Maintenance:BEVACIZUMAB
DrugPatients will be randomly assigned to receive induction chemotherapy with the G.O.N.O. FOLFOXIRI regimen plus bevacizumab:
- BEVACIZUMAB 5 mg/kg over 30 minutes, day 1
- IRINOTECAN 165 mg/sqm IV over 1-h, day 1
- OXALIPLATIN 85 mg/sqm IV over 2-h, day 1
- L-LEUCOVORIN 200 mg/sqm IV over 2-h, day 1
- 5-FLUOROURACIL 3200 mg/sqm IV 48-h continuous infusion, starting on day 1
with cycles repeated every 2 weeks for 4 months (8 cycles), followed after 2 weeks by (if no progression occurs):
- BEVACIZUMAB 7.5 mg/kg over 30 minutes, day 1 (every three weeks)