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ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal oncology2024

Regorafenib combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors versus regorafenib monotherapy as a late-line treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer: a single-center, retrospective cohort study.

Can Chen, Xi Luo, Wenhua Tang, Haofei Geng, Julia Martínez-Pérez, Timothy Price, Lili Kang, Honglian Lu, Yanling Zhang

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Article in Journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2024. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Synergistic mechanisms and clinical translation of regorafenib combination therapies.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Can Chen *Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of the Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xi Luo *Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of the Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Wenhua TangDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of the Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Haofei GengDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of the Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Julia Martínez-PérezMedical Oncology Department, University Hospital Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain.
Timothy PriceDepartment of Medical Oncology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia.
Lili KangDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of the Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Honglian LuDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of the Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yanling ZhangDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of the Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Few data are available on metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) treated with late-line regorafenib monotherapy or combined with other therapies. This study thus aimed to examine regorafenib combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) compared with regorafenib monotherapy in patients with advanced CRC. Methods: This single-center retrospective cohort study included patients with advanced CRC who experienced recurrence and progression after standard first- and second-line treatments treatment from November 2018 to December 2021. The patients received regorafenib plus ICIs or regorafenib monotherapy. Treatment response was evaluated based on Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST). Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were analyzed via multivariate analysis. Results: The combined group and the monotherapy group included 30 and 43 patients, respectively. The median OS (13.7 Conclusions: Regorafenib combined with ICIs led to numerically longer PFS and significantly prolonged OS in patients with mCRC compared to regorafenib monotherapy, especially in male patients.

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Colorectal cancer (CRC)immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)metastaticprognosisregorafenib

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PMID39279938
PMCPMC11399868

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