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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
35
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-12-10
pubmed:abstractText
PURPOSE Cetuximab or panitumumab are effective in 10% to 20% unselected metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. KRAS mutations account for approximately 30% to 40% patients who are not responsive. The serine-threonine kinase BRAF is the principal effector of KRAS. We hypothesized that, in KRAS wild-type patients, BRAF mutations could have a predictive/prognostic value. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively analyzed objective tumor responses, time to progression, overall survival (OS), and the mutational status of KRAS and BRAF in 113 tumors from cetuximab- or panitumumab-treated metastatic CRC patients. The effect of the BRAF V600E mutation on cetuximab or panitumumab response was also assessed using cellular models of CRC. Results KRAS mutations were present in 30% of the patients and were associated with resistance to cetuximab or panitumumab (P = .011). The BRAF V600E mutation was detected in 11 of 79 patients who had wild-type KRAS. None of the BRAF-mutated patients responded to treatment, whereas none of the responders carried BRAF mutations (P = .029). BRAF-mutated patients had significantly shorter progression-free survival (P = .011) and OS (P < .0001) than wild-type patients. In CRC cells, the introduction of BRAF V600E allele impaired the therapeutic effect of cetuximab or panitumumab. Treatment with the BRAF inhibitor sorafenib restored sensitivity to panitumumab or cetuximab of CRC cells carrying the V600E allele. CONCLUSION BRAF wild-type is required for response to panitumumab or cetuximab and could be used to select patients who are eligible for the treatment. Double-hit therapies aimed at simultaneous inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor and BRAF warrant exploration in CRC patients carrying the V600E oncogenic mutation.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antibodies, Monoclonal, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antineoplastic Agents, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/BRAF protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Benzenesulfonates, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/EGFR protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/KRAS protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Protein Kinase Inhibitors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Pyridines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Markers, Biological, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/cetuximab, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/panitumumab, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ras Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/sorafenib
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1527-7755
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
10
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
5705-12
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Antineoplastic Agents, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Benzenesulfonates, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Colorectal Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Disease-Free Survival, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Drug Resistance, Neoplasm, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Female, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Gene Expression Profiling, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-HT29 Cells, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Italy, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Male, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Neoplasm Metastasis, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Patient Selection, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Protein Kinase Inhibitors, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Proto-Oncogene Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Pyridines, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Receptor, Epidermal Growth Factor, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Switzerland, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-Tumor Markers, Biological, pubmed-meshheading:19001320-ras Proteins
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Wild-type BRAF is required for response to panitumumab or cetuximab in metastatic colorectal cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, The Oncogenomics Center, Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment, University of Torino, Medical School, Candiolo, Torino, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Multicenter Study