CONTESSA, which enrolled 685 patients, met the primary endpoint of improved PFS as assessed by the IRC. Median PFS was 9.8 months for tesetaxel plus a reduced dose of capecitabine versus 6.9 months for capecitabine alone, an improvement of 2.9 months [HR=0.716 (95% CI: 0.573- 0.895); p=0.003]. ORR was 57% for tesetaxel plus a reduced dose of capecitabine versus 41% for capecitabine alone (p=0.0002). OS data are immature. Tesetaxel plus capecitabine was associated with a manageable side effect profile consistent with previous clinical studies....An all-oral regimen of tesetaxel plus a reduced dose of capecitabine significantly improved PFS versus capecitabine alone.