Results from an international clinical trial, published June 15 in The Lancet, show that the selective targeted therapy, Fruquintinib, resulted in a statistically significant improvement in overall survival and progression-free survival. Patients who received Fruquintinib had a median survival rate of 7.4 months compared to 4.8 months for patients who received placebo plus best supportive care and progression-free survival of 3.7 months vs. 1.8 months. Participants who received fruquintinib had a 34% reduction in death compared to the placebo group. At six months, 24% of patients on fruquintinib were progression free versus 1% on placebo.
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