Trial reportTargeted oncology2023
A Phase II Trial of Trifluridine/Tipiracil in Combination with Cetuximab Rechallenge in Patients with RAS Wild-Type mCRC Refractory to Prior Anti-EGFR Antibodies: WJOG8916G Trial.
Trial report in Targeted oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- Anti-EGFR Rechallenge in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer and the Role of ctDNA: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy and Safety of Anti-EGFR Therapy Rechallenge in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Circulating tumour DNA to guide rechallenge with cetuximab plus irinotecan in RAS/BRAF wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer: A nonrandomised clinical trial.Clinical and translational medicine · 2026Trial
- Evolving roles of liquid biopsy in precision medicine for colorectal cancer: from single-gene analysis to broad genomic profiling.Nature reviews. Clinical oncology · 2026Review
- Optimizing third-line and beyond therapies for metastatic colorectal cancer in Taiwan: an evidence-based consensus.Therapeutic advances in medical oncology · 2026Article
- Combination of anti-epidermal growth factor receptor antibodies plus trifluridine-tipiracil as rechallenge strategy improves treatment outcomes in patients with RAS/BRAF wild-type refractory metastatic colorectal cancer.American journal of cancer research · 2025Article
- Therapeutic strategies targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor signaling pathway in metastatic colorectal cancer.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2024Review
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23 authors at 14 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundTrifluridine/tipiracil (FTD/TPI) improved the overall survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) who had previously received standard chemotherapies; however, the clinical outcomes remain poor.
objectiveA multicenter phase II study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of FTD/TPI plus cetuximab rechallenge. PATIENTS AND
methodsPatients with histologically confirmed RAS wild-type mCRC refractory to prior anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (anti-EGFR) antibody were enrolled and treated with FTD/TPI (35 mg/m
resultsA total of 56 patients (median age 60 years; left-sided tumors 91%; objective partial or complete response during the prior anti-EGFR therapy 61%) were enrolled. The DCR was 54% (80% confidence interval [CI] 44-63; P = 0.12), with a partial response rate of 3.6%. Median progression-free survival (PFS) was 2.4 months (95% CI 2.1-3.7). In the circulating tumor DNA analysis, patients without any alterations of the six genes (n = 20) demonstrated higher DCR (75% vs. 39%; P = 0.02) and longer PFS (median 4.7 vs. 2.1 months; P < 0.01) than those with any gene alterations (n = 33). The most common grade 3/4 hematologic adverse event was neutropenia (55%). No treatment-related deaths occurred.
conclusionsFTD/TPI plus cetuximab rechallenge did not demonstrate clinically meaningful efficacy in all mCRC patients, but might be beneficial for the molecularly selected population.
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