Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Department of Medical Oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan.
J Clin Oncol. 2024 Nov 20;42(33):3967-3976. doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.02722. Epub 2024 Aug 26.
Doublet chemotherapy with fluoropyrimidine (FP) and oxaliplatin (OX) plus bevacizumab (BEV) is a standard regimen for unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer (MCRC). However, the efficacy of adding OX to FP plus BEV (FP + BEV) remains unclear for older patients, a population for whom FP + BEV is standard. We aimed to confirm the superiority of adding OX to FP + BEV for this population.
This open-label, randomized, phase III trial was conducted at 42 institutions in Japan. Patients with unresectable MCRC age 70-74 years with Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG-PS) 2 and those 75 years and older with ECOG-PS 0-2 were randomly assigned (1:1) to an FP + BEV arm or an OX addition (FP + BEV + OX) arm. Fluorouracil plus levofolinate calcium or capecitabine was declared before enrollment. The primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS). The study was registered in the Japan Registry of Clinical Trials (identifier: jRCTs031180145).
Between September 2012 and March 2019, 251 patients were randomly assigned to the FP + BEV arm (n = 125) and the FP + BEV + OX arm (n = 126). The median age was 80 and 79 years in the respective arm. The median PFS was 9.4 months (95% CI, 8.3 to 10.3) in the FP + BEV arm and 10.0 months (9.0 to 11.2) in the FP + BEV + OX arm (hazard ratio [HR], 0.84 [90.5% CI, 0.67 to 1.04]; one-sided = .086). The median overall survival was 21.3 months (18.7 to 24.3) in the FP + BEV arm and 19.7 months (15.5 to 25.5) in the FP + BEV + OX arm (HR, 1.05 [0.81 to 1.37]). The proportion of any grade ≥3 adverse events was higher in the FP + BEV + OX arm (52% 69%). There was one treatment-related death in the FP + BEV arm and three in the FP + BEV + OX arm.
No benefit of adding OX to FP + BEV as first-line treatment was demonstrated in older patients with MCRC. FP + BEV is recommended for this population.
氟尿嘧啶(FP)和奥沙利铂(OX)联合贝伐珠单抗(BEV)的双联化疗是不可切除转移性结直肠癌(MCRC)的标准治疗方案。然而,对于年龄较大的患者(该人群标准治疗为 FP+BEV),添加 OX 对 FP+BEV 的疗效尚不清楚。我们旨在证实对于该人群添加 OX 对 FP+BEV 的优越性。
这是一项在日本 42 家机构进行的开放标签、随机、III 期临床试验。招募年龄在 70-74 岁、东部肿瘤协作组体能状态(ECOG-PS)为 2 级和 75 岁及以上、ECOG-PS 为 0-2 级的不可切除 MCRC 患者,按 1:1 比例随机分配至 FP+BEV 组或 OX 加用(FP+BEV+OX)组。氟尿嘧啶+左亚叶酸钙或卡培他滨在入组前被指定。主要终点为无进展生存期(PFS)。该研究在日本临床试验注册中心(注册号:jRCTs031180145)注册。
2012 年 9 月至 2019 年 3 月,251 例患者被随机分配至 FP+BEV 组(n=125)和 FP+BEV+OX 组(n=126)。两组的中位年龄分别为 80 岁和 79 岁。FP+BEV 组和 FP+BEV+OX 组的中位 PFS 分别为 9.4 个月(95%CI,8.3 至 10.3)和 10.0 个月(9.0 至 11.2)(HR,0.84 [90.5%CI,0.67 至 1.04];单侧 =.086)。FP+BEV 组和 FP+BEV+OX 组的中位总生存期分别为 21.3 个月(18.7 至 24.3)和 19.7 个月(15.5 至 25.5)(HR,1.05 [0.81 至 1.37])。FP+BEV+OX 组任何等级≥3 级不良事件的比例更高(52% 69%)。FP+BEV 组有 1 例与治疗相关的死亡,FP+BEV+OX 组有 3 例。
对于年龄较大的 MCRC 患者,添加 OX 对 FP+BEV 一线治疗无获益。对于该人群,推荐 FP+BEV。