Review Article

Antiepidermal Growth Factor Receptor Monoclonal Antibodies: Applications in Colorectal Cancer

Table 8

Clinical trials of cetuximab in stage III colon cancer.

Trial (first author)PhaseProtocolNumber enrolledResultsHR (95% CI) value

NCCTG NO147 (Goldberg et al.) [33] IIIFOLFOX 6 + cetuximab3183-year DFS 62.3%
OS 79.1%
DFS: 1.48 (1.08–2.03)
OS: 1.67 (1.00–2.80)
0.02
0.07
FOLFOX 63403-year DFS 70.3%
OS 86.1%

NCCTG NO17 (Huang et al.) [34] IIIFOLFIRI + cetuximab453-year DFS 80%
OS 90%
DFS: 0.6 (0.3–1.1)
OS: 0.4 (0.1–1.0)
0.09
0.04
FOLFIRI1113-year DFS 65%
OS 83%

DFS: disease-free survival, OS: overall survival.