Apatinib Treatment as the Neoadjuvant Therapy in Advanced Colorectal Cancer

Summary

Apatinib has been proved to be effective and safe among patients in advanced colorectal cancer in several trials. the investigators aimed to evaluate its efficacy and safety as the neoadjuvant therapy in real world practice, and to explore factors associated with efficacy.

Timeline

Start

2018-01-31

Primary completion

2020-08-01

Completion

2020-09-01

Publications

• Background Li J, Qin S, Xu J, Xiong J, Wu C, Bai Y, Liu W, Tong J, Liu Y, Xu R, Wang Z, Wang Q, Ouyang X, Yang Y, Ba Y, Liang J, Lin X, Luo D, Zheng R, Wang X, Sun G, Wang L, Zheng L, Guo H, Wu J, Xu N, Yang J, Zhang H, Cheng Y, Wang N, Chen L, Fan Z, Sun P, Yu H. Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase III Trial of Apatinib in Patients With Chemotherapy-Refractory Advanced or Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Stomach or Gastroesophageal Junction. J Clin Oncol. 2016 May 1;34(13):1448-54. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2015.63.5995. Epub 2016 Feb 16.

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