Randomized Trial of TAS-102 for Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Randomized Trial of TAS-102 for Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
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DOI:
10.1056/nejmoa1414325
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发表时间:
2015-05-14
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
Ohtsu, Atsushi
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作者:
Mayer, Robert J.;Van Cutsem, Eric;Ohtsu, Atsushi
BACKGROUNDEarly clinical trials conducted primarily in Japan have shown that TAS-102, an oral agent that combines trifluridine and tipiracil hydrochloride, was effective in the treatment of refractory colorectal cancer. We conducted a phase 3 trial to further assess the efficacy and safety of TAS-102 in a global population of such patients.METHODSIn this double-blind study, we randomly assigned 800 patients, in a 2: 1 ratio, to receive TAS-102 or placebo. The primary end point was overall survival.RESULTSThe median overall survival improved from 5.3 months with placebo to 7.1 months with TAS-102, and the hazard ratio for death in the TAS-102 group versus the placebo group was 0.68 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.58 to 0.81; P