[Articles] Modified XELIRI (capecitabine plus irinotecan) versus FOLFIRI (leucovorin, fluorouracil, and irinotecan), both either with or without bevacizumab, as second-line therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer (AXEPT): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, non-inferiority, phase 3 trial

mXELIRI with or without bevacizumab is well tolerated and non-inferior to FOLFIRI with or without bevacizumab in terms of overall survival. mXELIRI could be an alternative to FOLFIRI as a standard second-line backbone treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer, at least for Asian patient populations.

Source: The Lancet Oncology - March 16, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Rui-Hua Xu, Kei Muro, Satoshi Morita, Satoru Iwasa, Sae Won Han, Wei Wang, Masahito Kotaka, Masato Nakamura, Joong Bae Ahn, Yan-Hong Deng, Takeshi Kato, Sang-Hee Cho, Yi Ba, Hiroshi Matsuoka, Keun-Wook Lee, Tao Zhang, Yasuhide Yamada, Junichi Sakamoto, Yo Tags: Articles Source Type: research