Table 1.
Patient baseline characteristics and treatments
| Patient no. | Age (years)/ sex | AJCC status | Primary tumor sites | Sites of metastates | Previous therapy (cycles) | Aex dose (µg) | Vaccination (times) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aex | A1 | 36/M | IV | Colon | Liver | F4a (12) | 100 | 4 |
| A2 | 56/M | IV | Rectum | Liver, lung, bone | F4 (12) + 40 Gy | 100 | 3 | |
| A3 | 45/F | III | Colon | No | Surg + F4 (12) | 100 | 4 | |
| A4 | 60/F | IV | Colon | Liver, lung | De-Gb (12) + 40 Gy | 100 | 4 | |
| A5 | 67/M | IV | Colon | Omentum | F4 (12) | 100 | 4 | |
| B1 | 50/F | IV | Colon | Liver, LN | F4 (12) + 45 Gy | 200 | 4 | |
| B2 | 55/M | IV | Colon | Liver | F4 (12) + 45 Gy | 200 | 4 | |
| B3 | 42/F | IV | Colon | Lung | F6c (12) + 45 Gy | 200 | 4 | |
| B4 | 61/M | IV | Colon | Liver, spleen | F4 (12) + 50 Gy | 200 | 4 | |
| B5 | 49/M | IV | Rectum | Peritoneum | Fd (6) | 200 | 4 | |
| C1 | 37/M | IV | Colon | Mesenterium | F (6) | 300 | 4 | |
| C2 | 69/M | IV | Colon | Liver, LN | XELOXe (6) + 30 Gy | 300 | 4 | |
| C3 | 57/F | III | Rectum | No | Surg + F4 (12) | 300 | 4 | |
| C4 | 54/F | IV | Rectum | Liver | F4 (12) + 50 Gy | 300 | 4 | |
| C5 | 47/M | IV | Colon | Liver, lung, bone, LN | F6 (12) + 45 Gy | 300 | 2 | |
| D1 | 59/M | IV | Colon | Omentum | F4 (12) | 500 | 4 | |
| D2 | 62/F | III | Colon | No | Surg + F4 (12) | 500 | 4 | |
| D3 | 45/M | IV | Colon | Lung, liver | F6 (12) + 30 Gy | 500 | 4 | |
| D4 | 48/F | IV | Colon | Lung | F4 (12) + 40 Gy | 500 | 4 | |
| D5 | 51/M | IV | Colon | Liver | F6 (12) + 40 Gy | 500 | 4 | |
| E1 | 39/M | IV | Rectum | Lung | F6 (12) + F (4) + 50 Gy | 100 | 4 | |
| E2 | 55/M | IV | Colon | Liver | F4 (12) | 100 | 4 | |
| Aex + GM-CSF | E3 | 42/F | IV | Colon | Liver, spleen, ovaries | F (12) + 50 Gy | 100 | 4 |
| E4 | 65/F | IV | Colon | Liver | F4 (12) + 45 Gy | 100 | 4 | |
| E5 | 50/M | IV | Colon | Omentum | F4 (12) | 100 | 4 | |
| F1 | 58/F | IV | Colon | Lung, liver | F4 (12) + 45 Gy | 200 | 4 | |
| F2 | 53/M | IV | Rectum | Liver, omentum | F4 (12) + 45 Gy | 200 | 4 | |
| F3 | 49/F | IV | Colon | Lung, liver, bone | F4 (12) + F (6) + 45 Gy | 200 | 4 | |
| F4 | 51/F | IV | Colon | Omentum | F6 (12) | 200 | 4 | |
| F5 | 60/M | III | Colon | Liver | Capecitabinef (6) | 200 | 4 | |
| G1 | 66/M | IV | Colon | Bone, INa | De-G (12) + 40 Gy | 300 | 4 | |
| G2 | 64/F | IV | Colon | Liver, spleen, pelvis | F4 (12) | 300 | 4 | |
| G3 | 51/F | IV | Colon | Omentum | AIOg (6) | 300 | 4 | |
| G4 | 50/M | IV | Colon | Liver | F4 (12) | 300 | 4 | |
| G5 | 47/M | IV | Colon | Lung, liver | F6 (12) + 45 Gy | 300 | 4 | |
| H1 | 40/M | IV | Colon | Lung, liver, LN | F4 (12) + F (12) + 30 Gy | 500 | 3 | |
| H2 | 46/M | IV | Colon | Liver | F4 (12) + 40 Gy | 500 | 4 | |
| H3 | 62/F | IV | Colon | Omentum | XELOX (6) | 500 | 4 | |
| H4 | 56/F | IV | Colon | Lung | F4 (12) + 40 Gy | 500 | 4 | |
| H5 | 55/M | IV | Rectum | Lung, liver, bone | F4 (12) | 500 | 4 |
Abbreviations: Aex, ascites-derived exosomes; AJCC, American Joint Committee on Cancer; F, female; GM-CSF, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; LN, lymph node; M, male; Surg, surgery.
F4 stands for FOLFOX4 regimen; oxaliplatin (85 mg/m2, IV on day 1); leucovorin (200 mg/m2, IV on days 1 and 2); 5-fluorouracil (400 mg/m2, IV on days 1 and 2); and 5-fluorouracil (600 mg/m2, continuous infusion (CI on days 1 and 2). The regimen was repeated every 2 weeks. bDe-G stands for De-Gramont regimen; leucovorin (400 mg/m2 IV on days 1 and 2) and 5-fluorouracil (400 mg/m2, IV on days 1 and 2, plus 600 mg/m2 5-fluorouracil via CI on days 1 and 2). The regimen was repeated every 2 weeks. cF6 stands for FOLFOX6 regimen: oxaliplatin (100 mg/m2, IV on day 1); leucovorin (400 mg/m2, IV on day 1) and 5-fluorouracil (400 mg/m2 (IV) plus 600 mg/m2 5-fluorouracil bolus on days 1 and 2,400-3,000 mg/m2 5-fluorouracil via CI over 46 hours). The regimen was repeated every 2 weeks. dF stands for FOLFIRI regimen (Douillard); irinotecan (180 mg/m2, IV on day 1); leucovorin (200 mg/m2 IV on days 1 and 2); and 5-fluorouracil (400 mg/m2, IV on days 1 and 2, plus 600 mg/m2 5-fluorouracil via CI >22 hours on days 1 and 2). This regimen was repeated every 2 weeks. eXELOX regimen: oxaliplatin (130 mg/m2, IV on day 1); capecitabine (1,000 mg/m2, PO (bid, total dose was ~2,000 mg/m2/day) on days 1-14). This regimen was repeated every 3 weeks. ‘Capecitabine regimen: capecitabine (1,000 mg/m2, PO (bid, total dose was ~2,000 mg/m2/day) on days 1-14). This regimen was repeated every 3 weeks. gAIO regimen. leucovorin (500 mg/m2, IV once per week); and 5-fluorouracil (2,000 mg/m2, CI once per week). This regimen was repeated every 3 weeks.