Table 1 Baseline characteristics of all patients (N = 157).

From: Bevacizumab plus capecitabine as later-line treatment for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer refractory to irinotecan, oxaliplatin, and fluoropyrimidines

 

N

%

Age, years

< 65

116

73.9

≥ 65

41

26.1

Sex

Male

85

54.1

Female

72

45.9

Primary site

Right colon

42

26.8

Left colon

115

73.2

Histology

W/D adenocarcinoma*

10

6.4

M/D adenocarcinoma*

118

75.2

P/D adenocarcinoma*

29

18.5

Site of metastasis

Liver

91

58.0

Lung

62

39.5

Lymph node

50

31.8

Peritoneum

33

21.0

Others*

20

12.7

Sum of metastasis

1 organ metastasis, excluding peritoneum

65

41.4

2 or more organ metastasis, excluding peritoneum

59

37.6

Any number of organs plus peritoneum

33

21.0

RAS mutation

Wild

74

47.1

Mutant

83

52.9

BRAF mutation

Wild

142

90.4

Mutant

8

5.1

Unknown

7

4.5

Previous systemic treatment lines

2

85

54.1

≥ 3

72

45.9

Time from first diagnosis of metastatic disease to treatment

< 24 months

74

47.1

≥ 24 months

83

52.9

Previous targeted agents

RAS/RAF wild-type (n = 70)

Prior bevacizumab and cetuximab

19

12.1

Prior bevacizumab

1

0.1

Prior cetuximab

32

20.4

RAS or RAF mutated (n = 87)

Prior bevacizumab

36

22.9

Previous chemotherapy

Fluoropyrimidine

Refractory

157

100

Intolerant

0

0

Oxaliplatin

Refractory

149

96.1

Intolerant

4

2.5

Irinotecan

Refractory

156

99.4

Intolerant

1

0.6

  1. *Ovary 4%, bone 8%, etc., 4%.
  2. W/D well differentiated, M/D moderately differentiated, P/D poorly differentiated, MSI microsatellite instability, MSS microsatellite stable. VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor, EGFR epidermal growth factor receptor.
  3. FOLFOX; FU, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin, FOLFIRI; fluorouracil (FU), leucovorin, and irinotecan.