Review
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2009; 15(31): 3855-3864
Published online Aug 21, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3855
Table 3 Randomized trials comparing first-line chemotherapy with or without cetuximab or bevacizumab that report secondary resection rates
StudynRegimenResponse rate (%)Resection rate (%)R0 rate (%)R0 rate in liver-only disease (%)PFS (mo)
Cetuximab
CRYSTAL[37]559FOLFIRI38.72.51.54.58.0
559FOLFIRI + cetuximab46.96.04.39.88.9
Bevacizumab
Hurwitz et al[38]411IFL34.8< 2%NRNR6.2
402IFL + bevacizumab44.8< 2%NRNR10.6
NO16966[3940]701CT149.04.9NR11.58.0
699CT1 + bevacizumab47.06.3NR12.39.4