Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital Hsinchu Branch, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Ching Tso Chen , Yi-Hsin Liang , Kun-Huei Yeh
Background: TAS-102 is one of the standard treatments for refractory metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Add-on bevacizumab to TAS-102 has been proved to improve progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). However, the two strategies of combination with anti-EGFR or anti-VEGF in RAS/RAF wild-type mCRC patients have not been compared. Methods: We retrospectively collected mCRC patients who received TAS-102 treatment from December 2018 to March 2023 at National Taiwan University Hospital. The key inclusion criteria included RAS/RAF wild-type, first-line treatment with anti-EGFR therapy, and TAS-102 in combination with anti-EGFR re-challenge, or with anti-VEGF therapy. Concurrent use of other chemotherapies was allowed. The patients with combination duration less than 4 weeks were excluded. Results: A total of 30 patients were enrolled. There were 20 patients who received TAS-102 plus anti-EGFR re-challenge, and 10 were treated with TAS-102 plus anti-VEGF. The median treatment line of TAS-102 combined with targeted therapies was 5 (Range 3-11). There was no significant difference in baseline characteristics between the two groups (Table). For TAS-102 plus anti-EGFR vs VEGF, the ORR was 30.0% vs 0%, and the DCR was 70.0% vs 30.0%, respectively. The median PFS was 4.0 vs 2.3 (p=0.389) months, respectively. The median OS was 12.67 vs 9.93 (p=0.722) months, respectively. Conclusions: TAS-102 plus anti-EGFR re-challenge showed a higher ORR than TAS-102 plus anti-VEGF. The PFS and OS were comparable in both arm and numerically longer in the TAS-102 plus anti-EGFR re-challenge group.
Variables | Combination (N, %) | p | |
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Anti-VEGF | Anti-EGFR | ||
Total number | 10 (100) | 20 (100) | |
Age > 65 | 3 (30.0) | 9 (45.0) | 0.694 |
Male | 7 (70.0) | 10 (50.0) | 0.440 |
Left-sided tumor | 9 (90.0) | 17 (85.0) | 1.000 |
Synchronous metastatic disease | 5 (50.0) | 15 (75.0) | 0.396 |
Combined other chemotherapies | 6 (60.0) | 14 (70.0) | 1.000 |
Treatment line, median (range) | 5 (3-7) | 5 (4-11) |
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