2024
Efficacy and Safety of Trifluridine/Tipiracil-Containing Combinations in Colorectal Cancer and Other Advanced Solid Tumors: A Systematic Review
Shitara K, Falcone A, Fakih M, George B, Sundar R, Ranjan S, Van Cutsem E. Efficacy and Safety of Trifluridine/Tipiracil-Containing Combinations in Colorectal Cancer and Other Advanced Solid Tumors: A Systematic Review. The Oncologist 2024, 29: e601-e615. PMID: 38366864, PMCID: PMC11067808, DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyae007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic colorectal cancerRefractory metastatic colorectal cancerAdverse eventsDiscontinuation rate due to adverse eventsColorectal cancerChemorefractory metastatic colorectal cancerSafety outcomesMedian overall survivalSafety of FTD/TPIProgression-free survivalAdvanced solid tumorsAssociated with improved outcomesEarly-phase studiesSystematic reviewOverall survivalFTD/TPIRetrospective studySolid tumorsBevacizumabClinical efficacyTargeted agentsTumor typesAntineoplastic agentsAdvanced cancerImprove outcomes
2023
Effects of prior therapies on outcomes with trifluridine/tipiracil in patients with metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer in a randomized phase III trial (TAGS)
Shitara K, George B, Taieb J, Sundar R, Fakih M, Makris L, Benhadji K, Ghidini M. Effects of prior therapies on outcomes with trifluridine/tipiracil in patients with metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer in a randomized phase III trial (TAGS). Journal Of Cancer Research And Clinical Oncology 2023, 149: 9361-9374. PMID: 37213030, PMCID: PMC10374776, DOI: 10.1007/s00432-023-04813-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalGastric/gastroesophageal junction cancerJunction cancerSurvival benefitSafety profileEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusRandomized phase III trialAssociated with survival benefitMedian overall survivalPhase III trialsPost hoc exploratory analysisLater-lineTrifluridine/tipiracil treatmentHematologic toxicityPrior therapyMedian overallOverall survivalIII trialsPlacebo armPerformance statusResultsBaseline characteristicsMedian timeRamucirumabTherapy patternsClinical trials