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Table 2 Background of second-line anti-VEGF drug trials

From: Protocol of the EFFORT study: a prospective study of FOLFIRI plus aflibercept as second-line treatment after progression on FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab or during maintenance treatment in patients with unresectable/metastatic colorectal cancer

Trial

ML18147 Ref. [11]

RAISE Ref. [4]

VELOUR Ref. [3]

Number of cases

820

1072

1226

Prior oxaliplatin

41.8%

100%

100%

Prior bevacizumab

100%

100%

30.5%

Backbone chemotherapy

Irinotecan (35%)

FOLFIRI

FOLFIRI

Design

Open label

Double blind

Double blind

Combination

With BEV

Without BEV

With RAM

Without RAM

With AFL

Without AFL

ORR

5%

3%

13.4%

12.5%

19.8%

11.1%

PFS (months)

5.7

4.1

5.7

4.5

6.90

4.67

 

HR 0.68

p < .0001

HR0.793

p < .0005

HR0.758

p < .0001

OS (months)

11.2

9.8

13.3

11.7

13.50

12.06

 

HR 0.81

p = .0062

HR 0.844

p = .0219

HR 0.817

p = .0032

  1. ORR overall response rate, PFS progression-free survival, OS overall survival, BEV bevacizumab, RAM ramucirumab, AFL aflibercept