Abstract

Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of 5-fluorouracil and calcium folinatc combined with oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) program with capecitabine regimen combined oxaliplatin (XELOX) program as adjuvant chemotherapy in advanced colorectal cancer after surgery.Methods The postoperative clinical data of 286 advanced colorectal cancer patients were retrospectively analyzed.Of which,204 patients received FOLFOX4/6 adjuvant chemotherapy and 82 patients received XELOX adjuvant chemotherapy.The three-years disease-free survival (DFS) time,three-years overall survival (OS) time and adverse reactions of the two groups were compared.Count data of the two groups' were compared by chi-square test,and measurement data were analyzed by t-test.Results In the FOLFOX4/6 group,153 patients (75 %) completed 12 cycles of chemotherapy,and in the XELOX group,66 patients (80 %) finished eight cycles of chemotherapy.There was no statistical difference in three-year DFS incidence (FOLFOX4/6 stage Ⅱ 87%,Ⅲ 82%; XELOX stage Ⅱ 83%,Ⅲ 80%) and three-year OS incidence (FOLFOX4/6 stage Ⅱ 92%,Ⅲ 88%; XELOX stage Ⅱ 89%,Ⅲ 86%) between two groups (all P>0.05).There was no statistical difference in the incidence of common adverse reactions between FOLFOX4/6 and XELOX group (all P>0.05).Adverse reactions of degree Ⅰ and Ⅱ were more common,while degree Ⅲ and Ⅳ were seldom.Of the adverse reactions of degree Ⅲ and Ⅳ,the incidence of neutropenia in patients of FOLFOX group was a little higher than in those of XELOX group,and the incidence of hand-foot syndrome was a litter higher in XELOX group than in FOLFOX group.However,there was no significant difference (x2 =0.060,0.928,both P>0.05).Conclusion There was no statistical significance between FOLFOX4/6 and XELOX as postoperative auxiliary chemical therapy for advanced colorectal cancer,and both therapies possess good tolerance and safety. Key words: Antineoplastic combined chemotherapy protocols; Colorectal neoplasms; Treatment outcome; Safety

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