RT Journal Article T1 FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab versus FOLFOX plus bevacizumab for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer and ≥3 circulating tumour cells: the randomised phase III VISNÚ-1 trial. A1 Aranda, Enrique A1 Vieitez, Jose Maria A1 Gomez-España, Auxiliadora A1 Gil Calle, Silvia A1 Salud-Salvia, Antonieta A1 Graña, Begoña A1 Garcia-Alfonso, Pilar A1 Rivera, Fernando A1 Quintero-Aldana, Guillermo Alfonso A1 Reina-Zoilo, Juan Jose A1 Gonzalez-Flores, Encarnacion A1 Salgado Fernandez, Mercedes A1 Guillen-Ponce, Carmen A1 Garcia-Carbonero, Rocio A1 Safont, Maria Jose A1 La Casta Munoa, Adelaida A1 Garcia-Paredes, Beatriz A1 Lopez Lopez, Rafael A1 Sastre, Javier A1 Diaz-Rubio, Eduardo K1 FOLFOX K1 FOLFOXIRI K1 bevacizumab K1 circulating tumor cells K1 colorectal cancer AB 5-Fluorouracil/leucovorin, oxaliplatin, irinotecan (FOLFOXIRI) plus bevacizumab is more effective than doublets plus bevacizumab as first-line therapy for metastatic colorectal cancer, but is not widely used because of concerns about toxicity and lack of predictive biomarkers. This study was designed to explore the role of circulating tumour cell (CTC) count as a biomarker to select patients for therapy with FOLFOXIRI-bevacizumab. VISNÚ-1 was a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase III study in patients with previously untreated, unresectable, metastatic colorectal carcinoma and ≥3 CTC/7.5 mL blood. Patients received bevacizumab 5 mg/kg plus FOLFOXIRI (irinotecan 165 mg/m2, oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2, leucovorin 400 mg/m2 and 5-fluorouracil 3200 mg/m2) or FOLFOX (oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2, leucovorin 400 mg/m2, 5-fluorouracil 400 mg/m2 then 2400 mg/m2) by intravenous administration every 2 weeks. The primary outcome was progression-free survival (PFS). The intention-to-treat population comprised 349 patients (FOLFOXIRI-bevacizumab, n=172; FOLFOX-bevacizumab, n=177). Median PFS was 12.4 months (95% CI 11.2 to 14.0) with FOLFOXIRI bevacizumab and 9.3 months (95% CI 8.5 to 10.7) with FOLFOX-bevacizumab (stratified HR, 0.64; 95% CI 0.49 to 0.82; p=0.0006). Grade≥3 adverse events were more common with FOLFOXIRI-bevacizumab 85.3% vs 75.1% with FOLFOX-bevacizumab (p=0.0178). Treatment-related deaths occurred in 8 (4.7%) and 6 (3.4%) patients, respectively. First-line FOLFOXIRI-bevacizumab significantly improved PFS compared with FOLFOX-bevacizumab in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer and ≥3 CTCs at baseline, which indicate a poor prognosis. CTC count may be a useful non-invasive biomarker to assist with the selection of patients for intensive first-line therapy. PB Elsevier BV YR 2020 FD 2020-08-22 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16545 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/16545 LA en NO Aranda E, Viéitez JM, Gómez-España A, Gil Calle S, Salud-Salvia A, Graña B, et al. FOLFOXIRI plus bevacizumab versus FOLFOX plus bevacizumab for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer and ≥3 circulating tumour cells: the randomised phase III VISNÚ-1 trial. ESMO Open. 2020 Nov;5(6):e000944. DS RISalud RD Apr 6, 2025