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Trial reportThe oncologist2020

Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Bevacizumab with Modified FOLFOX7 in Patients with Stage II and III Rectal Cancer.

Afsaneh Barzi, April Choi, Denice Tsao-Wei, Syma Iqbal, Anthony El-Khoueiry, Dana Raluca Agafitei, Kyle G Cologne, Heinz-Josef Lenz

Open access · bronzeAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase II
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Trial report in The oncologist, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Afsaneh BarziDepartment of Medicine, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California.
April ChoiDepartment of Medicine, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California.
Denice Tsao-WeiDepartment of Preventive Medicine, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California.
Syma IqbalDepartment of Medicine, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California.
Anthony El-KhoueiryDepartment of Medicine, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California.
Dana Raluca AgafiteiDepartment of Medicine, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California.
Kyle G CologneDepartment of Surgery, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California.
Heinz-Josef LenzDepartment of Medicine, USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California.
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center · USCity Of Hope National Medical Center · US

Funding

USC/NORRIS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER (CORE) SUPPORTP30CA014089 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI MYLES G COCKBURN · 1985 to 2026
$181.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014089
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

lessons learnedNeoadjuvant bevacizumab with modified FOLFOX7 without radiation failed to meet the goal of pathological complete response rate; however, the low number of recurrence and disease-free survival in this population, with predominantly stage III, is encouraging and worth further exploration. The racial distribution of the patient population, as well as a wait time of more than 4 weeks after last chemotherapy, may have contributed to the findings.

backgroundCombination chemotherapy in lieu of radiation in rectal adenocarcinoma is under exploration in multiple trials. We evaluated the efficacy of neoadjuvant FOLFOX + bevacizumab in patients (pts) with clinical stage II and III disease.

methodsPts received six cycles of bevacizumab (5 mg/kg) and modified FOLFOX7 (oxaliplatin 85 mg/m

resultsSeventeen pts enrolled; 65% at stage III. Median age was 57 (35-79), 65% were male, 47% were Hispanic, 35% were white, and 18% were Asian. All pts but one completed six cycles of therapy. One pCR was observed (6%), and 11 of 17 (65%) pts had pathological downstaging. One patient experienced systemic recurrence and remains on treatment. Probability of disease-free survival (DFS) at 5 years is 0.94 (SE, 0.06).

conclusionThe study failed to meet the required three pCRs in the first 18 pts. The DFS in this population is encouraging and supports the hypothesis that select pts with rectal cancer may be spared from radiation.

Indexed as

Neoadjuvant TherapyRectal NeoplasmsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBevacizumabFemaleFluorouracilHumansLeucovorinMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingOrganoplatinum CompoundsBevacizumabFluorouracilLeucovorinOrganoplatinum Compounds

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PMID32649004
PMCPMC8186403
OpenAlexW3041705678

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