Treatment of advanced colorectal cancer with chemotherapy and recombinant human endostatin in the window period / 中国肿瘤临床

ABSTRACT

Objective: To observe the effect of recombinant human endostatin (endostar) combined with chemotherapy on advanced colorectal cancer. Methods: A total of 120 inoperable patients with advanced colorectal cancer who were admitted to the Guizhou Cancer Hospital from June 2014 to June 2018 were selected. The patients were divided into two groups. Sixty cases were allocated to the test group and received endostar of 15 mg/d, d1-d7, which was repeated after 7 and 14 days. Chemotherapy was initiated on the 5th day of endostar (endostar window period). Sixty patients were allocated to the control group and received endostar of 15 mg/d, d1-d14, which was repeated after 7 and 21 days. Chemotherapy was initiated on the 1st day of endostar. The chemotherapy regimen used was mFOLFOX6 or FOLFIRI. Results: The objective response rate (ORR) of the test and control groups was 25.0%, and 18.3%, respectively, and the disease control rate (DCR) was 80.0% and 73.3%, respectively. The difference was not significant (P=0.375, P= 0.388). The 1-year survival rate of the test group and the control group was 69.6% and 62.5%, respectively, while the 2-year survival rate was 39.7% and 21.3%, respectively. Moreover, the 3-year survival rate was 26.8% and 13.3%, respectively, and the median survival time was 22 months (95% CI 16.817-27.183) and 16 months (95% CI 11.890-20.110), respectively. In contrast to the control group, the survival rate increased and the survival time was prolonged in the test group (P=0.033). The progression time (TTP) of median disease in the test and control groups was 9 months and 8 months, respectively. This was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Conclusions: This study found that chemotherapy with recombinant human endostatin in the window stage can enhance the 1, 2, and 3-year survival rate of patients with advanced colorectal cancer, as well as prolong the median survival time.