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ABSTRACT: Background
To evaluate the efficacy of cetuximab combined with modified FOLFIRI (mFOLFIRI) as a second-line treatment in metastatic gastric cancer patients and to identify potential biomarkers of clinical outcomes.Methods
All 61 patients received an initial intravenous (IV) dose of cetuximab (400 mg/m2) and weekly doses (250 mg/m2) thereafter, starting on day 1. On day 2 of each 14-day period, patients received IV irinotecan (180 mg/m2), leucovorin (200 mg/m2), and an IV bolus dose of 5-FU (400 mg/m2) followed by a continuous infusion of 5-FU (2400 mg/m2) for 46 h. The primary endpoint was time-to-progression (TTP).Results
The response rate (RR) was 33.3% among 54 evaluable patients. In the intention-to-treat analysis, median TTP was 4.6 months (95% confidential interval [CI]: 3.6-5.6 months) and median overall survival (OS) was 8.6 months (95% CI: 7.3-9.9 months). In univariate analyses, plasma vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) levels were correlated with clinical outcome. In patients with low (≤12.6 pg/ml) and high (>12.6 pg/ml) baseline plasma VEGF levels, RR values were 55.0% and 5.3%, respectively (P = 0.001); median TTP values were 6.9 months and 2.8 months, respectively (P = 0.0005); and median OS values were 12 months and 5 months, respectively (P <0.0001). None of these patients exhibited KRAS, BRAF, or PIK3CA mutations.Conclusions
Combination therapy comprising cetuximab and mFOLFIRI was well tolerated and active as a second-line treatment for patients with metastatic gastric cancer. Patients with low baseline plasma VEGF levels were associated with better clinical outcomes.Trial registration
ClinicalTrials.gov. NCT00699881 . Registered 17 June 2008 (retrospectively registered).
SUBMITTER: Liu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5348753 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Xin X Guo Weijian W Zhang Wen W Yin Jiliang J Zhang Jun J Zhu Xiaodong X Liu Tianshu T Chen Zhiyu Z Wang Biyun B Chang Jianhua J Lv Fangfang F Hong Xiaonan X Wang Huijie H Wang Jialei J Zhao Xinmin X Wu Xianghua X Li Jin J
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<h4>Background</h4>To evaluate the efficacy of cetuximab combined with modified FOLFIRI (mFOLFIRI) as a second-line treatment in metastatic gastric cancer patients and to identify potential biomarkers of clinical outcomes.<h4>Methods</h4>All 61 patients received an initial intravenous (IV) dose of cetuximab (400 mg/m<sup>2</sup>) and weekly doses (250 mg/m<sup>2</sup>) thereafter, starting on day 1. On day 2 of each 14-day period, patients received IV irinotecan (180 mg/m<sup>2</sup>), leucovori ...[more]