Phase III study to compare bevacizumab or cetuximab plus FOLFIRI in patients with advanced colorectal cancer RAS/BRAF wild type (wt) on tumor tissue and RAS mutated (mut) in liquid biopsy: LIBImAb Study.

Authors

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Angela Damato

Medical Oncology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy

Angela Damato , Angela Damato , Carlo Aschele , Fortunato Ciardiello , Evaristo Maiello , Salvatore Siena , Valter Torri , Virginia Dolcini , Erika Gervasi , Ilenia La Grotteria , Irene De Simone , Nicola Normanno

Organizations

Medical Oncology Unit, Azienda USL-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, Medical Oncology Unit, General Hospital, La Spezia, Italy, Medical Oncology, Precision Medicine Department, Università degli Studi della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy, Oncology Unit, Foundation IRCSS Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda and Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research-IRCCS, Milan, Italy, Azienda USL-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, Azienda USL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy, IRRCS Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milano, Italy, Cell Biology and Biotherapy, INT-Fondazione Pascale, Naples, Italy

Research Funding

Other

Background: KRAS, NRAS, and BRAF mutations are well-established negative predictive biomarkers of response to anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients (pts). In clinical practice, RAS/BRAF wild-type (wt) patients receive first-line therapy regimens containing anti-EGFR agents. However, tumor heterogeneity might drive primary and acquired resistance to anti-EGFR MoAbs. In fact, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) testing reveals RAS/BRAF mutations in approximately 10% of pts who resulted in wt at tumor tissue. In addition, 30% to 50% RAS wt pts develop, during the treatment with anti-EGFR MoAbs, RAS mut can be detected in the ctDNA several weeks before clinical progression. As today, it is not known whether revealing RAS mut in liquid biopsy (LB) earlier than the appearance of a clinical/radiological disease progression, could impact pts’ outcomes. Similarly, there are no data suggesting the best therapeutic approach in patients with RAS/BRAF wt tissue and mutated ctDNA. Methods: This is a phase III, randomized, open-label, comparative, multicenter study to assess the superiority of Bevacizumab (BEV) compared to Cetuximab (CET) plus FOLFIRI in treatment naïve mCRC RAS/BRAF wt on tumor tissue (TT) and mutated in plasma samples. RAS/BRAF wt pts on TT will undergo the first LB, and RAS mut pts will be randomized 1:1 to receive FOLFIRI/CET (control arm) or FOLFIRI/BEV (experimental arm). Instead, RAS wt pts at first LB will be treated with FOLFIRI/CET up to 8 cycles. Pts who have not progressed after 8 cycles of treatment will undergo a second LB. If RAS mut was detected, pts will be randomized 1:1 to continue FOLFIRI/CET or switch to FOLFIRI/BEV. If not, pts will continue FOLFIRI/CET outside the clinical trial. Pts will be treated until disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal of consent. Among 26 pts screened at the first LB, actually 1 KRAS mut and 1 BRAF mut pts were detected. The primary endpoint is the PFS Plasma samples will be analyzed for KRAS, NRAS, and BRAF mutations by Idylla ctKRAS and Idylla ctNRAS-BRAF-EGFGR. All samples will be also analyzed by NGS, in order to better evaluate the correlation of tumor heterogeneity with pts’ outcomes. Clinical trial information: EudraCT Number: 2020-005078-82, NCT04776655.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2022 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Sub Track

Colorectal Cancer–Advanced Disease

Clinical Trial Registration Number

NCT04776655

Citation

J Clin Oncol 40, 2022 (suppl 16; abstr TPS3636)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.TPS3636

Abstract #

TPS3636

Poster Bd #

426a

Abstract Disclosures