Effectiveness and tolerability of FOLFOXIRI regimen in the third- and subsequent lines of therapy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e15584-e15584
Author(s):  
Kseniya Yakimovich ◽  
Mariya Alaniya ◽  
Polina Shilo ◽  
Anastasia Mochalova ◽  
Evgeny Ledin

e15584 Background: Options of therapy are limited for patients with colorectal cancer who developed disease progression during standard 5-FU-, oxaliplatin-, and irinotecan-contained regimens. There is straight information about synergy of irinotecan (SN-38) and oxaliplatin gained from fundamental and early clinical trials. We aimed to analyze effectiveness and safety of triple drug-combination of 5-FU, oxaliplatin and irinotecan (FOLFOXIRI) in heavily pretreated patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Methods: Patients with a metastatic colorectal cancer who received more than 2 lines of standard 5-FU-, oxaliplatin- and irinotecan-based doublet regimens with or without targeted therapy were included. Reinduction of chemotherapy in previous lines was allowed. The retrospective analysis of medical histories was done. Eligible patients had to receive number of cycles that were sufficient for response rate estimation. Disease response was evaluated according to RECIST 1.1 criteria. Survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier method. Tolerability was estimated by CTCAE v. 5.0. Results: Forty-six patients were included in retrospective per protocol analysis. The median follow-up was 19 months. The median number of previous lines of chemotherapy was 2 (2-6). Primary resistance to oxaliplatin- and irinotecan-based chemo during previous lines was noted in 20 patients (43%) and 16 patients (35%), respectively, while seven patients (15%) developed the primary resistance to both agents given in a sequential order. All patients were treated with targeted therapy during previous treatment lines. The median of FOLFOXIRI cycles was 8 (range, 2-19). Two patients (4%) were treated with FOLFOXIRI without any targeted agents. The objective response rate was 33% (n = 15). The disease stabilization was reached in 43% (n = 20). The disease control rate was 76% (n = 35). Eleven patients (24%) had the progression of disease at the first follow-up. The median progression free survival and median overall survival were 6 months and 11 months, respectively. Toxicity was evaluated in 35 patients. The most common severe adverse events (grade 3 and 4) were neutropenia (46%) and fatigue (26%). Treatment was delayed in 20 patients (57%), and 13 patients (37%) required dose reduction. One patient had to discontinue treatment due to unacceptable toxicity. Conclusions: According to our study FOLFOXIRI provides the objective response and increased life expectancy in heavily pretreated patients. The further assessment of FOLFOXIRI regimen for refractory colorectal cancer in the prospective trials is needed.

1997 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 251-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
P Rougier ◽  
R Bugat ◽  
J Y Douillard ◽  
S Culine ◽  
E Suc ◽  
...  

PURPOSE To assess the efficacy of irinotecan (CPT-11) in the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer in both chemotherapy-naive and pretreated patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS Two hundred thirteen patients (aged 18 to 75 years) with metastatic colorectal cancer, World Health Organization (WHO) performance status < or = 2, and life expectancy > or = 3 months were treated with CPT-11 350 mg/m2 every 3 weeks. All 178 patients eligible for efficacy analysis had not received more than one prior fluorouracil (5-FU)-based chemotherapy regimen (adjuvant or palliative) and had adequate hematologic, renal, and hepatic function. RESULTS Primary tumor sites were the colon (71%) and rectum (28%). Sixty-six percent of the patients had > or = two metastatic sites. Ninety-eight percent of the patients had undergone previous surgery, and 77.5% had received prior chemotherapy. Thirty-two of 178 eligible patients achieved on objective response (four complete responses [CRs] and 28 partial responses [PRs]; response rate, 18%; 95% confidence interval, 12.6% to 24.4%), 65 were stable, and 59 progressed. The response rate was 17.7% in the pretreated group and 18.8% in the chemotherapy-naive group. Within the former subgroup, response rates of 16.1% were reported in patients who were progressive on prior 5-FU chemotherapy and 19.1% in patients who were progressive off such treatment. The median duration of objective response (9.1 months) and median time to achievement of a response (9.3 weeks) did not differ between chemotherapy-naive and pretreated patients. The most frequent adverse events were neutropenia, which developed in 80% of the patients, delayed diarrhea (87%), alopecia (88%), fatigue (81%), and nausea/vomiting (77%). All these adverse events were manageable. Severe (WHO grade 3 or 4) neutropenia was only observed in 18% of the cycles, leukopenia in 11%, delayed diarrhea in 11%, and nausea and vomiting in 3%. Development of simultaneous grade 3 or 4 neutropenia and delayed diarrhea during 4% of the cycles was the safety issue of greatest concern. CONCLUSION CPT-11 has definite activity in the treatment of advanced metastatic colorectal cancer both in chemotherapy-naive and in pretreated patients who experienced disease progression on 5-FU, which suggests a lack of cross-resistance between CPT-11 and 5-FU. Diarrhea and neutropenia, the major toxicities of CPT-11, contribute to the risk to develop febrile neutropenic sepsis.


2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 14555-14555
Author(s):  
P. Zoran ◽  
D. Tarabar ◽  
R. Doder

14555 Background: This is a phase II study combination of capecitabine plus bevacizumab for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer after failure of both irinotecan- and oxaliplatin-containing regimens. Methods: The dose of capecitabine was 1000 mg/m2, administered twice daily for 14 days every 3 weeks. Bevacizumab was given at a dose of 5mg/kg on day 1 as i.v. infusion every 3 weeks. Treatment was repeated until the occurrence of disease progression or unaccepted toxicity. Results: Twenty-eight patients were enrolled. Of 28 patients, the overall response rate was 14.3% and the disease control rate was 42.9%. With a median follow-up period of 7 months, median time to progression and overall survival duration were 3 months and 14 months, respectively. The 1-year survival rate of all patients was 60.7%. The most common treatment-related grade 3/4 hematological toxicities included leukopenia/neutropenia in 4 patients and thrombocytopenia in 3 patients. Nonhematologic toxicities attributable to bevacizumab included bleeding in 3 patients, hypertension in 4 patients, thromboses in 3 patients, proteinuria in 5 patients, and gastrointestinal perforation in 1 patient. Conclusions: This drug regimen was well tolerated and combination of bevacizumab and capecitabine shows potential as third line chemotherapy in heavily pretreated patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


Oncology ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Moon Ki Choi ◽  
Yongjun Cha ◽  
Ji Yeon Baek

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Due to few efficacious options in later lines of therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), there has been considerable interest in the possibility of retreatment with previously administered agents. This study investigated the efficacy and safety of irinotecan retreatment (IRI2) in patients with refractory mCRC. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We performed a retrospective analysis of patients with mCRC who were retreated with irinotecan-based regimens. The retreatment regimens with anti-epidermal growth factor receptor therapies were excluded. <b><i>Results:</i></b> A total of 64 patients were included. Patients had a median age of 56 years and were offered mainly in the setting of third- or fourth-line therapy with IRI2. The disease control rate was 78.2% including an objective response of 23.5%. Median progression-free survival and overall survival were 5.5 and 19.3 months, respectively. The most frequent grade 3 or higher toxicities were nausea/vomiting (27.9%) and neutropenia (25%). <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> IRI2 might be a reasonable option for heavily pretreated patients with mCRC who achieved disease control with prior irinotecan therapy.


2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 561-561
Author(s):  
S. Yuki ◽  
K. Shitara ◽  
M. Yoshida ◽  
D. Takahari ◽  
S. Utsunomiya ◽  
...  

561 Background: Weekly cetuximab and irinotecan is a standard regimen in heavily pretreated patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (MCRC). The aim of this study was to prospectively evaluate the efficacy of combination chemotherapy with biweekly cetuximab and irinotecan in patients with pretreated MCRC harboring wild-type KRAS. Methods: Patients with wild- type KRAS MCRC that had progressed after chemotherapy with irinotecan, oxaliplatin, and fluoropyrimidine were included in this study. Cetuximab was administered at 500 mg/m2 biweekly with irinotecan. The primary endpoint was response rate. The secondary endpoints included adverse events, progression-free survival, and overall survival. The pharmacokinetics of cetuximab was also evaluated in five patients. Results: From May, 2009 to February, 2010, a total of 31 patients were enrolled from five institutions. One patient was not eligible. Among the 30 assessable patients, ECOG PS was 0 in 12, 1 in 16, and 2 in two patients. The objective response rate was 30.0% (95% confidence interval [CI], 14.7-49.4), and the disease control rate (complete response, partial response, or stable disease) was 76.7% (95%CI, 61.4-92.3). The median progression-free survival was 5.3 months (95%CI, 3.4-7.3). Grade 3 skin toxicity was observed in 3 patients (10%), and treatment related death due to pneumonia occurred in one patient. Conclusions: The efficacy data are similar to those of standard dose of cetuximab plus irinotecan. Combination chemotherapy with biweekly cetuximab and irinotecan is effective for pretreated metastatic wild-type KRAS MCRC. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 573-573
Author(s):  
H. Shimodaira ◽  
H. Soeda ◽  
M. Gamoh ◽  
H. Andoh ◽  
T. Yamaguchi ◽  
...  

573 Background: Activating mutation of the KRAS gene is a predictive biomarker for loss of efficacy to anti-EGFR antibody therapy. However, this was mainly established by the evidences of Caucasian studies. Then, this prospective study investigated the role of KRAS mutations on efficacy and safety to cetuximab plus irinotecan in Japanese patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Methods: We conducted a prospective study to analyze objective response to cetuximab plus irinotecan in molecularly defined KRAS wild-type (WT) or mutant subgroups of chemotherapy-refractory mCRC. KRAS mutations were detected by direct sequence on DNA from formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue of patients treated in 11 centers in Japan. Additional EGFR related genes such as BRAF, PIK3CA etc. and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity related polymorphism in FCγRIIa and RIIIa genes were also examined. Results: Forty-three patients were enrolled. KRAS mutations were found in 31.7% of 41 eligible patients. Response rate (RR) to cetuximab plus irinotecan, the primary endpoint of the study, was 17.9% and 0% for the patients with tumor harboring WT and mutant KRAS, respectively. No significant differences in toxicity were observed between the KRAS WT and mutant groups. Detail statistical analyses are ongoing. Conclusions: We confirmed that KRAS status is a useful predictive maker for the efficacy to cetuximab plus irinotecan therapy in Japanese mCRC patients, even though the response rate in the KRAS WT group was lower than expected. [Table: see text]


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e14007-e14007
Author(s):  
Stefano Chong Hun Kim

e14007 Background: Bevacizumab with FOLFIRI or FOLFOX regimen is the standard of care in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). As second line regimen after FOLFOX, FOLFIRI-3 has showed a significantly better PFS in comparison with other irinotecan-based regimen. We therefore evaluated the safety, efficacy and possible predictive factors for FOLFIRI-3 in combination with bevacizumab as initial treatment for mCRC. Secondarily, we evaluated the feasibility of Capecitabine-Bevacizumab maintenance. Methods: We conducted a phase II, multicentric trial of FOLFIRI-3 regimen (irinotecan 100mg/m2 day 1, LV 200mg/m2 day 1, 5-FU bolus 400 mg/m2 day 1 followed by a 36-h 5-FU continuous infusion 2400 mg/m2, irinotecan 100mg/m2 day 3) with bevacizumab (5mg/kg day 1) repeated every 2 weeks, as first-line treatment in mCRC for 6 months, followed by maintenance treatment with bevacizumab (7.5 mg/kg day 1) and capecitabine (1000 mg/m2 day 1 to 14), repeated every 3 weeks. The primary endpoint was objective response rate (ORR). Secondary endpoints were PFS, overall survival (OS), and biologic analysis of potential predictive factors of response to treatment. Results: From October 2007 to July 2009, 61 patients were enrolled for treatment. The ORR was 66.7% (8.3% of complete response and 58.3% of partial response). Stable disease was observed in 25% of patients (disease control rate of 91.7%). PFS was 12 months, and OS was 33 months. Forty patients entered to maintenance phase. Favorable tolerance profile was observed. Median PFS was 14 months, and OS was 36 months. Its efficacy was maintained in patients recently exposed to oxaliplatin. Conclusions: As front-line regimen in mCRC, FOLFIRI3-bevacizumab is maybe the best among irinotecan-5FU-bevacizumab based regimens to obtain objective response rate. PFS and OS are high but it can be secondary to high complete resection rate in our trial. In recently oxaliplatin-exposed patients, FOLFIRI3-bevacizumab regimen should be considered as first line treatment. Capecitabine-bevacizumab maintenance is clearly feasible and its encouraging result should be validated in a large phase III trial.


2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 3595-3595
Author(s):  
Sun Jin Sym ◽  
Junshik Hong ◽  
Hee Kyung Ahn ◽  
Jinny Park ◽  
Eun Kyung Cho ◽  
...  

3595 Background: We conducted a phase II trial of gemcitabine with S-1 to evaluate the activity and toxicity of such a combination in heavily pre-treated patients (pts) with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) who have progressed after treatment with fluoropyrimidines-, oxaliplatin- and irinotecan-containing regimens. Methods: 36 pts were enrolled, with the following characteristics: 19 females (53%), median age 57 (28-72), 30 EOGO PS 0-1 (83%). S-1 was given orally (30 mg/m2) b.i.d for 14 consecutive days and gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2) was given on days 1 and 8, every 21 days, until disease progression and for a maximum of 9 cycles. The primary endpoint was objective response rate (ORR). Results: The median number of cycles was 5 (range 1-9), ORR was 16.7% (95% confidence interval [CI] 4.5-28.9%) and disease control rate was 61.1% (95% CI 45.2-77.0%) with 6 partial responses and 16 stable diseases. Median duration of disease control was 5.8 months (95% CI 4.1-7.5 months). Median progression-free survival was 3.7 months (95% CI 2.2-5.2 months) and median overall survival was 10.0 months (95% CI 7.4-12.7 months). Grade 3-4 toxicities were rare (neutropenia 12%, anemia 11%, leucopenia 6%, thrombocytopenia 3% and diarrhea 3%). Conclusions: Combination chemotherapy with gemcitabine and S-1 was a convenient, well tolerated and efficacious for heavily pre-treated pts with mCRC. This regimen warrants further evaluation in pts with good PS but no further treatment options.


2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 766-766
Author(s):  
Gudrun Piringer ◽  
Verena Huber ◽  
Sonja Burgstaller ◽  
Martin Weninger ◽  
Andreas Karrer ◽  
...  

766 Background: Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) usually receive multiple lines of treatment. Using a present day standard 1st line chemotherapy combination a progression free survival in the range of 8-12 months can be obtained. With consecutive treatment lines the median survival has now exceeded the 2-year landmark. In case of disease progression after two or more lines of treatment, the survival is about 4-6 months with best supportive care alone. However, some patients are still able and willing to receive further therapy. In the present retrospective analysis the efficacy of a weekly intravenous high-dose infusion of 5-Fluorouracil and folinic acid in heavily pretreated patients with metastatic CRC beyond the standard chemotherapy lines was evaluated. Methods: The Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen collects data on all CRC patients since July 2006 in a clinical tumor registry. In this retrospective analysis pretreated CRC patients that were treated with the Ardalan-regimen (500mg/m2 folinic acid as 1 hour infusion followed by 2.600mg/m25-Fluorouracil as 24-hour infusion) have been evaluated. Results: A total of 23 evaluable patients with a median age of 66 years received the Ardalan-regimen as 2nd (4.4%), 3rd (13%), 4th (13%), 5th (52.2%), 6th (4.4%) or 7th (13%) line treatment. The median number of cycles received was 9 (range 2-18) and the Ardalan-regimen was started within 13-56 months (median 26 months) after the diagnosis of metastatic disease. Fourteen (60.9%) and nine (39.1%) out of these patients were women and men, respectively. 60.9% (14 patients) had a tumor located in the colon and 39.1% had rectal cancer. 17.4% of patients had stable disease and 65.2% of patients had progressive disease after 3 months of therapy. In 4 patients response according to RECIST criteria was not evaluable. Median overall survival since the start of the Ardalan-regimen was 6.7 months. Conclusions: Patients with advanced metastatic CRC can be candidates for multiple lines of therapy. In previously heavily pretreated patients, the Ardalan-regimen is able to control the disease in a limited proportion of patients.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e14137-e14137
Author(s):  
Sun Jin Sym ◽  
Junshik Hong ◽  
Minkyu Jung ◽  
Jinny Park ◽  
Eun Kyung Cho ◽  
...  

e14137 Background: We conducted a phase II trial of gemcitabine with S-1 to evaluate the activity and toxicity of such a combination in heavily pre-treated patients (pts) with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) who have progressed after treatment with 5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin and irinotecan. Methods: Between Dec 2009 and Nov 2011, 23 pts were enrolled, with the following characteristics: 12 males and 11 females, median age 57 years (28-72). S-1 was given orally (30 mg/m2) b.i.d for 14 consecutive days and gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2) was given on days 1 and 8, every 21 days, until disease progression and for a maximum of 9 cycles. The primary endpoint was objective response rate (ORR). Results: The median number of cycles was four (range 1-9). OR was 8.7% (95% confidence interval [CI] 0-20.2) and disease control rate was 56.5% (95% CI 36.4-76.9) with two partial responses and eleven stable diseases. Median duration of disease control was 8.5 months (95% CI 3.8-13.2). Median progression-free survival was 3.2 months (95% CI 1.9-4.5) and median overall survival was 11.8 months (95% CI 4.0-19.5). Grade 3-4 toxicities were neutropenia (8%) and thrombocytopenia (4%). Conclusions: Combination chemotherapy with gemcitabine and S-1 was well tolerated and efficacious for refractory mCRC pts.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-136
Author(s):  
Lynn Bitar ◽  
Joseph Zouein ◽  
Fady Gh Haddad ◽  
Roland Eid ◽  
Hampig R Kourie

Metastatic colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death. Standard chemotherapy in combination with targeted therapies represent the backbone for the treatment of advanced disease. However, options are limited for patients progressing on these regimens. Genetic testing can offer patients the opportunity to benefit from novel therapies, namely immune checkpoint inhibitors in microsatellite instability-positive tumors. HER2 overexpression has recently emerged as a potentially targetable tumor marker in colorectal cancer (CRC). Despite the absence of approvals for anti-HER2 therapies in CRC, many agents such as trastuzumab and pertuzumab were tested and demonstrated significant antitumor activity, even in heavily pretreated patients. Early trials are also evaluating lapatinib, T-DM1, tucatinib and other anti-HER2 agents in patients with metastatic CRC, with promising results.


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