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Published in final edited form as: Semin Oncol. 2011 Apr;38(2):284–308. doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2011.01.001

TABLE 2.

Personalization of mCC care based on molecular markers

PREDICTORS OF RESPONSE TO EGFR INHIBITION - KRAS
Author

Trial Namea
Journal Regimen
Tested
Number
of
Patients
Number
of KRAS
wt
Number
of KRAS
mt
Primary
Endpointb

Significance
KRAS
wt
KRAS
mt
De Roock et
al

BOND

Subgroup
analysis
ASCO
2007
Abstr.
4132
Irinotecan-
cetuximab

vs

cetuximab

N=37

N=20

N=17
RR
KRAS mt
p<0.01
Responders vs
Nonresponders

45.8%

1.3%
Van Cutsem
et al

EVEREST

Subgroup
analysis
ASCO
2008,
Abstr.
4001
Irinotecan-
cetuximab

vs

Same +
cetuximab
escalation
to rash


38


39


19


28


19


11
RR

Not reported
4/19
(21.1%)

13/28
(46.4%)
0/19


0/11
Amado et
al69

Subgroup
analysis
JCO,
2008

p-MAb
vs
BSC

208
vs
219

124
vs
119

84
vs
100
PFS
KRAS wt
HR 0.59
(0.48 to0.72)
12.3
vs
7.3
7.4
vs
7.3
Bokemeyer
et al66

OPUS
Phase II

Subgroup
analysis
JCO,
2009
FOLFOX-
cetuximab

vs

FOLFOX

113

vs

120

61

vs

73

52

vs

47
RR
KRAS wt
p= 0.011

KRAS mt
p=0.106 NS
37/61
(61%)

27/73
(37%)
17/61
(31%)

23/47
(49%)
Tol et al68

CAIRO-2

Subgroup
analysis
NEJM,
2009
CapeOx-
bev +
cetuxmab

vs

CapeOx-
bev

256

vs

264

158

vs

156

98

vs

108
PFS
KRAS wt
p=0.3 NS

KRAS mt
p=0.003
10.5

vs

10.6
8.1

vs

12.5
Hecht et al72

PACCE

Subgroup
analysis
JCO,
2009

ARM A
FOLFOX
and bev +
p-MAb

vs

FOLFOX
and bev

336


vs

328

201


vs

203

135


vs

125
PFS KRAS wt
HR 1.36 (1.04
to 1.77)

KRAS mt
HR 1.25 (0.91
to 1.71)
9.8

vs

11.5
10.4

vs

11


ARM B
FOLFIRI
and bev +
p-MAb

vs

FOLFIRI

104


vs

97

57


vs

58

47


vs

39
PFS KRAS wt
HR 1.50 (0.82
to 2.76)

KRAS mt
HR 1.25 (0.65
to 2.21)
Maughan et
al

MRC-COIN

Subgroup
analysis
JCO,
2010
Abstr.
3502
FOLF OX/
CapeOX
+/−
cetuximab

N=1316

N=729

N=587
 10  O S 8.3   KRAS wt
HR 1.50 (0.82
to 2.76)

KRAS mt
HR 1.25 (0.65
to 2.21)
1 7
vs
17.9

12.5
-

vs

11.9
Douillard et
al

PRIME

Subgroup
analysis
JCO,
2010
Abstr.
3528

FOLFOX+
p-MAb

vs

FOLFOX

N=1096

N=656

N=440
PFS
KRAS wt
p= 0.02

KRAS mt
p=0.019
9.6

vs

8
7.6

vs

5.7
Van Cutsem

et al

CRYSTAL

Subgroup
analysis
GI ASCO
2010
Abstr.
281

FOLFIRI+
cetuximab

vs

FOLFIRI

530


vs

533

316


vs

350

214


vs

183
PFS
KRAS wt
p= 0.0012

KRAS mt
p=0.2661 NS
9.9

vs

8.4
7.4

vs

7.7
De Roock et
al70

Subgroup
analysis
Lancet
Oncol,
2010
p-MAb

or
cetuximab

or
cetuximab
+ chemo


N=747


448


299
OS

P<0.0001

50 wks

32 wks

N0147

Prospective
Adjuvant
2010
Abstr.
3508,
CRA3507
FOLFOX+
cetuximab

vs

FOLFOX

902

vs

858

902

vs

858

318

vs

340
3 yr DFS p=0.33 NS

KRAS mt
p=0.02
73.3

vs

74.1
62.3

vs

70.3
PETACC-8

Prospective
Adjuvant
Ongoing FOLFOX+
cetuximab

vs

FOLFOX
N=>6000 - - 3 yr DFS First interim
analysis
planned 2011
PREDICTORS OF RESPONSE TO EGFR INHIBITION - OTHER
Van Cutsem
et al

EVEREST



Subgroup
analysis
GI ASCO
2007,
Abstr.
237


RASH
Irinotecan-
cetuximab

vs

Same +
cetuximab
escalation
to rash

45


44

-

-
RR
CI

5%–27%

vs

17%–48%

13%

30%
Van Cutsem
et al

CRYSTAL

Subgroup
analysis
ASCO,
2010
Abstr.
3570

KRAS wt
BRAF
analysis

FOLFIRI+
cetuximab

vs

FOLFIRI


303

vs

322
BRAF wt

277

vs

289
BRAF mt

26

vs

33
PFS
BRAF wt
p=0.0016

BRAF mt
p=0.8656 NS

10.9

vs

8.8

8

vs

5.6
De Roock et
al70

Subgroup
analysis
Lancet
Oncol,
2010

KRAS wt
BRAF
analysis
p-MAb

cetuximab

cetuximab
+ chemo

N= 761

BRAF wt

725

BRAF mt

36
OS
p<0.0001

54 wks

26 wks
De Roock et
al70

Subgroup
analysis
Lancet
Oncol,
2010

PIK3A
Exon 20
analysis
p-MAb

cetuximab

cetuximab
+ chemo
cetuximab
+ chemo


N= 743


NRAS wt

635


NRAS mt

108
(22 exon 20
74 exon 9
12 other)
OS
p<0.0057

51 wks

34 wks
De Roock et
al70

Subgroup
analysis
Lancet
Oncol,
2010

KRAS wt
NRAS
Analysis
p-MAb

cetuximab

cetuximab
+ chemo


N= 644


NRAS wt

627


NRAS mt

17
RR
p<0.013

38.1%

7.7%
a

Randomized Phase III trials unless otherwise specified.

b

Units indicated in months unless otherwise indicated.

wt, wild type; mt, mutant; p-MAb, panitumumb; BSC, best supportive care; NS, not significant; bev, bevacizumab; RR, response rate; PFS, progression free survival; OS, overall survival; DFS, disease free survival.