Impact of gender on the safety profile of chemotherapy plus bevacizumab in mCRC: A pooled analysis of TRIBE and TRIBE2 studies.

Authors

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Gemma Zucchelli

Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Medical Oncology 2, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy

Gemma Zucchelli , Roberto Moretto , Marta Schirripa , Rossana Intini , Daniele Rossini , Daniele Santini , Claudio Pizzo , Carlotta Antoniotti , Beatrice Borelli , Federica Marmorino , Federica Urbano , Valentina Burgio , Michela Libertini , Michele Prisciandaro , Angela Buonadonna , Sara Bustreo , Giacomo Allegrini , Vincenzo Ricci , Chiara Cremolini , Alfredo Falcone

Organizations

Department of Translational Research and New Technologies in Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Medical Oncology 2, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy, Unit of Medical Oncology 1, Department of Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV – IRCCS, Padua, Italy, Department of Medical Oncology, Campus Bio-Medico - University of Rome, Rome, Italy, Oncology Unit, Oncology Department, ASST of Cremona, Cremona, Italy, Department of Radiological Science, Oncology and Patology, Policlinico Umberto I, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy, Division of Experimental Medicine, IRCCS San Raffaele, Department of Oncology, Milan, Italy, Medical Oncology Unit, Poliambulanza Foundation, Brescia, Italy, Medical Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy, Medical Oncology Dept. RCCS CRO Aviano-National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy, SSD ColoRectal Cancer Unit Dipartimento di Oncologia AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy, Unit of Medical Oncology, Livorno Hospital, Azienda Toscana Nord Ovest, Livorno, Italy, Unit of Medical Oncology, Azienda Sanitaria Ospedaliera Santa Croce e Carle, Cuneo, Italy

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Background: Based on retrospective experiences, gender seems to affect the safety profile of chemotherapy (CT), with a higher incidence of CT-related adverse events (AEs) among females than males. Here we focus on the impact of gender on the toxicity of FOLFOXIRI/bevacizumab (bev) as compared with doublets (FOLFOX or FOLFIRI)/bev in two randomized phase III studies by GONO: TRIBE and TRIBE2. Methods: The risk of experiencing CT-related AEs in males and females was estimated in univariable analysis in the overall safety population and according to treatment arms (doublets/bev and FOLFOXIRI/bev). In order to assess the independent weight of gender on the risk of developing AEs, multivariable logistic regression models were built. Results: Among 1187 patients enrolled in TRIBE and TRIBE2 studies, 1176 (684 males, 58%, and 492 females, 42%) were included in the safety population. Overall, women had a significantly higher risk of CT-related AEs, in particular gastrointestinal and hematologic AEs, asthenia and alopecia, independently of the treatment arm. The risk of CT-related AEs was increased with FOLFOXIRI/bev vs doublets/bev independently of gender (p for interaction: 0.329). Notably, among women treated with FOLFOXIRI/bev 50% and 68% experienced any grade of vomiting and nausea, respectively. Conclusions: Female mCRC patients have a higher risk to develop CT-related AEs. In women treated with FOLFOXIRI/bev the high incidence of nausea and vomiting may suggest the need for an intensification of the antiemetic prophylaxis.

GradeFemales (%)Males (%)Univariate
Multivariate
ORpORp
NauseaAll65541.57< 0.011.55< 0.01
≥ 3632.080.011.980.02
VomitingAll41291.73< 0.011.72< 0.01
≥ 3514.18< 0.014.07< 0.01
DiarrheaAll65611.160.241.130.34
≥ 315121.340.091.330.11
AstheniaAll66601.300.031.310.03
≥ 31281.620.021.650.01
AlopeciaAll14101.550.021.560.02
AnemiaAll57491.330.021.310.03
≥ 3312.620.042.550.05
NeutropeniaAll69541.86< 0.011.90< 0.01
≥ 344301.86< 0.011.90< 0.01
Febrile NeutropeniaAll851.600.061.670.04

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2019 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Gastrointestinal (Colorectal) Cancer

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Sub Track

Colorectal Cancer–Advanced Disease

Citation

J Clin Oncol 37, 2019 (suppl; abstr 3534)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2019.37.15_suppl.3534

Abstract #

3534

Poster Bd #

26

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