Abstract
Antiangiogenic therapy has shown clinical benefit in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of apatinib in patients who failed standard treatment and to explore potential factors related to its efficacy.A total of 47 patients were enrolled in this retrospective study. Patients who received apatinib therapy after failure of standard therapy from December 2014 and February 2018 were included. Progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), objective response rate (ORR), and treatment-related adverse events were recorded and evaluated.The median PFS was 3.717 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 3.198–4.235), and the median OS was 7.335 months (95% CI, 6.738–7.932). The disease control rate was 72.34%, and the ORR was 8.51%. The most common grade 3 to 4 adverse reactions were hypertension, proteinuria, hand-foot syndrome, and diarrhea. Multivariate analysis indicated previous antiangiogenic therapy and baseline elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as independent prognostic factors.Apatinib might be a reasonable treatment option with a controlled safety profile for patients with mCRC who have failed standard therapy. Patients who previously received antiangiogenic therapy and who have baseline elevated NLR are more likely to benefit from apatinib.
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