ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2025
Baseline hypoalbuminemia enhances regorafenib-induced problematic fatigue development in real-world metastatic colorectal cancer treatment.
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- 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 · 2026Review
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Abstract
purposeRegorafenib, a multikinase inhibitor for treating metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), induces fatigue in 40-50% of administered patients, including approximately 10% of grade ≥ 3 cases. Additionally, hypoalbuminemia is associated with cancer- and chemotherapy-induced fatigue and frequently observed in patients with advanced cancers. This study aimed to assess the impact of baseline hypoalbuminemia on the development of clinically problematic fatigue in a real-world regorafenib treatment for mCRC.
methodsPatients with mCRC who underwent regorafenib (n = 102) were divided into the control (baseline serum albumin levels ≥ 3.5 g/dL) and hypoalbuminemia (baseline serum albumin levels < 3.5 g/dL) groups, and retrospectively evaluated. The primary endpoint was comparison of grade ≥ 2 fatigue incidence during all treatment cycles. We also assessed the impact of grade ≥ 2 symptoms on the treatment efficacy.
resultsIncidence of grade ≥ 2 fatigue in all treatment cycles in the hypoalbuminemia group was 41.7%, which was significantly higher than that in the control group (14.1%, P = 0.008). In addition, grade ≥ 2 fatigue within the first cycle was significantly more confirmed in the hypoalbuminemia group than in the control group (37.5% vs. 11.5%, P = 0.01). Additionally, patients with early grade ≥ 2 fatigue within 14 days from treatment initiation had a significantly shorter time to treatment failure or overall survival than those without the symptoms.
conclusionPatients with baseline hypoalbuminemia developed clinically problematic fatigue after regorafenib monotherapy for mCRC. Because regorafenib is a later-line mCRC treatment, successful management of emerging fatigue is crucial and requires further evaluation.
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