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. 2019 Dec 1;26(6):e773–e784. doi: 10.3747/co.26.5517

TABLE III.

Efficacy of monoclonal antibodies against the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and bevacizumab based on primary tumour location in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

Reference (trial name) Treatment arms Median overall survival (%) p for interaction

Left-side disease Right-side disease


Anti-EGFR No anti-EGFR or bevacizumab HR 95% CI Anti-EGFR No anti-EGFR or bevacizumab HR 95% CI
Boeckx et al., 201765 (PRIME) FOLFOX with or without panitumumab 30.3 (n=81) 23.6 (n=76) 0.73 0.57 to 0.93 11.1 (n=19) 15.4 (n=24) 0.87 0.55 to 1.37

Tejpar et al., 201764 (CRYSTAL) FOLFIRI with or without cetuximab 28.7 (n=142) 21.7 (n=138) 0.65 0.50 to 0.86 18.5 (n=33) 15.0 (n=51) 1.08 0.65 to 1.81 0.02417

Tejpar et al., 201764 (FIRE) FOLFIRI plus cetuximab vs. bevacizumab 38.3 (n=157) 28.0 (n=149) 0.63 0.48 to 0.85 18.3 (n=38) 23.0 (n=50) 1.31 0.81 to 2.11 0.00157

Venook et al., 201767 (CALGB/SWOG 80405) FOLFOX or FOLFIRI plus cetuximab vs. bevacizumab 39.3 (n=173) 32.6 (n=152) 0.77 0.59 to 0.99 13.9 (n=71) 29.2 (n=78) 1.36 0.93 to 1.99 0.0057

Qin et al., 201866 (TAILOR) FOLFOX with or without cetuximab 22.0 (n=146) 18.7 (n=162) 0.69 0.53 to 0.90 11.3 (n=45) 9.3 (n=38) 0.94 0.58 to 1.51 0.0839

Quenet et al., 201837 (PEAK) FOLFOX plus panitumumab vs. bevacizumab 43.4 (n=53) 32.0 (n=54) 0.84 0.22 to 3.27 17.5 (n=22) 21.0 (n=14) 0.45 0.08 to 2.49

HR = hazard ratio; CI = confidence interval; FOLFOX = fluorouracil–leucovorin–oxaliplatin; FOLFIRI = fluorouracil–leucovorin–irinotecan.