Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan;
Anticancer Res. 2021 Apr;41(4):2203-2207. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.14996.
BACKGROUND/AIM: In later-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), trifluridine/tipiracil is often selected because regorafenib is difficult to use in patients with comorbidities such as thrombosis, hemorrhage, or cardiac events. However, the safety and efficacy of trifluridine/tipiracil in these patients is not clear.
The clinical outcomes of trifluridine/tipiracil were retrospectively investigated in patients who were ineligible for regorafenib because of comorbidities.
Among the 27 patients who received trifluridine/tipiracil, many had comorbidities of deep venous thrombosis or hemorrhage. The median overall survival was 12.4 months, and the median progression-free survival was 2.8 months. The median overall survival was 7.7 months in 19 patients without subsequent regorafenib. Grade 3 or higher toxicities were found in 51% of patients. No treatment discontinuation because of comorbidities was observed.
Trifluridine/tipiracil can be safely administered while maintaining efficacy in patients who were ineligible for regorafenib.
背景/目的:在转移性结直肠癌(mCRC)的后线治疗中,由于合并血栓形成、出血或心脏事件等并发症,患者往往难以使用瑞戈非尼,因此常选择替比嘧啶/曲氟尿苷。然而,替比嘧啶/曲氟尿苷在这些患者中的安全性和疗效尚不清楚。
对因合并症而不适合使用瑞戈非尼的患者进行了替比嘧啶/曲氟尿苷的临床疗效回顾性研究。
在接受替比嘧啶/曲氟尿苷治疗的 27 例患者中,许多患者存在深静脉血栓形成或出血等合并症。中位总生存期为 12.4 个月,中位无进展生存期为 2.8 个月。19 例未接受后续瑞戈非尼治疗的患者的中位总生存期为 7.7 个月。51%的患者出现 3 级或更高级别的毒性。未观察到因合并症而停止治疗的情况。
替比嘧啶/曲氟尿苷可在不适合使用瑞戈非尼的患者中安全使用,同时保持疗效。