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    Lancet Sub-Journal: Ramucirumab combined with paclitaxel can be used as a second-line treatment for patients with advanced gastric cancer or GEJ adenocarcinoma in China!

    • Last Update: 2021-10-09
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    In the global Phase 3 RAINBOW study, ramucirumab + paclitaxel significantly improved the overall survival of patients with advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma compared with placebo + paclitaxel


    Stomach cancer

    RAINBOW-Asia is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 trial conducted in 32 medical centers in China, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand.


    Survival prognosis in both groups

    Survival prognosis in both groups

    From March 2, 2017 to June 30, 2020, a total of 440 patients were randomly assigned to the ramucirumab group (n=294) or placebo group (n=146)


    The median progression-free survival of ramucirumab and placebo groups were 4.


    The occurrence of adverse events

    The occurrence of adverse events

    The most common adverse events of grade 3 and above requiring emergency treatment are decreased neutrophil count (54% vs 39%), decreased white blood cell count (43% vs 29%), anemia (16% vs 17%), high Blood pressure (7% vs 6%) and febrile neutropenia (6% vs <1%)


    In summary, the results of this study are consistent with those of the RAINBOW study, supporting the use of ramucirumab combined with paclitaxel as a second-line treatment for patients with advanced gastric cancer or GEJ adenocarcinoma (mainly Chinese patients)


    The results of this study are consistent with those of the RAINBOW study and support the use of ramucirumab combined with paclitaxel as a second-line treatment for patients with advanced gastric cancer or GEJ adenocarcinoma (mainly Chinese patients)


    Original source:

    Rui-Hua Xu, et al.


    Efficacy and safety of weekly paclitaxel with or without ramucirumab as second-line therapy for the treatment of advanced gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma (RAINBOW-Asia): a randomised, multicentre, double-blind, phase 3 trial

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