There is no standard treatment approach for patients after progression with these agents. In this study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and side effects of patients with previously treated metastatic colorectal cancer a salvage combination with oral 5-fluorouracil (tegafur-uracil UFT) or Mitomycin C and Raltitrexed. Methods: In the 7 centers, data of 62 patients who received Raltitrexed 2.6 mg/m2 (max. 5 mg) (day 1) and UFT 500 mg/day (1-14. days), or Mitomycin C 6mg/m2 (day 1) every 3 weeks, with a diagnosis of metastatic colorectal cancer, between December 2008 and June 2013 has been analyzed retrospectively. Overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and toxicity profiles were evaluated. Results: The median age of patients was 51 (min-max: 18-76 years), and 35 (56%) were male and 27 (44%) were female. Thirty nine patients (63%) had ECOG performance status 0 and 1. Four patients (10%) received a combination of UFT and Raltitrexed at the second line and 38 patients (90%) had third, fourth, and fifth lines. Otherwise Mitomycin C plus Raltitrexed protocol used at the second and third lines. Twelve patients (19%) developed grade 3/4 toxicities as diarrhea and fatigue and 13 patients (21%) needed to dose reduction. In all patients the median PFS was 3 months (%95 CI, 2,65–3,34) and the median OS was 6 months (%95 CI, 2,09–9,90). Two groups were evaluated separately; the median PFS was 3 months (%95 CI, 2,60–3,39) and median OS was 6 months (%95 CI, 2,47–9,53) in UFT arm and, the median PFS was 3 months (%95 CI, 1,64–4,35) and median OS was 12 months (%95 CI, 2,83–21,1) in Mitomycin C arm. Statistical significance could not be determined (p>0.05). Conclusions: Thecombination of Raltitrexed with UFT and Mitomycin C showed an acceptable survival time and toxicity in the treatment of patients with previously treated mCRC. It could be considered as a salvage treatment option in mCRC.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 71-71
Author(s):  
Azim Jalali ◽  
Hui-Li Wong ◽  
Rachel Wong ◽  
Margaret Lee ◽  
Lucy Gately ◽  
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71 Background: For patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) treatment with Trifluridine/Tipiracil, also known as TAS-102, improves overall survival. In Australia, TAS-102 was initially made available locally through patients self-funding, later via an industry sponsored Medicine Access Program (MAP) and then via the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS). This study aims to investigate the efficacy and safety of TAS-102 in real world Australian population. Methods: A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from the Treatment of Recurrent and Advanced Colorectal Cancer (TRACC) registry was undertaken. The characteristics and outcomes of patients receiving TAS-102 were assessed and compared to all TRACC patients and those enrolled in the registration study (RECOURSE). Results: Across 13 sites, 107 patients were treated with TAS-102 (non-PBS n = 27, PBS n = 80), The median number of patients per site was 7 (range: 1-17). The median age was 60 years (range: 31-83), compared to 67 for all TRACC patients and 63 for RECOURSE. Comparing registry TAS-102 and RECOURSE patients, 75% vs 100% were ECOG performance status 0-1, 74% vs 79% had initiated treatment more than 18 months from diagnosis of metastatic disease and 39% vs 49% were RAS wild type. Median time on treatment was 10.4 weeks (range: 1.7-32). Median clinician assessed progression-free survival was 3.3 compared to RECIST defined PFS of 2 months in RECOURSE study, while median overall survival was the same at 7.1 months. Two patients (2.3%) had febrile neutropenia and there were no treatment-related deaths in the real-world series, where TAS102 dose at treatment initiation was at clinician discretion. In the RECOURSE study there was a 4% febrile neutropenia rate and one treatment-related death. Conclusions: TRACC registry patients treated with TAS102 were younger than both TRACC patients overall and those from the RECOURSE trial. Less strict application of RECIST criteria and less frequent imaging may have contributed to an apparently longer PFS. However overall survival outcomes achieved with TAS102 in real world patients were comparable to findings from this pivotal trial with an acceptable rate of major adverse events.


2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 3540-3540 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shota Fukuoka ◽  
Toshikazu Moriwaki ◽  
Hiroya Taniguchi ◽  
Atsuo Takashima ◽  
Yosuke Kumekawa ◽  
...  

3540 Background: It is unclear which drug of REG or TAS-102 should be used earlier for the patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) who have access to both drugs. This study investigated the comparison of the efficacy between REG and TAS-102 in patients with refractory to standard chemotherapies. Methods: The clinical data of patients who were treated with REG or TAS-102 among these drugs naive mCRC patients between Jun 2014 and Sep 2015 were retrospectively delivered from 24 institutions of Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum (JSCCR). The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS). Propensity score (PS) was calculated with a logistic regression, in which using baseline parameters were included. Two methods, adjusted and matched analysis, to take propensity score were used. The clinical outcomes were evaluated with Kaplan-Meier method and Cox models based on PS adjustment and matching. Results: Total of 589 patients were enrolled and 550 patients (223 patients in the REG group and 327 patients in the TAS-102 group) met criteria for inclusion in the analysis. The results from PS adjusted analyses showed that OS was similar between the two groups (HR of TAS-102 to REG, 0.96; 95% confidence interval, 0.78–1.18). There were also no statistically significant differences between two groups for progression-free survival (HR 0.94) and time to ECOG Performance status≥2 (HR 1.00), expect for time to treatment failure (HR 0.81; P = 0.025). In the subgroup analysis, REG showed favorable survival compared with TAS-102 in the age of < 65 years patients and unfavorable survival in ≥65 years patients (P for interaction = 0.012). In the PS matched sample (174 patients in each group), the clinical outcomes were similar to the results of the PS adjusted analysis. Conclusions: Although REG and TAS-102 showed a similar efficacy in mCRC patients with refractory to standard chemotherapies, the choice of the drug by age might affect the survival. Supported by JSCCR. Clinical trial information: UMIN000020416


2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 469-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Raymond Ferry ◽  
Tae Won Kim ◽  
Tormod Kyrre Guren ◽  
Jayesh Desai ◽  
Luis Marcelo Villanueva ◽  
...  

469 Background: The phase III VELOUR study demonstrated that adding the novel antiangiogenic agent aflibercept (known as ziv-aflibercept in the United States) to FOLFIRI in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer previously treated with oxaliplatin significantly improved overall survival, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall response rate versus placebo-FOLFIRI. We performed an additional analysis of PFS “on-treatment,” censoring events that occurred more than 28 days after last treatment dose. Methods: Patients were randomized to receive aflibercept 4 mg/kg or placebo every 2 weeks in combination with FOLFIRI. An independent review committee determined progression based on radiologic review. PFS was estimated using Kaplan-Meier analysis, with censoring of events after the last dose plus 28 days. Treatment groups were compared using a log-rank test stratified by ECOG performance status and prior bevacizumab therapy. Hazard ratio (HR) and confidence interval (CI) were estimated using a Cox proportional hazard model. Results: On-treatment PFS results are shown in the Table. Patients on aflibercept-FOLFIRI showed significantly increased on-treatment PFS compared with patients on placebo-FOLFIRI. More patients were censored in the aflibercept arm due to adverse events, thus decreasing the number of events. Conclusions: On-treatment PFS with aflibercept-FOLFIRI was significantly increased compared with placebo-FOLFIRI, which is consistent with the PFS benefit observed in the primary analysis. Clinical trial information: NCT00561470. [Table: see text]


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 108-108
Author(s):  
Benjamin Adam Weinberg ◽  
Manel Rakez ◽  
Benoist Chibaudel ◽  
Tim Maughan ◽  
Richard Adams ◽  
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108 Background: Primary tumor sidedness has emerged as a prognostic and predictive biomarker for patients (pts) with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Tumor bulk has also been postulated to predict response to anti-EGFR therapy. We sought to evaluate the role of tumor bulk as a predictive biomarker to anti-EGFR therapy in pts with left- (LS) and right-sided (RS) mCRC. Methods: Data from 476 pts with mCRC enrolled across 2 first-line trials of anti-EGFR plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy were pooled. Pts were included if there was available information on tumor sidedness and tumor bulk. All were KRAS wild-type and BRAF wild-type or unknown BRAF status. The right colon was defined as the cecum through the transverse colon, and the left colon as the splenic flexure through the rectum. Tumor bulk was the mean tumor size of target lesions at baseline, bulky defined as > 3.5 cm. Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were assessed using Kaplan-Meier and Cox models adjusting for performance status (PS), platelet count, primary tumor (PT) resection, number of metastatic sites, and stratified by study. Results: Pts with bulky tumors (211, 44%) had higher PS, white blood cell and platelet counts, higher CEA, fewer sites of metastatic disease, more liver than lung metastases, and fewer had PT resection. OS and PFS medians in months (mos) are presented in the table with 95% confidence intervals (95%CIs). Bulky tumors had inferior median OS compared with non-bulky (mOS, 17.9 vs. 21.3 mos, HRadj 1.33, 95% CI 1.05-1.69, P = 0.016) although median PFS was similar (mPFS, 8.6 vs. 8.7 mos, HRadj 1.15, 95% CI 0.92-1.42, P = 0.21). Conclusions: Tumor bulk is an independent prognostic factor for OS in KRAS wild-type and BRAF wild-type or unknown BRAF status pts. Pts with non-bulky RS tumors have survival outcomes similar to pts with bulky LS tumors. Although the mPFS for pts with RS tumors treated with anti-EGFR therapy was the lowest across subgroups, this finding was not statistically significant. Further research is warranted into whether pts with bulky RS tumors benefit from anti-EGFR therapy. Clinical trial information: NCT00182715, NCT00640081. [Table: see text]


2013 ◽  
Vol 70 (21) ◽  
pp. 1887-1896 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clement Chung ◽  
Nisha Pherwani

Abstract Purpose The pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, clinical efficacy, safety, and administration of ziv-aflibercept in combination therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) are reviewed. Summary Ziv-aflibercept (Zaltrap, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and sanofi-aventis) is a novel recombinant fusion protein that targets the angiogenesis signaling pathway of tumor cells by blocking vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptors that play a key role in tumor growth and metastasis; it is a more potent VEGF blocker than bevacizumab. Ziv-aflibercept is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use in combination with fluorouracil, irinotecan, and leucovorin (the FOLFIRI regimen) for second-line treatment of patients with mCRC who have disease progression during first-line oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy. A Phase III trial demonstrated that relative to FOLFIRI therapy alone, the use of ziv-aflibercept was associated with significantly improved patient response, overall survival, and progression-free survival in patients with good performance status at baseline, including some who had received prior bevacizumab therapy. The most common grade 3 or 4 adverse effects associated with ziv-aflibercept use in clinical studies were neutropenia, hypertension, and diarrhea; the U.S. product labeling warns of potential hemorrhage and other treatment-related risks. Conclusion Current clinical data are insufficient to directly compare ziv-aflibercept and bevacizumab when used with standard combination chemotherapy as first- or second-line regimens for mCRC. The role of ziv-aflibercept is currently limited to the second-line setting in combination with irinotecan-based regimens in mCRC patients who have not received irinotecan previously. The role of ziv-aflibercept in chemotherapy for other tumor types is yet to be determined.


ESMO Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. e000375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-David Fumet ◽  
Nicolas Isambert ◽  
Alice Hervieu ◽  
Sylvie Zanetta ◽  
Jean-Florian Guion ◽  
...  

Background5-Fluorouracil plus irinotecan or oxaliplatin alone or in association with target therapy are standard first-line therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Checkpoint inhibitors targeting PD-1/PD-L1 demonstrated efficacy on mCRC with microsatellite instability but remain ineffective alone in microsatellite stable tumour. 5-Fluorouracil and oxaliplatin were known to present immunogenic properties. Durvalumab (D) is a human monoclonal antibody (mAb) that inhibits binding of programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) to its receptor. Tremelimumab (T) is a mAb directed against the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4). This study is designed to evaluate whether the addition of PD-L1 and CTLA-4 inhibition to oxaliplatin, fluorouracil and leucovorin (FOLFOX) increases treatment efficacy.MethodsThis phase II study (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03202758) will assess the efficacy and safety of FOLFOX/D/T association in patients with mCRC (n=48). Good performance status patients (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group <2) with untreated, RAS mutational status mCRC will be eligible. Prior adjuvant therapy is allowed provided recurrence is >6 months postcompletion. There is a safety lead in nine patients receiving FOLFOX/D/T. Assuming no safety concerns the study will go on to include 39 additional patients. Patients will receive folinic acid (400 mg/m²)/5-fluorouracil (400 mg/m² as bolus followed by 2400 mg/m2 as a 46-hour infusion)/oxaliplatin (85 mg/m2) every 14 days with D (750 mg) D1 every 14 days and T (75 mg) D1 every 28 days. After six cycles of FOLFOX only D/T will continue until disease progression, death, intolerable toxicity, or patient/investigator decision to stop. Primary endpoint is safety and efficacy according to progression-free survival (PFS); secondary endpoints include overall response rate and quality of life. Hypothesis is that a PFS of 50% at 6 months is insufficient and a PFS of 70.7% is expected (with α=10%, β=10%). Blood, plasma and tumour tissue will be collected and assessed for potential prognostic and predictive biomarkers.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (28) ◽  
pp. 3499-3506 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Van Cutsem ◽  
Josep Tabernero ◽  
Radek Lakomy ◽  
Hans Prenen ◽  
Jana Prausová ◽  
...  

Purpose Treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) commonly involves a fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy regimen such as infusional fluorouracil, leucovorin, and irinotecan (FOLFIRI) or fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin, often combined with bevacizumab or an epidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibody. We studied the effect of adding the novel antiangiogenic agent aflibercept (also known as ziv-aflibercept in the United States) to FOLFIRI in patients with mCRC previously treated with oxaliplatin, including patients who received prior bevacizumab. Patients and Methods Patients were randomly assigned to receive aflibercept (4 mg/kg intravenously; 612 patients) or placebo (614 patients) every 2 weeks in combination with FOLFIRI. Treatment was administered until disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. The primary end point was overall survival. Results Adding aflibercept to FOLFIRI significantly improved overall survival relative to placebo plus FOLFIRI (hazard ratio [HR], 0.817; 95.34% CI, 0.713 to 0.937; P = .0032) with median survival times of 13.50 versus 12.06 months, respectively. Aflibercept also significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS; HR, 0.758; 95% CI, 0.661 to 0.869; P < .0001), with median PFS times of 6.90 versus 4.67 months, respectively. The effects on overall survival and PFS exhibited a consistent trend across prespecified subgroup analyses, including bevacizumab pretreated patients. Response rate was 19.8% (95% CI, 16.4% to 23.2%) with aflibercept plus FOLFIRI compared with 11.1% (95% CI, 8.5% to 13.8%) with placebo plus FOLFIRI (P = .0001). Adverse effects reported with aflibercept combined with FOLFIRI included the characteristic anti–vascular endothelial growth factor effects and also reflected an increased incidence of some chemotherapy-related toxicities. Conclusion Aflibercept in combination with FOLFIRI conferred a statistically significant survival benefit over FOLFIRI combined with placebo in patients with mCRC previously treated with oxaliplatin.


2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Volker Kaechele ◽  
Jürgen Hess ◽  
Wolfgang Schneider-Kappus

Trifluridine/tipiracil (FTD/TPI) significantly improves overall survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). The most common treatment-related event (grade ≥3) was hematological toxicity. We here report long-term disease-stabilizing FTD/TPI treatment of an mCRC patient (KRAS wild-type, ECOG performance status 1 at baseline and at the end of FTD/TPI therapy) with multifocal synchronous metastases and a longstanding history of extensive hematological events during previous treatments. Finally, this 62-year-old male patient was treated for 10 months with FTD/TPI by consecutive alteration of treatment parameters: (i) initial daily dose reduction to 80 mg (72% of the recommended dose), (ii) 20 days dose delay, (iii) a second and later third dose reduction to 70 mg and 60 mg (about 64% and 55%, respectively, of the recommended dose), and (iv) 30 µg per day of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor administration first for 3 days, and later for 5 days, for each treatment cycle.


2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e19074-e19074
Author(s):  
K. Kudo ◽  
F. Ohyanagi ◽  
A. Horiike ◽  
E. Miyauchi ◽  
I. Motokawa ◽  
...  

e19074 Background: S-1 is a novel oral 5-fluorouracil derivative that exhibits obvious activity against various tumor types including NSCLC. However, the effects of S-1 against SCLC have not been reported. The present phase II trial assesses the efficacy and safety of S-1 in previously treated SCLC patients. Methods: Eligible patients had pathologically documented SCLC that relapsed after platinum-based chemotherapy, ECOG performance status (PS) 0–2, and adequate bone marrow, kidney and liver function. Patients with untreated or symptomatic brain metastasis were excluded. Treatment comprised the oral administration of S-1 at 40 mg/m2 twice each day for 28 days every 6 weeks. The primary end point was the objective tumor response rate (RECIST). Secondary endpoints included progression-free survival and overall survival. Results: Twenty-six evaluable patients were enrolled (Simon's two-stage optimal design; α = 0.1; β = 0.1; P0 = 0.05; P1 = 0.25) with the following characteristics: male: female, 22/4; median age, 68 (33 - 79) y; PS0–1, n = 21; PS2, n = 5. The median number of prior treatment regimens was 2 (1–3). S-1 was administered for a mean of 1.3 cycles (1 - 5). One patient (3.8%) partially responded, 10 (38.5%) had stable and 15 (57.7%) had progressive disease. The overall response rate was 3.8% and the disease control rate was 42.3%. The median time to progression was 33 days. The median survival time was 8.0 months and the 1-year survival rate was 23%. This regimen was well tolerated. The common grade 3/4 toxicities included neutropenia (7.7%), leukopenia (7.7%), anemia (7.7%), hyponatremia (7.7%), rush (7.7%), infection (7.7%), and diarrhea (3.8%). None of the patients developed febrile neutropenia and no deaths were attributed to treatment. Conclusions: S-1 is well tolerated but has low activity as a single agent in previously treated patients with SCLC. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 630-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tohru Sasaki ◽  
Mizutomo Azuma ◽  
Wasaburo Koizumi ◽  
Tomohisa Egawa ◽  
Atsushi Nagashima ◽  
...  

630 Background: Reintroduction of oxaliplatin seems to have clinical benefits for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer refractory to standard chemotherapy regimens. A interim analysis of RE-OPEN study reported 38.9% of disease control rate (DCR) in ASCO GI 2013, but it is still unknown who will receive benefits from reintroduction of oxaliplatin. Methods: Among patients in whom oxaliplatin was reintroduced in the 7 participating hospitals, we retrospectively studied patients who had previously received oxaliplatin and irinotecan and patients who had a response of stable disease or better during initial treatment with oxaliplatin. Results: From June 2009 through January 2013, oxaliplatin was reintroduced in 53 patients (31 men and 22 women). The median age was 64 years, and the performance status was 0 in 24 patients and 1 in 29. The reasons for discontinuing initial treatment with oxaliplatin were progressive disease in 36 patients, adverse events in 14 and others in 3. The response rate (RR), DCR, the median progression-free survival (PFS), and the median overall survival were 3.8%, 47.2%, 105 days, and 313 days, respectively. As for adverse events, allergic reactions to oxaliplatin (grade 1 or higher) occurred in 26% of the patients. RR, DCR, and PFS in 44 patients with the oxaliplatin-free-interval (OFI) over 6 months were 4.6%, 54.6%, and 119 days, respectively, and were statistically better than those in 9 patients with OFI less than 6 months (0%, 11.1%, and 84 days). Reintroduction of oxaliplatin with bevacizumab showed better PFS than that without bevacizumab (114 days and 78 days, respectively). Conclusions: Reintroduction of oxaliplatin was suggested to be one option for the management of colorectal cancer that is resistant to standard therapy, especially in patients with OFI over 6 months. Bevacizumab may enhance the results of reintroduction treatment.


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