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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2020

Feasibility Study of a Modified XELOX Adjuvant Chemotherapy for High-Recurrence Risk Patients With Operated Stage III Colon Cancer.

Jianhong Peng, Weihao Li, Wenhua Fan, Wenhao Zhou, Ying Zhu, Xueying Li, Zhizhong Pan, Xiaoping Lin, Junzhong Lin

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Jianhong PengDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Weihao LiDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Wenhua FanDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Wenhao ZhouDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Ying ZhuDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Xueying LiDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Zhizhong PanDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaoping LinDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Junzhong LinDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center · CNState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South ChinaSun Yat-sen University · CN

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Abstract

backgroundOur previous study reported the favorable efficacy and good tolerance associated with a modified XELOX adjuvant chemotherapy with eight cycles of capecitabine and six cycles of oxaliplatin for operated stage III colon cancer. The current study aimed to confirm the feasibility of modified XELOX chemotherapy for treating specific high-risk (T4, N2, or both) stage III colon cancer.

methodsWe selected 142 consecutive patients with high-risk stage III colon cancer who received colon tumor resection followed by modified XELOX or standard full-cycle XELOX chemotherapy from November 2007 to June 2016 at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. Disease-free survival (DFS), overall survival (OS), and adverse events of patients treated with the two chemotherapy regimens were compared.

resultsSeventy-four (52.1%) patients received standard XELOX chemotherapy, and 68 (47.8%) received modified XELOX chemotherapy. Neurotoxicity was the most common adverse event in 99 (69.7%) patients. Grade 2-3 neurotoxicity, grade 2-4 thrombocytopenia and grade 3-4 leucopenia were the major severe adverse events related to the decision to treat patients with modified XELOX chemotherapy. After a median follow-up of 69 months, the modified XELOX group presented a comparable 5-year DFS rate (79.0 vs. 80.3%, P = 0.891) and 5-year OS rate (93.8 vs. 87.8%, P = 0.446) as those in the standard XELOX group. Univariate survival analysis indicated that poor tumor differentiation (HR: 2.381, 95% CI: 1.141-4.968, P = 0.021) was the only significant risk factor for DFS, but no significant prognostic factor was identified for OS.

conclusionsThe modified XELOX adjuvant chemotherapy presented a comparable oncologic efficacy as standard XELOX chemotherapy for high-risk stage III colon cancer. The modified XELOX adjuvant chemotherapy could be an alternative treatment for patients suffering severe adverse events, especially severe neurotoxicity.

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adjuvant chemotherapycolon cancerfeasibilityhigh riskXELOX (CapeOx)

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