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. 2014 Jul 15;6(7):211–224. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v6.i7.211

Table 1.

Selected phase 3 clinical trials involving anti-angiogenic drugs in combination with conventional chemotherapy

Ref. Drug and study name Study description No. of patients Comparison Median OS (mo) Median TTP/PFS (mo) ORR 1-yr survival
Bevacizumab (B)
Hurwitz et al[8] 2004 AVF2107g trial RCT, 1st line 813 (ITT) IFL + B vs IFL 20.3 vs 15.6 10.6 vs 6.2 45% vs 35% 74% vs 63%
Fuchs et al[10] 2007 BICC-C trial RCT, 1st line 117 (2nd period) FOLFIRI + B vs mIFL + B 28 vs 19 11 vs 8 58% vs 53% 87% vs 61%
Giantonio et al[12] 2007 ECOG 3200 trial RCT, 2nd line post irinotecan 1st line 820 (ITT) FOLFOX-4 + B vs FOLFOX-4 vs B alone 12.9 vs 10.8 vs 10.2 7.3 vs 4.7 vs 2.7 23% vs 8.6% vs 3.3% 56% vs 43% vs 44%
Saltz et al[13] 2008 NO16966 trial RCT, phase 3, 1st line, factorial 2 x 2 1401 FOLFOX-4 or XELOX + B vs FOLFOX-4 or XELOX 21.3 vs 19.9 9.4 vs 8.0 47% vs 49% Not reported
Tebbutt et al[17] 2010 MAX trial RCT, open label, 1st line 471 Cape alone vs Cape + B vs Cape + B + mitomycin 18.9 18.9 vs 16.4 5.7 vs 8.5 vs 8.4 30% vs 38% vs 46% Not reported
Cunningham et al[18] 2013 AVEX trial RCT, elder population, 1st line 280 Cape alone vs Cape + B 20.7 vs 16.8 9.1 vs 5.1 19% vs 10% 74% vs 44%
Falcone et al[21] 2013 TRIBE trial RCT, 1st line 508 FOLFOXIRI-B vs FOLFIRI-B 31.0 vs 25.8 12.1 vs 9.7 65% vs 53% Not reported
Bennouna et al[66] 2013 ML 18147 RCT, open label, 2nd line post chemo + B 409 2nd line chemotherapy + B vs 2nd line chemotherapy 11.2 vs 9.8 5.7 vs 4.1 5.5% vs 4% Not reported (approximately 50% vs 40%)
Ziv-Aflibercept
Van Cutsem et al[29] 2012 VELOUR trial RCT, 2nd line post oxaliplatin and/or bevacizumab 1st line 1226 FOLFIRI + aflibercept vs FOLFIRI + placebo 13.5 vs 12.0 6.9 vs 4.7 20% vs 11% 56% vs 50%

RCT: Randomized controlled trial; OS: Overall survival; TTP: Time to progression; PFS: Progression free survival; ITT: Intention to treat; ORR: Overall response rate.