Prognostic clinical factors in pretreated colorectal cancer patients receiving regorafenib: Implications for clinical management.

Authors

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Michela Del Prete

Department of Medical Oncology, A.O. Ospedali Riuniti, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy

Michela Del Prete , Riccardo Giampieri , Fotios Loupakis , Tiziana Prochilo , Lisa Salvatore , Luca Faloppi , Maristella Bianconi , Alessandro Bittoni , Giuseppe Aprile , Alberto Zaniboni , Alfredo Falcone , Mario Scartozzi , Stefano Cascinu

Organizations

Department of Medical Oncology, A.O. Ospedali Riuniti, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, U.O. Oncologia Medica II, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy, Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy, U.O. Oncologia Medica II, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana Istituto Toscano Tumori, Pisa, Italy, Department of Medical Oncology, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, Clinica di Oncologia Medica, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy, Azienda Ospedaliero, Universitaria di Udine, Udine, Italy, Department of Medical Oncology, Casa di Cura Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy, Clinica di Oncologia Medica, A.O. Ospedali Riuniti, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy

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No funding sources reported

Background: Most of the patients receiving regorafenib do not seem to benefit from this treatment approach and are therefore exposed to unnecessary toxicity. Angiogenesis and inflammation-related factors may have a relevant role in modulating the activity of anti-angiogenetic drugs such as regorafenib. In our study, we investigated LDH serum levels, platelet, neutrophil, and lymphocyte counts, and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in predicting clinical outcomes for colorectal cancer patients receiving regorafenib. The final aim was to individuate an easy to use and reliable selection tool for these patients in the clinical practice. Methods: We collected LDH serum levels, neutrophil, lymphocyte, and platelet counts within one month before the start of regorafenib in 208 pretreated metastatic colorectal cancer patients. Cut-off values were calculated by ROC curve analysis. Survival analysis was performed by Kaplan-Meier method, and multivariate analysis by Cox method. Results: At multivariate analysis: high platelet count (p=0.0439), low lymphocyte count (p=0.0013), and high NLR (p=0.0237) were related to worse overall survival (OS); high neutrophil count and high NLR (p=0.0058) were related to worse progression free survival (PFS). Among 52 (25%) patients who were negative for all risk factors, a significant correlation was found with improved OS and PFS if compared with the group of patients with at least one risk factor. In particular, median OS was respectively 15.9 vs. 3.1 months (HR: 3.81, 95% CI: 2.32-4.82, p<0.0001) whereas median PFS was 5.9 vs. 2.1 months (HR: 2.62, 95% CI: 2.06-3.86, p<0.0001). Conclusions: We can speculate that colorectal cancer patients showing high neutrophil, high platelet, low lymphocyte count or high NLR may not be optimal candidates for regorafenib treatment. After confirmation in further prospective series, these clinical factors could play a role in the treatment strategy process.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2015 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

General Poster Session C: Cancers of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus

Track

Cancers of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus

Sub Track

Translational Research

Citation

J Clin Oncol 33, 2015 (suppl 3; abstr 591)

DOI

10.1200/jco.2015.33.3_suppl.591

Abstract #

591

Poster Bd #

B35

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