New Protocl: Trifluridine-Tipiracil and Bevacizumab in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer


  • Study

    Phase III, randomized, open-label trial (SUNLIGHT)
    Adult patients who had received no more than two previous chemotherapy regimens for the treatment of advanced colorectal cancer
    Trifluridine–tipiracil (FTD–TPI) + Bevacizumab q28 (n=246) vs. Trifluridine–tipiracil (FTD–TPI) (n=246)




  • Efficacy

    mOS: 10.8 vs. 7.5 mos, p<0.001
    12-month OS: 43% vs.30%
    mPFS: 5.6 vs 2.4 mos, p<0.001
    12-month PFS: 16% vs. 1%



  • Safety

    Grade≥3 AEs: nNutropenia (43.1% vs. 32.1%), Anemia (6.1% vs. 11.0%), hypertension (5.7% vs 1.2%)



  • N Engl J Med 2023; 388:1657-1667

    Trifluridine–Tipiracil and Bevacizumab in Refractory Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

    http://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2214963

    Reviewed by Elvin Chalabiyev, MD on May 20, 2023