Toshihiko Matsumoto, Yoshiyuki Yamamoto, Masahito Kotaka, Toshiki Masuishi, Yasushi Tsuji, Hirokazu Shoji, Kenro Hirata, Takao Tsuduki, Akitaka Makiyama, Naoki Izawa, Naoki Takahashi, Masahiro Tsuda, Hisateru Yasui, Takashi Ohta, Yosuke Kito, Satoshi Otsu, Shuichi Hironaka, Kentaro Yamazaki, Narikazu Boku, Ichinosuke Hyodo, Kenichi Yoshimura, Kei Muro
BACKGROUND: Non-inferiority of trifluridine/tipiracil (FTD/TPI) plus bevacizumab (BEV) to irinotecan/fluoropyrimidine plus BEV in metastatic colorectal cancer was investigated in the phase III TRUSTY study, and we conducted a phase II study of FOLFIRI (5-FU+leucovorin+irinotecan) plus zib-aflibercept (AFL) after FTD/TPI plus BEV. However, the TRUSTY study failed during the recruitment of our patients. OBJECTIVE: We present the findings of a phase II study on the efficacy of FOLFIRI plus zib-aflibercept (AFL) after FTD/TPI plus BEV, including clinical results with plasma biomarker analyses...
March 1, 2024: Targeted Oncology