Mutant (MT) KRAS codon 12 and 13 alleles in patients (pts) with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC): Assessment as prognostic and predictive biomarkers of response to panitumumab (pmab).

Authors

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Marc Peeters

Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium

Marc Peeters , Jean-Yves Douillard , Eric Van Cutsem , Salvatore Siena , Kathy Zhang , Richard Thomas Williams , Jeffrey S. Wiezorek

Organizations

Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium, Centre René Gauducheau, Nantes, France, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium, Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy, Amgen Inc., South San Francisco, CA, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA

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No funding sources reported
Background: Pmab is a fully human monoclonal antibody against the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Significant improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) was demonstrated in pts with wild-type (WT) KRAS mCRC treated with pmab+FOLFOX4 (1st-line; study 20050203), pmab+FOLFIRI (2nd-line; study 20050181), and pmab monotherapy (study 20020408). In mCRC, mutations in KRAS codons 12 and 13 are established biomarkers for lack of clinical benefit to anti-EGFR therapies. We retrospectively examined individual MT KRAS codon 12 and 13 alleles as prognostic and predictive biomarkers of response in three phase 3 studies. Methods: Pts were randomized to receive FOLFOX4, FOLFIRI, or best supportive care +/- pmab 6.0 mg/kg Q2W in trials 20050203, 20050181, and 20020408, respectively. The MT KRAS codon 12 and 13 alleles (G12A, G12C, G12D, G12R, G12S, G12V, G13D) were detected using the Therascreen K-RAS Mutation Kit (Qiagen). Results: MT KRAS codon 12 and 13 alleles were detected in 40% (440/1096), 45% (486/1083), and 43% (184/427) of pts in trials 20050203, 20050181, and 20020408, respectively. MT KRAS allele distribution was conserved across studies and balanced between treatment arms. Baseline demographic and clinical features were comparable between all MT KRAS allele subgroups. There was no consistent evidence that any individual MT KRAS allele, compared to the remaining MT KRAS alleles or the entire MT KRAS group, differentially impacted PFS or overall survival (OS) in control arm-treated or pmab-treated pts. Only in the pmab+FOLFOX4 arm of study 20050203 were G13D (unfavorably) and G12V (favorably) significantly associated with OS. Response rates were similar between MT KRAS allele groups in the 1st- and 2nd-line mCRC treatment setting. Finally, in analyses of pts pooled from all 3 trials, only the G12A KRAS allele emerged as a significant negative predictive factor for OS. Conclusions: The lack of consistent results across three lines of therapy indicates pts whose tumors harbor MT KRAS codon 12 or 13 alleles are unlikely to respond to pmab therapy. Currently, only pts with WT KRAS mCRC should be treated with EGFR antibodies.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2012 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Gastrointestinal (Colorectal) Cancer

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Sub Track

Colorectal Cancer

Citation

J Clin Oncol 30, 2012 (suppl; abstr 3581)

DOI

10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.3581

Abstract #

3581

Poster Bd #

32B

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