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ArticleCase reports in oncology

Sustained Improvement in a Metastatic Colon Cancer Patient with FOLFIRI-Aflibercept after FOLFOX Failure.

Shyam Aggarwal

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Shyam AggarwalDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.

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Abstract

The present report illustrates a case of a 37-year-old Indian male patient diagnosed with adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid colon who underwent an anterior resection with total mesorectal excision surgery. He was administered adjuvant chemotherapy with 10 cycles of a FOLFOX-4 (folinic acid, fluorouracil and oxaliplatin) regimen but developed relapse. He was then put on a FOLFIRI (folinic acid, fluorouracil and irinotecan)-aflibercept (Zaltrap) regimen and received 12 cycles during the next 6 months. During the treatment period, a reduction in ascites along with a decline in serum carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level was observed, though the tumor size was unchanged. After completion of 12 cycles, the patient was asymptomatic but showed signs of progression in the form of increased CEA level. The FOLFIRI-aflibercept therapy was discontinued, and the patient was given supportive treatment, but he eventually died after another 6 months. The FOLFIRI-aflibercept treatment provided a progression-free survival of 6 months and an overall survival of 1 year to this patient, which corroborates the findings of the VELOUR trial.

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Colon cancerFOLFIRI-afliberceptFOLFOX

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PMID26668569
PMCPMC4677698

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