Adjuvant Systemic Chemotherapy with or without Bevacizumab in Patients with Resected Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer

作者：Turan Nedim^*; Benekli Mustafa; Koca Dogan; Ustaalioglu Basak Oven; Dane Faysal; Ozdemir Nuriye; Ulas Arife; Oztop Ilhan; Gumus Mahmut; Ozturk Mehmet Akif; Berk Veli; Kucukoner Mehmet; Uner Aytug; Balakan Ozan; Helvaci Kaan; Ozkan Secil; Yilmaz Ugur; Buyukberber Suleyman

来源：Oncology, 2013, 84(1): 14-21.

DOI：10.1159/000342429

• Colorectal cancer
• Liver metastases
• Adjuvant chemotherapy
• Bevacizumab

Background: We aimed to investigate the impact of adjuvant systemic therapy with modern chemotherapy combinations on survival outcomes in patients with resected liver-confined metastases from colorectal carcinomas, and whether addition of bevacizumab (BEV) provides further benefit. Methods: A total of 229 consecutive patients who underwent resection for liver-confined colorectal liver metastases were retrospectively analyzed. Results: Of 229 patients, 204 who received chemotherapy with fluoropyrimidine-based (n = 27), irinotecan-based (n = 84) and oxaliplatin-based (n = 93) combinations were analyzed. Among these, 87 patients received BEV while 117 did not (NoBEV). With a median follow-up of 27 months after metastasectomy, the median recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival OS) were 17 and 53 months, respectively. OS rates at 3 and 5 years were 71% and 40%, respectively. No significant differences were found in the median RFS (p = 0.744) and OS (p = 0.440) among different chemotherapy regimens. The median RFS (p = 0.375) and OS (p = 0.251) were similar in BEV and NoBEV arms. In multivariate analysis, having 4 liver metastases was the only negative independent factor on both RFS and OS, while positive surgical margin was another negative independent factor for RFS. Conclusion: Chemotherapy type and addition of BEV have no impact on both RFS and OS in the adjuvant setting following complete resection of colorectal liver metastases.

• 出版日期2013