FOLFIRI combined with bevacizumab as first-line treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer patients with hyperbilirubinemia after UGT1A1 genotyping

ABSTRACT

To report a metastatic colorectal cancer patient with hyperbilirubinemia treated with a combination of bevacizumab and FOLFIRI [5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, and irinotecan] using uridine diphosphate glucuronosyl transferase [UGT1A1] genotyping.Clinical Presentation and Intervention A 46-year-old male was diagnosed with rectosigmoid colon cancer with liver metastases and hyperbilirubinemia presenting with severe jaundice. UGT1A1 genotyping was used before therapy to ascertain whether genotype-adjusted dosages of irinotecan plus bevacizumab could alleviate the toxicity. Then, the patient was treated with FOLFIRI. The FOLFIRI regimen was successfully used in this patient without concerns regarding toxicity