Research Article

Antibiotics Improve the Treatment Efficacy of Oxaliplatin-Based but Not Irinotecan-Based Therapy in Advanced Colorectal Cancer Patients

Table 1

Background of patients who underwent oxaliplatin- or irinotecan-based therapy (n = 220).

GroupOxaliplatinIrinotecan
Antibiotic-treated (n = 67)Antibiotic-untreated (n = 53)Antibiotic-untreated (n = 53)Antibiotic-untreated (n = 47)

Number67535347
Sex
 Male38 (56.7)29 (54.7)0.990133 (62.2)26 (55.3)0.481
 Female29 (43.3)24 (45.3)20 (37.8)21 (44.7)
Age (mean)68 (27–86)66 (24–83)70 (32–80)66 (38–83)
Kras status
 Wild type35 (52.2)28 (52.8)0.665322 (41.5)26 (55.3)0.1677
 Mutant type32 (48.8)25 (47.2)31 (58.5)21 (44.7)
Line of oxaliplatin-based or irinotecan-based chemotherapy
 First line45 (67.1)36 (67.9)0.756921 (39.6)15 (31.9)0.4229
 Second-line22 (32.8)17 (32.1)32 (60.4)32 (68.1)
Primary site
 Left side colon48 (71.6)30 (56.6)0.131431 (58.5)33 (70.2)0.2229
 Right side colon19 (28.4)23 (43.4)22 (41.5)14 (29.8)
 Relative dose intensity of oxaliplatin (%)72.171.369.465.8
Resection of primary site
 (+)39 (58.2)47 (88.7)0.00237 (69.8)36 (76.6)0.4456
 (−)28 (41.8)6 (11.3)16 (30.2)11 (23.4)
Regimen of first-line chemotherapy (%)
 FOLFOX (plus bmab or cmab or pmab)53 (79.1)33 (62.3)0.0521
 SOX (plus bmab)9 (13.4)12 (22.6)0.1874
 CapeOX (plus bmab)5 (7.5)8 (16.9)0.1816
 FOLFORI (plus bmab or rmab or AFL or cmab or pmab)38 (71.7)32 (68.1)0.6939
 S-1 plus irinotecan13 (24.5)13 (27.7)0.7216
 CPT112 (3.8)2 (4.3)0.9023
Average number of treatment (range)
 FOLFOX (plus bmab or cmab or pmab)17.1 (4–28)18.9 (6–29)
 SOX (plus bmab)10.5 (4–14)11.2 (5–13)
 CapeOX (plus bmab)9.5 (3–12)10.1 (4–13)
 FOLFORI (plus bmab or rmab or AFL or cmab or pmab)16.9 (5–22)15.8 (4–23)
 S-1 plus irinotecan10.5 (4–16)11.8 (5–15)
 CPT1116.2 (5–18)15.8 (4–21)
Postchemotherapy
 Irinotecan-based chemotherapy35 (52.2)27 (50.9)0.88790 (0)0 (0)1
 Oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy0 (0)0 (0)121 (39.6)15 (31.9)0.4229
 Cmab or pmab plus irinotecan7 (10.4)5 (9.4)0.90115 (9.4)4 (8.5)0.8854
 Trifluridine, tipiracil19 (28.4)15 (28.3)0.994621 (39.6)14 (29.8)0.3034
 Regorafenib12 (17.9)11 (20.8)0.694312 (22.6)13 (27.7)0.563
 Trastuzumab1 (1.5)0 (0.0)0.37181 (1.9)0 (0.0)0.3439
 Pembrolizumab1 (1.5)0 (0.0)0.37181 (1.9)0 (0.0)0.3439

FOLFOX: fluorouracil (5-FU) plus oxaliplatin combination therapy; SOX: S-1 plus oxaliplatin combination therapy; CapeOX: capecitabine plus oxaliplatin combination therapy; Bmab: bevacizumab. was calculated using Pearson’s chi-square test.