Intermittent Withdrawal of Oxaliplatin for Alleviating Neurotoxicity during Oxaliplatin-Based Chemotherapy for Japanese Patients with Inoperable or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Phase 2 Multicenter Study.

Intermittent Withdrawal of Oxaliplatin for Alleviating Neurotoxicity during Oxaliplatin-Based Chemotherapy for Japanese Patients with Inoperable or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Phase 2 Multicenter Study.
Tohoku J Exp Med. 2018;245(1):21-28
Authors: Kato S, Imai H, Gamoh M, Takahata T, Ohori H, Yasuda K, Niitani T, Murakawa Y, Amagai K, Isobe H, Shindo Y, Kuroki M, Sakamoto Y, Shimodaira H, Yoshioka T, Ishioka C
Abstract
Oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy is a well-established regimen for patients with inoperable and metastatic colorectal cancer. However, one of the major limitations of oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy is sensory neuropathy. It was previously reported that introduction of intermittent oxaliplatin treatment to an oxaliplatin-based regimen has a significant benefit on efficacy or safety. Here, we prospectively assessed whether efficacy and safety of first-line chemotherapy for advanced colorectal cancer are achieved by introduction of withdrawal of oxaliplatin treatment for a certain period (intermittent oxaliplatin treatment). The primary endpoint of the present study is to assess the progression free survival time on patients treated with chemotherapy (mFOLFOX6 (levofolinate, 5-fluorouracil and oxaliplatin combination therapy) plus bevacizumab or CapeOX (oxaliplatin and capecitabine combination therapy) plus bevacizumab) with intermittent oxaliplatin treatment. Bevacizumab is a humanized anti-vascular endothelial growth ...

Source: The Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine - May 11, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Kato S, Imai H, Gamoh M, Takahata T, Ohori H, Yasuda K, Niitani T, Murakawa Y, Amagai K, Isobe H, Shindo Y, Kuroki M, Sakamoto Y, Shimodaira H, Yoshioka T, Ishioka C Tags: Tohoku J Exp Med Source Type: research