0000000000802425
AUTHOR
Michael Neise
Dermatux: Phase IV trial of C-FOLFIRI in 1st-line metastatic colorectal cancer receiving a pre-defined skin care.
e15048Background: Dose- and treatment limiting cetuximab-induced skin rash ≥ 3° occur in 18% of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. Survival, response and toxicity parameters were re-evaluated under a pre-defined skin prophylaxis consistent of vitamin K1 ointment and oral doxycycline. Methods: This is a national, phase IV, multicenter, 1st-line CRC trial (N = 165, KRAS wt, EGFR +, ECOG 0/1) in UICC stage 4 patients. Patients received irinotecan 180 mg/m² (d1) , folinic acid 400 mg/m² (d1), and 5-FU 400 mg/m² (d1, d2) and cetuximab ( 400 mg² (d1), then 250 mg/m² qw). Concurrently, patients received 0.1% vitamin K1 ointment qd and oral doxycycline 100 mg bid. Upon occurrence of rash ≥ 3°, an ad…
A nonrandomized, phase IV trial of FOLFIRI and cetuximab in first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer receiving a predefined skin care and skin prophylaxis aiming to prevent a skin rash.
e20724 Background: Anti-EGFR empowered chemotherapeutic regimens resulted in increased overall survival (OS) and response rates (RR). Anti-EGFR induced skin rash occurs in ~ 70% patients, and ~18% ...