Randomized phase III trial of capecitabine compared with bevacizumab plus capecitabine in patients with previously treated metastatic breast cancer.
Journal Article (Clinical Trial;Clinical Trial, Phase III;Journal Article)
PURPOSE: This randomized phase III trial compared the efficacy and safety of capecitabine with or without bevacizumab, a monoclonal antibody to vascular endothelial growth factor, in patients with metastatic breast cancer previously treated with an anthracycline and a taxane. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients were randomly assigned to receive capecitabine (2,500 mg/m2/d) twice daily on day 1 through 14 every 3 weeks, alone or in combination with bevacizumab (15 mg/kg) on day 1. The primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS), as determined by an independent review facility. RESULTS: From November 2000 to March 2002, 462 patients were enrolled. Treatment arms were balanced. No significant differences were found in the incidence of diarrhea, hand-foot syndrome, thromboembolic events, or serious bleeding episodes between treatment groups. Of other grade 3 or 4 adverse events, only hypertension requiring treatment (17.9% v 0.5%) was more frequent in patients receiving bevacizumab. Combination therapy significantly increased the response rates (19.8% v 9.1%; P = .001); however, this did not result in a longer PFS (4.86 v 4.17 months; hazard ratio = 0.98). Overall survival (15.1 v 14.5 months) and time to deterioration in quality of life as measured by the Functional Assessment Of Cancer Treatment--Breast were comparable in both treatment groups. CONCLUSION: Bevacizumab was well tolerated in this heavily pretreated patient population. Although the addition of bevacizumab to capecitabine produced a significant increase in response rates, this did not translate into improved PFS or overall survival.
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Cited Authors
- Miller, KD; Chap, LI; Holmes, FA; Cobleigh, MA; Marcom, PK; Fehrenbacher, L; Dickler, M; Overmoyer, BA; Reimann, JD; Sing, AP; Langmuir, V; Rugo, HS
Published Date
- February 1, 2005
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 23 / 4
Start / End Page
- 792 - 799
PubMed ID
- 15681523
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0732-183X
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1200/JCO.2005.05.098
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States