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Morphologic response to chemotherapy containing bevacizumab in patients with colorectal liver metastases: A post hoc analysis of the WJOG4407G phase III study.

Ayumu Hosokawa, Kentaro Yamazaki, Chu Matsuda, Shinya Ueda, Hitoshi Kusaba, Shu Okamura, Masahiro Tsuda, Takao Tamura, Katsunori Shinozaki, Takahiro Tsushima and 6 more

Open access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 14 institutions in 1 country.

Ayumu HosokawaDepartment of Clinical Oncology, University of Miyazaki Hospital, Miyazaki.
Kentaro YamazakiDivision of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka.
Chu MatsudaDepartment of Surgery, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka.
Shinya UedaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Nara.
Hitoshi KusabaDepartment of Hematology, Oncology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka.
Shu OkamuraDepartment of Surgery, Suita Municipal Hospital, Suita.
Masahiro TsudaDepartment of Gastroenterological Oncology, Hyogo Cancer Center, Hyogo.
Takao TamuraDepartment of Medical Oncology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osakasayama.
Katsunori ShinozakiDivision of Clinical Oncology, Hiroshima Prefectural Hospital, Hiroshima.
Takahiro TsushimaDivision of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, Shizuoka.
Takashi TsudaDepartment of Clinical Oncology, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki.
Tsuyoshi ShirakawaDepartment of Chemotherapy, Miyazaki Prefectural Miyazaki Hospital, Miyazaki.
Haruhiro YamashitaDepartment of Clinical Oncology, National Hospital Organization, Okayama Medical Center, Okayama.
Satoshi MoritaDepartment of Biomedical Statistics and Bioinformatics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto.
Shuichi HironakaDepartment of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Yufu.
Kei MuroDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan.
Kindai University · JPShizuoka Cancer Center · JPAichi Cancer Center · JPHiroshima Prefectural Hospital · JPHyogo Prefectural Cancer Center · JPKyoto University · JPKyushu University Hospital · JPMiyazaki Prefectural Hospital · JPNational Hospital Organization · JPOita University · JPOsaka Prefectural Medical Center · JPSt. Marianna University School of Medicine · JPSuita Municipal Hospital · JPUniversity of Miyazaki Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The phase III West Japan Oncology Group (WJOG) 4407G study showed noninferiority of folinic acid, bolus/continuous fluorouracil, and irinotecan plus bevacizumab to modified folinic acid, bolus/continuous fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin 6 plus bevacizumab in progression-free survival (PFS) as first-line chemotherapy for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the predictive and prognostic value of morphologic response in patients with colorectal liver metastases (CLM) as a post hoc analysis of the WJOG4407G study.Morphologic response was assessed by comparing contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) images at baseline and week 8. Three blinded radiologists evaluated CT images and classified their response as optimal, incomplete, or no response according to the morphologic criteria. Response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) response, early tumor shrinkage (ETS), and depth of response (DpR) were also evaluated.Among 395 patients who were eligible for efficacy analysis in the WJOG4407G study, 70 patients had liver-limited disease. We finally evaluated 55 of these patients. Optimal morphologic response was identified in 19 of 55 patients (34.5%). The median PFS was 10.7 months for patients with optimal response and 10.1 months in those with incomplete/no response (log-rank, P = .96). The median overall survival (OS) was 26.2 and 35.5 months, respectively (log-rank, P = .062). According to univariate analysis, morphologic response was not associated with PFS or OS, whereas RECIST response was significantly associated with both PFS and OS, with ETS and DpR being associated with significantly longer PFS.Morphologic response might be neither a predictive nor a prognostic factor in patients with CLM undergoing chemotherapy containing bevacizumab, whereas RECIST response was significantly associated with both PFS and OS.

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AdultAgedAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBevacizumabColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleFluorouracilHumansInfusions, IntravenousIrinotecanJapanLeucovorinLiver NeoplasmsMaleAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBevacizumabFluorouracilIrinotecanLeucovorinOxaliplatinTopoisomerase I InhibitorsVitamin B Complex

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PMID32899071
PMCPMC7478588
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