Table 2.
Trial | No. of patients | Treatment arms |
HR for OS/Death (P-value) |
Survival comparison |
---|---|---|---|---|
Suntharalingam et al 26 (RTOG 0436 trial) | 344 | Cisplatin, paclitaxel and cetuximab plus radiation vs cisplatin and paclitaxel plus radiation | 0.92 (0.70) | 2-year OS rate: 44% vs 41.7% |
Crosby et al 27 (SCOPE-1 trial) | 258 | Cisplatin, capecitabine and cetuximab plus radiation vs cisplatin and capecitabine plus radiation | 1.53 (0.035) | 22.1 months vs 25.4 months |
Okines et al 28 | 1,103 | ECX and bevacizumab vs ECX | NR | NR |
HR: Hazard ratio; OS: Overall survival; ECX: Epirubicin, Cisplatin and Capecitabine.