Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka, Japan.
Department of Biostatistics, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.
Ann Oncol. 2021 Jan;32(1):77-84. doi: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.10.480. Epub 2020 Oct 26.
Oxaliplatin-based adjuvant chemotherapy may be associated with debilitating peripheral sensory neuropathy (PSN) in patients with high-risk stage II colon cancer. This open-label, multicenter, randomized phase III trial was conducted as a prospective pooled analysis to investigate the non-inferiority of 3 versus 6 months of adjuvant oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy.
From 12 February 2014 to 31 January 2017, 525 Asian patients with high-risk stage II colon cancer were randomly assigned to 3- and 6-month treatment arms. The treatment consisted of either modified fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin (mFOLFOX6) or capecitabine combined with oxaliplatin (CAPOX). The primary end point was disease-free survival (DFS). The secondary end points were treatment compliance and safety.
Of the 525 randomized patients, 11 were not treated. Among the 514 participating patients (255 in the 3-month arm; 259 in the 6-month arm), 432 (84%) received CAPOX, and 184 (36%) presented with T4 as a high-risk factor for recurrence. The 3-year DFS rate was 88.2% in the 3-month arm and 87.9% in the 6-month arm [hazard ratio (HR), 1.12; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.67-1.87]. With CAPOX, the 3-year DFS rate was 88.2% in the 3-month arm and 88.4% in the 6-month arm (HR, 1.13; 95% CI, 0.65-1.96). The discontinuation rate in the 3- and 6-month arms was 10% and 31% for mFOLFOX6 (P = 0.0193), and 15% and 35% for CAPOX (P < 0.0001), respectively. The incidence of grade ≥2 PSN was significantly lower in the 3-month arm than in the 6-month arm (16% and 43%, respectively, P < 0.0001).
Three months of combination therapy presented significantly less grade ≥2 PSN than the respective 6-month regimen. The shortened therapy duration did not affect the 3-year DFS rate, suggesting that a 3-month course of CAPOX can be an effective treatment option.
UMIN Clinical Trials Registry, UMIN000013036 and Japan Registry of Clinical Trials, jRCTs031180128.
奥沙利铂为基础的辅助化疗可能与高风险 II 期结肠癌患者的衰弱性周围感觉神经病变(PSN)有关。这项开放标签、多中心、随机 III 期试验是作为一项前瞻性汇总分析进行的,旨在研究 3 个月与 6 个月奥沙利铂为基础的辅助化疗的非劣效性。
2014 年 2 月 12 日至 2017 年 1 月 31 日,525 名高风险 II 期结肠癌亚洲患者被随机分配到 3 个月和 6 个月治疗组。治疗包括改良氟尿嘧啶、亚叶酸钙和奥沙利铂(mFOLFOX6)或卡培他滨联合奥沙利铂(CAPOX)。主要终点是无病生存期(DFS)。次要终点是治疗依从性和安全性。
在 525 名随机患者中,有 11 名未接受治疗。在 514 名参与患者(3 个月组 255 名;6 个月组 259 名)中,432 名(84%)接受 CAPOX 治疗,184 名(36%)有 T4 作为复发的高危因素。3 年 DFS 率在 3 个月组为 88.2%,在 6 个月组为 87.9%[风险比(HR),1.12;95%置信区间(CI),0.67-1.87]。在使用 CAPOX 的情况下,3 个月组的 3 年 DFS 率为 88.2%,6 个月组为 88.4%(HR,1.13;95%CI,0.65-1.96)。在 3 个月和 6 个月组中,mFOLFOX6 的停药率分别为 10%和 31%(P=0.0193),CAPOX 的停药率分别为 15%和 35%(P<0.0001)。3 个月组的≥2 级 PSN 发生率明显低于 6 个月组(分别为 16%和 43%,P<0.0001)。
与相应的 6 个月方案相比,3 个月的联合治疗方案显著降低了≥2 级 PSN 的发生率。缩短治疗时间并不影响 3 年 DFS 率,这表明 CAPOX 的 3 个月疗程可以作为一种有效的治疗选择。
UMIN 临床试验注册,UMIN000013036 和日本临床试验注册,jRCTs031180128。