Right-sided colorectal cancer (RC): Response to first-line chemotherapy in FIRE-3 (AIO KRK-0306) with focus on early tumor shrinkage (ETS) and depth of response (DpR).

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 3586-3586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Walter Holch ◽  
Sebastian Stintzing ◽  
Swantje Held ◽  
Ludwig Fischer von Weikersthal ◽  
Thomas Decker ◽  
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3586 Background: Recent evidence suggests that benefit from anti-EGFR treatment is restricted to RAS wild-type left-sided colorectal cancer (LC) (Holch JW et al. Eur J Cancer 2017). However, these results are preliminary. We therefore investigated patients with RC enrolled in the FIRE-3 trial, which evaluated the efficacy of first-line FOLFIRI plus either cetuximab (cet) or bevacizumab (bev) in RAS wildtype mCRC. New metrics of tumor dynamics were used to characterize the patients. Methods: The splenic flexure was used to differentiate LC from RC. Survival analysis was done using Kaplan-Meier estimation and differences were expressed using Log-Rank test, hazard ratios (HR) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals. Central independent radiological data was used to calculate early tumor shrinkage ≥20% (ETS) and depth of response (DpR). Results: In total, 330 patients were assessable for central radiological evaluation. In patients with LC (n = 257), treatment with FOLFIRI + cet led to longer overall survival (OS) compared to FOLFIRI + bev (HR = 0.68, p = 0.016). In patients with RC (n = 68), OS was comparable between treatment arms (HR = 1.11, p = 0.715). In patients with RC and ETS < 20%, OS was inferior in patients treated with FOLFIRI + cet. In patients who reached ETS ≥20%, a comparable OS was evident between treatment arms (for further details of efficacy in patients with RC see table). Conclusions: Patients with RC do not represent a uniform population. ETS ≥20% defines a subgroup of patients where comparable treatment efficacy was observed with regard to OS, ORR and DpR by addition of cetuximab vs. bevacizumab to FOLFIRI. [Table: see text]

Cancers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 939 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caterina Vivaldi ◽  
Lorenzo Fornaro ◽  
Carla Cappelli ◽  
Irene Pecora ◽  
Silvia Catanese ◽  
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Early tumor shrinkage (ETS) and depth of response (DoR) predict favorable outcomes in metastatic colorectal cancer. We aim to evaluate their prognostic role in metastatic pancreatic cancer (PC) patients treated with first-line modified-FOLFIRINOX (FOLFOXIRI) or Gemcitabine + Nab-paclitaxel (GemNab). Hence, 138 patients were tested for ETS, defined as a ≥20% reduction in the sum of target lesions’ longest diameters (SLD) after 6–8 weeks from baseline, and DoR, i.e., the maximum percentage shrinkage in the SLD from baseline. Association of ETS and DoR with progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) was assessed. ETS was reached in 49 patients (39.5% in the FOLFOXIRI, 29.8% in the GemNab group; p = 0.280). In the overall population, ETS was significantly associated with better PFS (8.0 vs. 4.8 months, p < 0.001) and OS (13.2 vs. 9.7 months, p = 0.001). Median DoR was −27.5% (−29.4% with FOLFOXIRI and −21.4% with GemNab, p = 0.016): DoR was significantly associated with better PFS (9.0 vs. 6.7 months, p < 0.001) and OS (14.3 vs. 11.1 months, p = 0.031). Multivariate analysis confirmed both ETS and DoR are independently associated with PFS and OS. In conclusion, our study added evidence on the role of ETS and DoR in the prediction of outcome of PC patients treated with first-line combination chemotherapy.


2013 ◽  
Vol 104 (6) ◽  
pp. 718-724 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clemens Giessen ◽  
Ruediger P. Laubender ◽  
Ludwig Fischer von Weikersthal ◽  
Andreas Schalhorn ◽  
Dominik P. Modest ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 3588-3588
Author(s):  
Dominik Paul Modest ◽  
Ruediger Paul Laubender ◽  
Ludwig Fischer von Weikersthal ◽  
Ursula Vehling-Kaiser ◽  
Martina Stauch ◽  
...  

3588 Background: This study investigated the impact of early tumor-shrinkage (ETS) on progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) treated within the AIO KRK-0104-trial. ETS was previously shown to be a predictor of treatment response to cetuximab. The present analysis, for the first time, evaluates the correlation of ETS with outcome parameters in patients undergoing capecitabine-based therapy. It also aims to correlate the predictive value of ETS and cetuximab-induced skin toxicity. Methods: The AIO KRK0104 trial was performed as a randomised study comparing capecitabine/oxaliplatin (CAPOX) plus cetuximab to capecitabine/irinotecan (CAPIRI) plus cetuximab in the first-line treatment of mCRC. 121 patients were available for evaluation of ETS at 6 weeks. ETS was defined as a relative change of ≥20% in the sum of the longest diameters of target lesions compared to baseline. Results: Tumors of 63 patients (71% KRAS wild-type (wt), 100% skin reactions) developed ETS, 58 tumors did not develop ETS (53% KRAS wt, 86% skin reactions). ETS was associated with prolonged PFS (8.9 vs. 4.7 months, p<0.001, hazard ratio: 0.37) and OS (31.6 vs. 15.8 months, p=0.005, hazard ratio: 0.48) in patients with KRAS wt tumors but not in patients with KRAS mutant mCRC. ETS occurred more frequently with CAPOX- vs CAPIRI-based therapy (p=0.05). There was a highly significant correlation between the occurrence of ETS and cetuximab-related skin toxicity of any grade (I-III) (p=0.002). ETS was documented more frequently in patients with liver metastasis (p=0.09), metastatic involvement of <2 organs (p=0.09), KRAS wild-type tumors (p=0.06) and no previous adjuvant chemotherapy (p=0.06). Conclusions: In patients with KRAS wild-type mCRC receiving capecitabine- and cetuximab-based first-line therapy ETS correlates with prolonged PFS and OS. ETS also correlates with cetuximab-induced skin toxicity. Both parameters may therefore serve as post-randomisation surrogate markers of favourable outcome for cetuximab-based treatment.


2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 749-749
Author(s):  
Hiroshi Nakatsumi ◽  
Satoshi Yuki ◽  
Tetsuhito Muranaka ◽  
Hiraku Fukushima ◽  
Takashi Kato ◽  
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749 Background: It was reported that early tumor shrinkage (ETS) was associated with better overall survival (OS) in patients (pts) with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) receiving cetuximab. We investigated association of ETS with progression free survival (PFS) in pts with unresectable colorectal liver metastases (CLM) from HGCSG0802 observational cohort study in pts with mCRC treated with first-line bevacizumab (BV)-based chemotherapy. Methods: The objective of HGCSG0802 was to evaluate PFS, OS, time to treatment failure (TTF), response rate (RR), safety and so on. The key eligibility criteria were evaluable lesions, older than 20 years old, ECOG PS 0-2. In this analysis, association of ETS at 8 weeks from the start of chemotherapy with pts characteristics, PFS and TTF was evaluated. Pts characteristics were compared using Student-t test, chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test. PFS and TTF were analyzed with Kaplan-Meier method and compared using log-rank test. Univariate analysis for the association of pts characteristics with PFS and TTF was performed using log-rank test, and multivariate analysis was performed using Cox proportional hazards model. Results: Of 108 pts (the full analysis set), 74 pts with CLM were evaluable for ETS. Forty-nine pts (66.2%) had ETS ≥20%. The pts characteristics between ETS ≥20% and <20% were well balanced. The median PFS was 7.3 months in ETS <20% versus 10.0 months in ETS ≥20% (HR 0.55; p=0.025). In multivariate analysis for PFS, there was no significant difference between ETS ≥20% and <20% (HR 0.585; p=0.066). The median TTF (ETS <20% v ≥20%) was 5,1 months vs. 7.7 months (HR 0.46; p=0.003). In multivariate analysis for TTF, there was significant difference between ETS ≥20% and <20% (HR 0.509; p=0.017). Conclusions: In this analysis, ETS ≥20% might be positive predictive marker for PFS and TTF in pts with CLM receiving first-line BV-based chemotherapy.


2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (30) ◽  
pp. 3764-3775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hubert Piessevaux ◽  
Marc Buyse ◽  
Michael Schlichting ◽  
Eric Van Cutsem ◽  
Carsten Bokemeyer ◽  
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PurposeEarly tumor shrinkage (ETS) is associated with long-term outcome in patients with chemorefractory metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) receiving cetuximab. This association was investigated in the first-line setting in the randomized CRYSTAL and OPUS mCRC trials, after controlling for KRAS tumor mutation status.MethodsRadiologic assessments at week 8 were used to calculate the relative change in the sum of the longest diameters of the target lesions. Time-dependent receiver operating characteristics provided Cτ-indices (time-dependent c-index). Cox regression models and subpopulation treatment effect pattern plot analysis investigated associations between ETS (radiologic tumor size decrease at week 8) and survival and progression-free survival (PFS).ResultsIn both trials, in patients with KRAS wild-type mCRC, Cτ values for PFS and survival were higher (P < .001) in those receiving chemotherapy plus cetuximab versus chemotherapy alone, indicating a stronger predictive value of ETS for long-term outcome in these patients. In the CRYSTAL and OPUS trials, respectively, the cutoff value of ETS ≥ 20% (v < 20%) identified patients with KRAS wild-type mCRC receiving chemotherapy plus cetuximab with longer PFS (medians 14.1 v 7.3 months, hazard ratio [HR] = 0.32; P < .001, and medians 11.9 v 5.7 months, HR = 0.22; P < .001) and survival (medians 30.0 v 18.6 months, HR = 0.53; P < .001 and medians 26.0 v 15.7 months, HR = 0.43; P = .006).ConclusionETS was significantly associated with long-term outcome in patients with KRAS wild-type mCRC treated first-line with chemotherapy plus cetuximab. Validation in prospective trials is required to assess the value of this on-treatment marker in the clinical decision-making process.


2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 679-679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michitaka Nagase ◽  
Kentaro Yamazaki ◽  
Hiroshi Tamagawa ◽  
Shinya Ueda ◽  
Takao Tamura ◽  
...  

679 Background: Early tumor shrinkage (ETS) has been reported as an important predictor of favorable outcomes in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) receiving first-line chemotherapy. We investigated the impact of ETS on survival in a randomized phase III study (WJOG4407G), which directly compared mFOLFOX6+bevacizumab (Bev) with FOLFIRI+Bev as first-line treatment. Methods: The subjects of this study were patients with measurable lesions whose tumor responses at 8 weeks were evaluated. ETS was defined as 20% or more decrease in the sum of the longest diameters of target lesions (RECIST ver.1.0) at 8 weeks. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were compared between patients with ETS and without ETS in each treatment. Results: Of 402 patients enrolled in the WJOG4407G trial, 354 (mFOLFOX6+Bev/FOLFIRI+Bev 175/179) patients were evaluated for this analysis. In this population, response rate, median PFS, and median OS of mFOLFOX+Bev/FOLFIRI+Bev were 65.7/68.2%, 10.7/12.1 months (HR 0.916, 95%CI 0.725-1.157, p=0.281), and 28.9/31.9 months (HR 0.870, 95%CI 0.653-1.159, p=0.272), respectively. One hundred (57.1%)/113 (63.1%) patients in the FOLFOX+Bev/FOLFIRI+Bev groups achieved ETS. No significant difference of the ratio of the patients with ETS between both groups was observed (p=0.099). In the FOLFIRI+Bev group, both PFS and OS were significantly longer in patients with ETS than those without ETS while there were no remarkable differences in the mFOLFOX6+Bev group (see Table). Conclusions: There were substantial differences in PFS and OS between the patients with and without ETS in the FOLFIRI+Bev group, but not in the FOLFOX+Bev group. The impact of ETS on survival is suggested to be different according to chemotherapy regimens. Clinical trial information: UMIN000001396. [Table: see text]


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