Effect of PRM1201 Combined With Adjuvant Chemotherapy on Preventing Recurrence and Metastasis of Stage III Colon Cancer: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chemotherapy is the standard adjuvant treatment for colon cancer. Chinese herbal formula PRM1201 improves the efficacy of chemotherapy when used in combination with Cetuximab or Bevacizumab in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. This study aims to explore the benefits of treatment with chemotherapy plus PRM1201 in the postoperative adjuvant setting.

Methods

In this parallel-group study, patients who had undergone curative resection for stage III colon cancer were randomly assigned to receive adjuvant chemotherapy (FOLFOX q2w for 6 months, or CapeOx q3w for 6 months) plus PRM1201 (chemo+PRM1201 group) or adjuvant chemotherapy plus placebo (chemo+placebo group). The primary endpoint was disease-free survival (DFS), and the secondary endpoints were quality of

SUBMITTER: Jia R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7968418 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature