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. 2016 Jan 19;3(1):69–82. doi: 10.1007/s40801-015-0059-9

Table 2.

Treatment regimens and duration for metastatic colorectal cancer patients by line of therapy

Treatment line and regimens Patients, n (%) Duration (days)
Mean SD Median
First line N = 4418
 FOLFOX + bevacizumab 1026 (23.2) 197.5 115.5 188
 FOLFOX 1003 (22.7) 139.1 94.4 124
 FU/LV 510 (11.5) 130.9 111.1 97
 Oxaliplatin 325 (7.4) 126.9 92.3 104
 FU/LV + bevacizumab 218 (4.9) 180.2 153.2 132
 Oxaliplatin + bevacizumab 216 (4.9) 186.9 114.3 167
 FOLFIRI + bevacizumab 194 (4.4) 208.7 158.5 177
 FOLFIRI 183 (4.1) 149.2 114.0 136
 Bevacizumab 151 (3.4) 186.3 144.0 145
 FU 150 (3.4) 84.2 57.3 67
 Others 442 (10.0) 135.8 100.0 111
Second line N = 2534
 FOLFOX + bevacizumab 449 (17.7) 183.3 136.5 156
 FOLFIRI + bevacizumab 353 (13.9) 198.0 157.2 155
 FOLFIRI 202 (8.0) 128.0 83.5 111
 Irinotecan 192 (7.6) 126.4 93.0 97
 FU/LV + bevacizumab 175 (6.9) 181.1 143.1 139
 FOLFOX 157 (6.2) 132.6 74.3 120
 Cetuximab + irinotecan 139 (5.5) 155.5 98.8 135
 Oxaliplatin + bevacizumab 127 (5.0) 164.3 113.9 128
 Bevacizumab 116 (4.6) 194.1 207.3 133
 FU/LV 98 (3.9) 144.9 128.8 118
 Others 526 (20.8) 138.3 104.7 117
Third line N = 1370
 Cetuximab + irinotecan 207 (15.1) 152.0 124.7 125
 FOLFIRI + bevacizumab 184 (13.4) 195.0 158.8 153
 FOLFOX + bevacizumab 104 (7.6) 162.1 104.6 138
 FOLFIRI 91 (6.6) 119.7 105.3 96
 Irinotecan 82 (6.0) 123.0 89.2 89
 Cetuximab 78 (5.7) 131.5 137.3 101
 FU/LV + bevacizumab 75 (5.5) 199.1 201.3 132
 Bevacizumab 71 (5.2) 215.2 180.1 166
 Bevacizumab + irinotecan 57 (4.2) 167.2 109.9 134
 FOLFOX 51 (3.7) 120.8 71.5 98
 Others 370 (30.7) 135.9 112 110

FU 5-fluorouracil, FOLFOX 5-FU + LV+ oxaliplatin, FOLFIRI 5-FU + LV + irinotecan, LV leucovorin, SD standard deviation