Journal article

Previous Bevacizumab and Efficacy of Later Anti–Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Antibodies in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Results From a Large International Registry

M Burge, C Semira, B Lee, M Lee, S Kosmider, R Wong, J Shapiro, B Ma, AP Dean, AS Zimet, SA Steel, SW Lok, J Torres, M Eastgate, HL Wong, P Gibbs

Clinical Colorectal Cancer | CIG MEDIA GROUP, LP | Published : 2018

Abstract

The sequencing of biologic agents used in metastatic colorectal cancer can affect the outcomes. We analyzed a multicenter registry to address a question that could not be answered using current clinical trial data. We found that whether or not patients had received previous bevacizumab, the effect of epidermal growth factor receptor antibodies in later lines of therapy was maintained. Background: The FIRE-3 [5-fluorouracil, folinic acid, and irinotecan (FOLFIRI) plus cetuximab versus FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab in first line treatment colorectal cancer (CRC)] study reported that first-line FOLFIRI plus cetuximab versus FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab resulted in similar progression-free survival (PFS)..

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