Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Sep 15, 2016; 8(9): 642-655
Published online Sep 15, 2016. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v8.i9.642
Table 1 Clinical trials of anti-angiogenic therapies in metastatic colorectal cancer
Trial nameRegimensnORRPFS (mo)OS (mo)
First-line chemotherapy
AVF2017gIFL + Bevacizumab40244.8%10.620.3
BICC-CFOLFIRI + Bevacizumab5757.9%11.228.0
NO16966FOLFOX/CapeOX + Bevacizumab69938%9.421.3
TREE-1/2FOLFOX + Bevacizumab7152%9.926.1
CAIRO2CapeOX + Bevacizumab37850%10.720.3
SOFTSOX + Bevacizumab25661.5%11.729.6
TRIBEFOLFOXIRI + Bevacizumab25265.1%12.131.0
AVEX1Capecitabine + Bevacizumab14019.3%9.120.7
Second-line, salvage-line chemotherapy, or beyond progression
E3200FOLFOX + Bevacizumab28622.7%7.312.9
ML18147Chemotherapy + Bevacizumab4105.4%5.711.2
C-TASK FORCETAS-102 + Bevacizumab254.0%5.611.2
VELOURFOLFIRI + Aflibercept61219.8%6.913.5
RAISEFOLFIRI + Ramucirumab53613.4%5.713.3
CORRECTRegorafenib5051.0%1.96.4
Table 2 Clinical trials of anti-epidermal growth factor receptor therapies in metastatic colorectal cancer with KRAS wild type
Trial nameRegimensnORRPFS (mo)OS (mo)
First-line chemotherapy
CRYSTALFOLFIRI + Cetuximab31657.3%9.923.5
OPUSFOLFOX + Cetuximab15957%8.322.8
COINFOLFOX/CapeOX + Cetuximab36264%8.617.0
NORDIC-VIIFLOX + Cetuximab9746%7.920.1
PRIMEFOLFOX + Panitumumab32555%9.623.9
Second-line, salvage-line chemotherapy, or beyond progression
20050181 trialFOLFIRI + Panitumumab30336%6.714.5
PICCOLOIrinotecan + Panitumumab23034%5.510.4
CO.17Cetuximab11713%3.79.5
20020408 trialPanitumumab12417%12.3 wk8.1
Table 3 Clinical trials comparing anti-epidermal growth factor receptor therapy vs anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer with KRAS wild type
Trial nameRegimensnORRPFS (mo)OS (mo)
First-line chemotherapy
PEAKFOLFOX + Panitumumab14257.8%10.934.2
FOLFOX + Bevacizumab14353.5%10.124.3
(HR, P-value)-HR = 0.87HR = 0.62
P = 0.353P = 0.009
FIRE-3FOLFIRI + Cetuximab29762%10.028.7
FOLFIRI + Bevacizumab29558%10.325.0
(HR, P-value)OR = 1.18HR = 1.06HR = 0.77
P = 0.18P = 0.55P = 0.017
CALGB/SWOG 80405Chemotherapy1 + Cetuximab57865.6%10.429.9
Chemotherapy1 + Bevacizumab55957.2%10.829.0
(HR, P-value)P = 0.02HR = 1.04HR = 0.925
P = 0.55P = 0.34
Second-line chemotherapy
SPIRITTFOLFIRI + Panitumumab9132%7.718.0
FOLFIRI + Bevacizumab9119%9.221.4
(HR, P-value)-HR = 1.01HR = 1.06
P = 0.97P = 0.75
Table 4 Treatment outcome by anti-epidermal growth factor receptor therapy as first-line treatment in metastatic colorectal cancer with RAS wild type
Trial nameRegimensnORRPFS (mo)OS (mo)
CRYSTALFOLFIRI + Cetuximab17866.3%11.428.4
FOLFIRI18938.6%8.420.2
(HR, P-value)OR = 3.31HR = 0.56HR = 0.69
P < 0.001P = 0.0002P = 0.0024
PRIMEFOLFOX + Panitumumab259-10.125.8
FOLFOX253-7.920.2
(HR, P-value)-HR = 0.72HR = 0.77
P = 0.004P = 0.009
PEAKFOLFOX + Panitumumab8863.6%13.041.3
FOLFOX + Bevacizumab8260.5%9.528.9
(HR, P-value)-HR = 0.65HR = 0.63
P = 0.029P = 0.058
FIRE-3FOLFIRI + Cetuximab17165%10.433.1
FOLFIRI + Bevacizumab17160%10.225.6
(HR, P-value)OR = 1.28HR = 0.93HR = 0.70
P = 0.32P = 0.54P = 0.011
CALGB/SWOG 80405Chemotherapy1 + Cetuximab27068.6%11.432.0
Chemotherapy1 + Bevacizumab25653.8%11.331.2
(HR, P-value)P < 0.01HR = 1.1HR = 0.9
P = 0.31P = 0.4