Medical Oncology Department, University Hospital A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain.
Medical Oncology Department, Ourense University Hospital Complex, Ourense, Spain.
PLoS One. 2022 Jun 3;17(6):e0269399. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269399. eCollection 2022.
The VELOUR study showed the benefit of FOLFIRI-Aflibercept (FA) versus FOLFIRI in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) in second-line treatment. However, only 36% of the included patients were ≥65 years. Thus, we seek to evaluate the efficacy and safety of FA in the elderly population in the context of routine practice.
We conducted an observational, retrospective, multicenter, observational study of patients ≥70 years with mCRC treated with FA after progression to oxaliplatin chemotherapy in routine clinical practice in 9 hospitals of the GITuD group.
Of 388 patients treated with FA between June 2013 and November 2018, 75 patients ≥70 years were included. The median number of cycles was 10 and the objective response (ORR) and disease control rates (DCR) were 33.8% and 72.0%, respectively. With a median follow-up of 27.1 months, median Progression-free survival (PFS) was 6.6 months and median Overall Survival (OS) was 15.1 months. One third fewer metastasectomies were performed in the ≥75 years' subgroup (24 vs. 52%, p = 0.024) and more initial FOLFIRI dose reductions (68 vs. 36%, p = 0.014). ORR (23.8% vs. 38.3%), DCR (42.8% vs. 85.1%), and PFS (4 vs. 7.8 months; p = 0.017) were significantly less, without difference in OS (9.9 vs. 17.1 months; p = 0.129). The presence of prior hypertension (HT) (PFS 7.9 vs. 5.7 months, p = 0.049) and HT ≥ grade 3 during treatment (PFS 7.6 vs. 6.6 months, p = 0.024) were associated with longer PFS. The most frequent grade 3/4 adverse events were: asthenia (21.3%), neutropenia (14.7%), and diarrhea (14.7%). 57.3% required FOLFIRI dose reduction; 34.7% of aflibercept, including discontinuation (5.3% and 18.7%, respectively).
FA combination is effective in patients ≥70 years. The occurrence of HT is predictive of efficacy. Close monitoring of toxicity and initial dose adjustment is recommended.
VELOUR 研究表明,在转移性结直肠癌(mCRC)二线治疗中,FOLFIRI-阿柏西普(FA)对比 FOLFIRI 可带来获益。然而,仅有 36%的入组患者年龄≥65 岁。因此,我们旨在评估 FA 在常规临床实践中对老年人群的疗效和安全性。
我们进行了一项回顾性、多中心、观察性研究,纳入了 9 家 GITuD 组医院中年龄≥70 岁、接受过奥沙利铂化疗后进展的 mCRC 患者,分析其接受 FA 治疗的情况。
2013 年 6 月至 2018 年 11 月期间,共有 388 例患者接受 FA 治疗,其中 75 例患者年龄≥70 岁。中位治疗周期数为 10 个,客观缓解率(ORR)和疾病控制率(DCR)分别为 33.8%和 72.0%。中位随访时间为 27.1 个月,中位无进展生存期(PFS)为 6.6 个月,中位总生存期(OS)为 15.1 个月。在≥75 岁的亚组中,接受转移灶切除术的比例(24%比 52%,p=0.024)和初始 FOLFIRI 剂量减少的比例(68%比 36%,p=0.014)均减少了约三分之一。ORR(23.8%比 38.3%)、DCR(42.8%比 85.1%)和 PFS(4 个月比 7.8 个月;p=0.017)显著降低,但 OS 无差异(9.9 个月比 17.1 个月;p=0.129)。治疗前高血压(HT)(PFS 为 7.9 个月比 5.7 个月,p=0.049)和治疗期间 HT≥3 级(PFS 为 7.6 个月比 6.6 个月,p=0.024)与更长的 PFS 相关。最常见的 3/4 级不良事件为乏力(21.3%)、中性粒细胞减少(14.7%)和腹泻(14.7%)。57.3%的患者需要降低 FOLFIRI 剂量;34.7%的患者需要减少阿柏西普剂量,包括停药(分别为 5.3%和 18.7%)。
FA 联合方案在年龄≥70 岁的患者中具有疗效。HT 的发生与疗效相关。建议密切监测毒性并进行初始剂量调整。