Efficacy of FOLFIRI plus cetuximab vs FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab in 1st-line treatment of older patients with RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer: an analysis of the randomised trial FIRE-3

Summary Background The evidence on the efficacy of anticancer therapy is limited in older patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). This retrospective analysis of phase III FIRE-3 trial assesses the efficacy of FOLFIRI plus either cetuximab or bevacizumab according to the patients’ age and...

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Veröffentlicht in:British journal of cancer 2022-09, Vol.127 (5), p.836-843
Hauptverfasser: Fischer, Laura E., Stintzing, Sebastian, von Weikersthal, Ludwig Fischer, Modest, Dominik P., Decker, Thomas, Kiani, Alexander, Kaiser, Florian, Al-Batran, Salah-Eddin, Heintges, Tobias, Lerchenmüller, Christian, Kahl, Christoph, Seipelt, Gernot, Kullmann, Frank, Stauch, Martina, Scheithauer, Werner, Giessen-Jung, Clemens, Uhlig, Jens, Peuser, Bettina, Denzlinger, Claudio, Stahler, Arndt, Weiss, Lena, Heinrich, Kathrin, Held, Swantje, Jung, Andreas, Kirchner, Thomas, Heinemann, Volker
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Zusammenfassung:Summary Background The evidence on the efficacy of anticancer therapy is limited in older patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). This retrospective analysis of phase III FIRE-3 trial assesses the efficacy of FOLFIRI plus either cetuximab or bevacizumab according to the patients’ age and sidedness of primary tumour. Methods The study endpoints overall response rate (ORR), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were compared between younger (
ISSN:0007-0920
1532-1827
DOI:10.1038/s41416-022-01854-y