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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 14, 2014; 20(38): 13637-13647
Published online Oct 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i38.13637
Table 2 Major phase III trials for gastric cancer in the advanced setting
TrialnTreatment armsHR for overall survival (P value)Survival comparison
Advanced gastric cancer - first-line
Bang et al[39]584CX, CF and trastuzumab vs CX and CF10.74 (0.0046)Overall survival: 13.8 mo vs 11.1 mo
Ohtsu et al[42]774Cisplatin and 5-FU vs cisplatin, 5-FU and bevacizumab0.87 (0.1002)Overall survival: 10.1 mo vs 12.1 mo
PFS: 5.3 mo vs 6.7 mo
Lordick et al[44]904CX vs CX and cetuximab1.004 (0.9547)Overall survival: 10.7 mo vs 9.4 mo
Waddell et al[45]553EOC vs mEOC–P1.37 (0.013)Overall survival: 11.3 mo vs 8.8 mo
Van Cutsem et al[37]445DCF vs CFTTP 1.47 (< 0.001) OS 1.29 (0.02)Time to progression: 5.6 mo vs 3.7 mo, 9.2 mo vs 8.6 mo
Koizumi et al[40]305S-1 and cisplatin vs S-10.77 (0.04)Overall survival: 13.0 mo vs 11.0 mo
Ajani et al[66]1053Cisplatin and S-1 vs cisplatin and 5-FU0.92 (0.20)Overall survival: 8.6 mo vs 7.9 mo
Hecht et al[67]545CapeOx and lapatinib vs CapeOx and placebo0.91 (0.35)Overall survival: 12.2 mo vs 10.5 mo
Advanced gastric cancer - second-line
Ohtsu et al[51]656BSC and placebo vs BSC and everolimus0.90 (0.1244)Overall survival: 4.3 mo vs 5.4 mo
Fuchs et al[47]355BSC and ramucirumab vs BSC0.776 (0.047)Overall survival: 5.2 mo vs 3.8 mo
Bang et al[52]261Lapatinib and paclitaxel vs paclitaxel0.84 (0.2088)Overall survival: 11.0 mo vs 8.9 mo
Kang et al[50]202BSC vs docetaxel or irinotecan0.657 (0.007)Overall survival: 3.8 mo vs 5.3 mo
Thuss-Patience et al[48]40Irinotecan and BSC vs BSC0.48 (0.012)Overall survival: 4.0 mo vs 2.4 mo
Cook et al[49]168Docetaxel and ASC vs ASC0.67 (0.01)Overall survival: 5.2 mo vs 3.6 mo