Xeloda (800 mg/ m2 twice daily for two weeks followed by a 7-day rest period), irinotecan (200 mg/ m2 as a 30 minute infusion on day 1 every 3 weeks), and bevacizumab (7.5 mg/ kg as a 30 to 90 minute infusion on day 1 every 3 weeks); a total of 118 patients were randomised to treatment with Xeloda combined with oxaliplatin plus bevacizumab: