Effects of prior therapies on outcomes with trifluridine/tipiracil in patients with metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer in a randomized phase III trial (TAGS)
Shitara K, George B, Taieb J, Sundar R, Fakih M, Makris L, Benhadji K, Ghidini M. Effects of prior therapies on outcomes with trifluridine/tipiracil in patients with metastatic gastric/gastroesophageal junction cancer in a randomized phase III trial (TAGS). Journal Of Cancer Research And Clinical Oncology 2023, 149: 9361-9374. PMID: 37213030, PMCID: PMC10374776, DOI: 10.1007/s00432-023-04813-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalGastric/gastroesophageal junction cancerJunction cancerSurvival benefitSafety profileEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusRandomized phase III trialAssociated with survival benefitMedian overall survivalPhase III trialsPost hoc exploratory analysisLater-lineTrifluridine/tipiracil treatmentHematologic toxicityPrior therapyMedian overallOverall survivalIII trialsPlacebo armPerformance statusResultsBaseline characteristicsMedian timeRamucirumabTherapy patternsClinical trials