Alessandro Ottaiano, Mariachiara Santorsola, Monica Ianniello, Anna Ceccarelli, Marika Casillo, Francesco Sabbatino, Nadia Petrillo, Marco Cascella, Francesco Caraglia, Carmine Picone, Francesco Perri, Roberto Sirica, Silvia Zappavigna, Guglielmo Nasti, Giovanni Savarese, Michele Caraglia
BACKGROUND: TAS-102 (Lonsurf® ) is an oral fluoropyrimidine consisting of a combination of trifluridine (a thymidine analog) and tipiracil (a thymidine phosphorylation inhibitor). The drug is effective in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients refractory to fluorouracil, irinotecan and oxaliplatin. This study is a real-world analysis, investigating the interplay of genotype/phenotype in relation to TAS-102 sensitivity. METHODS: Forty-seven consecutive mCRC patients were treated with TAS-102 at the National Cancer Institute of Naples from March 2019 to March 2021, at a dosage of 35 mg/m2 , twice a day, in cycles of 28 days (from day 1 to 5 and from day 8 to 12)...
April 22, 2024: Journal of Translational Medicine