Table 4 Toxicities encountered during randomised studies evaluating EGFR antibodies in advanced colorectal cancer

From: Treatment in advanced colorectal cancer: what, when and how?

Study

Treatment arms

Number of evaluable patients

Grade 3/4 diarrhoea (%)

Grade 3/4 nausea + vomiting (%)

Grade 3/4 hypo-magnesiumia (%)

Grades 2–4 skin reaction (%)

All grades infusion reaction (%)

CRYSTAL

FOLFIRI

602

10.5

5.0

0.2a

0.2

0

 

FOLFIRI + cetuximab

600

15.7

4.7

1.8a

19.7

2.5

OPUS

FOLFOX

168

7

NR

0

0.6

2

 

FOLFOX + cetuximab

170

8

NR

2

18

5

PACCE

FOLFOX/BEV

397

13

7

0

1

NR

 

FOLFOX/BEV/PAN

407

24

13

4

36

NR

PACCE

FOLFIRI/BEV

113

9

8

1

0

NR

 

FOLFIRI/BEV/PAN

111

28

13

5

38

NR

CAIRO2

CAPOX/BEV

366

19.1

16.7

NR

20.8

4.1

 

CAPOX/BEV/cetuximab

366

26

12.3

NR

39.1

4.9

EPIC

Irinotecan

650

16.2

11.6

0.4

0.5

0.8

 

Irinotecan + cetuximab

648

28.8

11.7

3.3

8.2

1.4

BOND

Cetuximab

115

1.7

4.3

NR

5.2

3.5

 

Irinotecan + cetuximab

212

21.2

7.1

NR

9.4

0

NCIC CO 17

BSC

274

NR

11

0

0.4

0

 

BSC + cetuximab

288

NR

11.2

5.8

11.8

4.5

PANITUMUMAB

BSC

234

0

1

0

9 (all grades)

0

 

BSC + panitumumab

239

1

3

3

90 (all grades)

0

MABEL

Irinotecan + cetuximab

1147

19.4

5.3

NR

13.3

12.7

  1. aOnly 20% of patients had serum magnesium measurement.
  2. FOLFOX=oxaliplatin/infused 5-FU/LV; BEV=bevacizumab; FOLFIRI=irinotecan/infused 5-FU/LV; BSC=best supportive care; PAN=panitumumab; NR=not reported.