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GERCOR

  1. Design: Phase III trial, randomized, two sequences: FOLFIRI followed by FOLFOX6 (arm A), and FOLFOX6 followed by FOLFIRI (arm B).
  2. Number of patients: 220 (109 in arm A and 111 in arm B).
  3. Patient characteristics: Previously untreated patients with assessable metastatic colorectal cancer.
  4. Agent:
    • FOLFIRI: folinic acid, FU, and irinotecan.
    • FOLFOX6: folinic acid, FU, and oxaliplatin.
  5. Treatment line: First-line and second-line therapy.
  6. Trial Name or NCT Number: Not reported.
  7. Comparison of two groups:
OutcomeArm AArm BP value
Median survival21.5 months20.6 months0.99
Median second progression-free survival (PFS)14.2 months10.9 months0.64
First-line therapy response rate (RR)56%54%0.26
First-line therapy median PFS8.5 months8.0 monthsNot reported
Second-line therapy RR4%15%Not reported
Second-line therapy median PFS2.5 months4.2 monthsNot reported

Note: The toxicity profiles were different between the two groups, with FOLFIRI causing more frequent mucositis, nausea/vomiting, and alopecia, while FOLFOX6 causing more frequent neutropenia and neurosensory toxicity.