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. 2023 Mar 7;29(9):1395–1426. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i9.1395

Table 1.

Agents targeting epidermal growth factor receptors and downstream molecules under clinical investigation for the treatment of drug-resistant and metastatic colorectal cancer

Agent
Targeted molecule
Condition
Study phase
Clinical trial identifier
Erlotinib EGFR First-line treatment for mCRC Phase III NCT01229813
Futuximab/Modotuximab (Sym-004) EGFR mCRC Phase II NCT02083653
Gefitinib EGFR Refractory CRC Phase I/II NCT00242788
Afatinib EGFR Refractory mCRC Phase II NCT01919879
Advanced CRC Phase II NCT00801294
mCRC Phase II NCT01152437
Dabrafenib (GSK2118436) BRAF mCRC Phase II NCT03668431
mCRC Phase II NCT03428126
BMS-908662 BRAF K-RAS/BRAF-mutated CRC Phase I/II NCT01086267
Encorafenib Wild-type and BRAF V600E Previously untreated BRAF-mutant mCRC Phase II NCT03693170
Vemurafenib Mutated BRAF V600E BRAF V600E mutated advanced CRC Phase II NCT03727763
PX-866 PI3K mCRC Phase I/II NCT01252628
Gedatolisib PI3K/mTOR KRAS/NRAS-wild-type mCRC Phase II NCT01925274
mCRC Phase I/II NCT01937715
Temsirolimus CCI-770 mTOR KRAS-mutated mCRC Phase II NCT00827684
Cetuximab-refractory CRC Phase I NCT00593060
Everolimus (RAD001) mTOR mCRC Phase II NCT01387880
mCRC Phase I/II NCT01058655
Advanced mCRC Phase I/II NCT01139138
Refractory mCRC Phase I NCT01154335
MK-2206 AKT Advanced CRC Phase II NCT01333475
Napabucasin (BBI608) STAT3 Previously treated mCRC Phase III NCT03522649
Cobimetinib MAPK mCRC Phase III NCT02788279
Selumetinib MEK mCRC Phase II NCT00514761
Binimetinib MEK Previously untreated BRAF-mutant mCRC Phase II NCT03693170
Neratinib EGFR/HER2/4 KRAS/NRAS/BRAF/PIK3CA-wild-type mCRC Phase II NCT03457896
Sapitinib (AZD-8931) EGFR/HER2/3 mCRC Phase II NCT01862003
Duligotuzumab (MEHD7945A) EGFR/HER3 KRAS-mutated mCRC Phase II NCT01652482
Trastuzumab HER2 First-line HER2-positive mCRC Phase III NCT05253651
Tucatinib HER2 First-line HER2-positive mCRC Phase III NCT05253651
Disitamab Vedotin HER2 HER2-positive advanced CRC Phase II NCT05493683
HER2-expressing mCRC Phase II NCT05333809
Trastuzumab-emtansine HER2 HER2-positive mCRC progressing after trastuzumab and lapatinib Phase II NCT03418558

EGFR: Epidermal growth factor receptor; mCRC: Metastatic colorectal cancer; PI3K: Phosphoinositide 3-kinases; mTOR: Mammalian target of rapamycin; STAT3: Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3; AKT: Protein kinase B; MAPK: Mitogen-activated protein kinases; MEK: Mitogen-activated extracellular signal-regulated kinase; HER2: Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2.