Cetuximab plus XELOX show efficacy against brain metastasis from colorectal cancer: a case report

Brain metastasis (BM) from colorectal cancer (CRC) is rare and associated with poor prognosis. The mainstay of treatment for BM from CRC is radiotherapy, systemic treatment options for CRC can include novel targeted agents, conventional chemotherapy or a combination of both. Nevertheless, the effica...

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Main Authors: Ahmad KH Ibrahimi, Maysa Al-Hussaini, Dima Abu Laban, Rula Ammarin, Lina Wehbeh, Abdelatif Al-Mousa
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Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2023-06-01
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Online Access:https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/cns-2023-0004
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Maysa Al-Hussaini
Dima Abu Laban
Rula Ammarin
Lina Wehbeh
Abdelatif Al-Mousa
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description Brain metastasis (BM) from colorectal cancer (CRC) is rare and associated with poor prognosis. The mainstay of treatment for BM from CRC is radiotherapy, systemic treatment options for CRC can include novel targeted agents, conventional chemotherapy or a combination of both. Nevertheless, the efficacy of these systemic treatment options against BM from CRC is not yet fully established. Cetuximab, a monoclonal antibody, has been shown to be effective in patients with KRAS wild-type metastatic CRC. The combination of cetuximab with oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy is commonly utilized as a systemic treatment for metastatic CRC. Hereby, we report a case of BM from CRC with significant response after capecitabine and oxaliplatin (XELOX) combined with cetuximab.
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spelling doaj-art-03280886fff843bf8d2673b624fcc21c2025-08-20T02:26:02ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCNS Oncology2045-09072045-09152023-06-0112210.2217/cns-2023-0004Cetuximab plus XELOX show efficacy against brain metastasis from colorectal cancer: a case reportAhmad KH Ibrahimi0Maysa Al-Hussaini1Dima Abu Laban2Rula Ammarin3Lina Wehbeh4Abdelatif Al-Mousa51Department of Radiation Oncology, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, 11941, Jordan2Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, 11941, Jordan3Department of Radiology, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, 11941, Jordan4Department of Internal Medicine, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, 11941, Jordan1Department of Radiation Oncology, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, 11941, Jordan1Department of Radiation Oncology, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, 11941, JordanBrain metastasis (BM) from colorectal cancer (CRC) is rare and associated with poor prognosis. The mainstay of treatment for BM from CRC is radiotherapy, systemic treatment options for CRC can include novel targeted agents, conventional chemotherapy or a combination of both. Nevertheless, the efficacy of these systemic treatment options against BM from CRC is not yet fully established. Cetuximab, a monoclonal antibody, has been shown to be effective in patients with KRAS wild-type metastatic CRC. The combination of cetuximab with oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy is commonly utilized as a systemic treatment for metastatic CRC. Hereby, we report a case of BM from CRC with significant response after capecitabine and oxaliplatin (XELOX) combined with cetuximab.https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/cns-2023-0004brain metastasiscetuximabcolorectal cancertargeted agents
spellingShingle Ahmad KH Ibrahimi
Maysa Al-Hussaini
Dima Abu Laban
Rula Ammarin
Lina Wehbeh
Abdelatif Al-Mousa
Cetuximab plus XELOX show efficacy against brain metastasis from colorectal cancer: a case report
CNS Oncology
brain metastasis
cetuximab
colorectal cancer
targeted agents
title Cetuximab plus XELOX show efficacy against brain metastasis from colorectal cancer: a case report
title_full Cetuximab plus XELOX show efficacy against brain metastasis from colorectal cancer: a case report
title_fullStr Cetuximab plus XELOX show efficacy against brain metastasis from colorectal cancer: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Cetuximab plus XELOX show efficacy against brain metastasis from colorectal cancer: a case report
title_short Cetuximab plus XELOX show efficacy against brain metastasis from colorectal cancer: a case report
title_sort cetuximab plus xelox show efficacy against brain metastasis from colorectal cancer a case report
topic brain metastasis
cetuximab
colorectal cancer
targeted agents
url https://www.futuremedicine.com/doi/10.2217/cns-2023-0004
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