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. 2021 Jun 14;13(7):e08253. doi: 10.15252/emmm.201708253

Table 1.

Randomized phase III clinical trials of VEGF pathway inhibitors as adjuvant (Postoperative) cancer therapies.

Trials Cancer Type Arms Results associated with VEGF Pathway Inhibition

NSABP C‐08 a

AVANT*b

QUASAR2 c

E5204 d

Colorectal cancer Chemotherapy +/− bevacizumab No DFS or OS benefit (*AVANT: worse OS with Bev)

BEATRICE e

ECOG‐5103 f

BETH g

Breast cancer Chemotherapy +/− bevacizumab No IDFS or OS benefit
AVAST‐M h Melanoma Observation vs. bevacizumab DFI benefit, but no OS benefit
E1505 i Non‐small‐cell lung carcinoma Chemotherapies +/− bevacizumab No DFS or OS benefit

STORM j

Hepatocellular carcinoma Placebo vs. sorafenib No RFS/DFS or OS benefit

ASSURE k

S‐TRAC l

Renal cell carcinoma Placebo vs. sunitinib No DFS or OS benefit
ATLAS m Renal cell carcinoma Placebo vs. axitinib No DFS benefit, except in highest risk sub‐population

PROTECT n

ECOG‐ACRIN‐2810 o

Renal cell carcinoma Placebo vs. pazopanib No DFS benefit
SORCE p Renal cell carcinoma Placebo vs. sorafenib No DFS or OS benefit

DFI, disease‐free interval; DFS, disease‐free survival; IDFS, invasive DFS; OS, overall survival; RFS, recurrence‐free survival.

a

Allegra et al (2013).

b

de Gramont et al (2012), André et al (2020).

c

Kerr et al (2016).

d

Benson et al (2016).

e

Cameron et al (2013).

f

Miller et al (2014, 2018).

g

Slamon et al, (2013).

h

Corrie et al (2014, 2017).

i

Wakelee et al (2016, 2017).

j

Bruix et al (2014).

k

Haas et al (2016).

l

Ravaud et al (2016).

m

Gross‐Goupil et al (2018).

n

Motzer et al (2017).

o

Appleman et al (2019).

p

Eisen et al (2020).