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ArticleTherapeutic advances in medical oncology2020

Microvascular density assessed by CD31 predicts clinical benefit upon bevacizumab treatment in metastatic colorectal cancer: results of the PassionATE study, a translational prospective Phase II study of capecitabine and irinotecan plus bevacizumab followed by capecitabine and oxaliplatin plus bevacizumab or the reverse sequence in patients in mCRC.

Daniela Bianconi, Merima Herac, Florian Posch, Margit Schmeidl, Matthias Unseld, Markus Kieler, Robert Brettner, Leonhard Müllauer, Jakob Riedl, Armin Gerger and 2 more

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daniela BianconiDepartment of Medicine I, Division of Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8102-4199
Merima HeracDepartment of Pathology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Florian PoschDivision of Clinical Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Graz, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Margit SchmeidlDepartment of Pathology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Matthias UnseldDepartment of Medicine I, Division of Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Markus KielerDepartment of Medicine I, Division of Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4082-5731
Robert BrettnerDepartment of Medicine I, Division of Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Leonhard MüllauerDepartment of Pathology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Jakob RiedlDivision of Clinical Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Graz, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Armin GergerDivision of Clinical Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center Graz, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Werner ScheithauerDepartment of Medicine I, Division of Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Gerald PragerDepartment of Medicine I, Division of Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna · ATMedical University of Graz · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTargeted therapies offer novel opportunities to explore biomarkers based on their mode of action. Taking this into consideration, we evaluated six angiogenesis-related proteins as potential predictive biomarkers, which expression might predict the benefit of bevacizumab treatment in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).

methodsThis was a phase II multicenter, two-armed, randomized study, in which patients with mCRC were treated with XELIRI (capecitabine and irinotecan) plus bevacizumab followed by XELOX (capecitabine and oxaliplatin) plus bevacizumab (Arm A) or the reverse sequence (Arm B). Tissue expression level of six prespecified candidates [microvessel density assessed by CD31, PTEN, αV integrin, CD98hc, uPAR and NRP-1] was analyzed

resultsIn total, 74 out of 126 patients were included in the analysis. The expression of PTEN, αV integrin, uPAR and NRP-1 was not associated with progression-free survival (PFS) or overall survival (OS). For the first time, we identified that patients with tumors expressing CD98hc had a longer PFS than patients without CD98hc-expression (

conclusionsThese results can contribute to the development of a personalized strategy for the treatment of mCRC with bevacizumab.

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angiogenesisbevacizumabbiomarkerCD31colorectal cancer

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PMCPMC7446555
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