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KRAS wild-type state predicts survival and is associated to early radiological response in metastatic colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab

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De Roock, W., Piessevaux, H., De Schutter, J., Janssens, M., De Hertogh, G., Personeni, N., Biesmans, B., Van Laethem, J.-L. +4 more·2008·Annals of Oncology

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Background KRAS mutation status is a candidate marker for predicting survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) treated with cetuximab (CTX).Patients and methods We studied the KRAS mutation status of 113 patients with irinotecan refractory mCRC treated with CTX in clinical trials. A predictive model for objective response (OR), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) was constructed using logistic and Cox regression.Results OR was seen in 27 of 66 KRAS wild-type (WT) patients versus 0 of 42 in KRAS mutants. Median OS was significantly better in KRAS WT versus mutants (43.0 versus 27.3 weeks; P = 0.020). Decrease in tumor sizes was significantly larger at all time points in WT patients. KRAS WT patients with an initial relative decrease of tumor size >9.66% at week 6 had a significantly better median OS compared with all other patients (74.9 versus 30.6 weeks; P = 0.0000025). Within KRAS WT patients OS was significantly better in patients with an initial decrease compared with those without [median OS: 74.9 versus 30.6 weeks (P = 0.00000012)].Conclusions KRAS WT status is associated to survival benefit in CTX treated mCRC. This benefit is even more pronounced in those patients with early radiological response. These characteristics may be exploited for response prediction.

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  • KRAS mutation is a predictive biomarker for resistance to cetuximab in metastatic colorectal cancer.

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De Roock, W., Piessevaux, H., De Schutter, J., Janssens, M., De Hertogh, G., Personeni, N., Biesmans, B., Van Laethem, J.-L., Peeters, M., Humblet, Y., Van Cutsem, E., & Tejpar, S.
Affiliations
  • Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc (BE)
  • KU Leuven (BE)
  • Ghent University Hospital (BE)
Corresponding author
Tejpar, S.
Venue
Annals of Oncology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-03
Volume
19
Issue
3
Pages
508-515
ISSN
0923-7534 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2098223440
Cited by
827
References
17
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FWCI
53.30
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Annals of Oncology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Lirias (KU Leuven) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
  • Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) (submittedVersion)
  • Digital Access to Libraries (submittedVersion)
  • Dépôt institutionnel de l'Université libre de Bruxelles (Université Libre de Bruxelles) (submittedVersion)
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Funders
  • Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek
  • Universiteit Gent
  • Vlaamse regering
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
Keywords
KRAS wild-type, KRAS mutation status, metastatic colorectal cancer, cetuximab, predictive biomarkers, objective response, radiological response, progression-free survival, overall survival, irinotecan-refractory disease, tumor shrinkage
MeSH terms
Cetuximab, Irinotecan, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Antineoplastic Agents, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Camptothecin, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mutation, Proto-Oncogene Proteins, Retrospective Studies, Sensitivity and Specificity, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Colorectal Neoplasms, Survival Rate, Logistic Models, Proportional Hazards Models, Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras), Disease-Free Survival, ras Proteins, Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized

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