Panitumumab versus cetuximab in combination with irinotecan in refractory metastatic colorectal cancer

Purpose: There is evidence that adding cetuximab can overcome resistance to irinotecan, but a similar analysis with Panitumumab isn't readily available. This study evaluated the activity of each anti-EGFR plus irinotecan as a salvage third-line treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer. Method...

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Main Authors: Maria Ignez Freitas Melro Braghiroli, Daniel Santos Rocha Sobral Filho, Juliana Goes Martins Fagundes, Elizabeth Zambrano Mendoza, Maria Fernanda Batistuzzo Vicentini Neffa, Karla Souza Campos, Leonardo Gomes da Fonseca, Renata Colombo Bonadio, Aley Talans, Oddone Freitas Melro Braghiroli, Maria Cecília Mathias-Machado, Jorge Sabbaga, Camila Motta Venchiarutti Moniz, Paulo Marcelo Gehm Hoff
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author Maria Ignez Freitas Melro Braghiroli
Daniel Santos Rocha Sobral Filho
Juliana Goes Martins Fagundes
Elizabeth Zambrano Mendoza
Maria Fernanda Batistuzzo Vicentini Neffa
Karla Souza Campos
Leonardo Gomes da Fonseca
Renata Colombo Bonadio
Aley Talans
Oddone Freitas Melro Braghiroli
Maria Cecília Mathias-Machado
Jorge Sabbaga
Camila Motta Venchiarutti Moniz
Paulo Marcelo Gehm Hoff
author_facet Maria Ignez Freitas Melro Braghiroli
Daniel Santos Rocha Sobral Filho
Juliana Goes Martins Fagundes
Elizabeth Zambrano Mendoza
Maria Fernanda Batistuzzo Vicentini Neffa
Karla Souza Campos
Leonardo Gomes da Fonseca
Renata Colombo Bonadio
Aley Talans
Oddone Freitas Melro Braghiroli
Maria Cecília Mathias-Machado
Jorge Sabbaga
Camila Motta Venchiarutti Moniz
Paulo Marcelo Gehm Hoff
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description Purpose: There is evidence that adding cetuximab can overcome resistance to irinotecan, but a similar analysis with Panitumumab isn't readily available. This study evaluated the activity of each anti-EGFR plus irinotecan as a salvage third-line treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort of metastatic colorectal cancer patients who progressed to irinotecan monotherapy and were exposed to an anti-EGFR antibody as a third line of treatment. This study was conducted at a single cancer center in Brazil. The primary outcome was overall survival. The secondary outcomes were objective response rate, stratified by primary tumor sidedness, progression-free survival, and toxicity. Results: This analysis included 412 patients who had progressed on irinotecan and were KRAS wild-type. One hundred eighty-two received Irinotecan plus Cetuximab (I + C group) and 230 Irinotecan plus Panitumumab (I + P group). There was no significant difference in median overall survival between treatment groups (9.1 months [I + C] vs 10.1 months [I + P]; p = 0.76). There was also no difference in progression-free survival (3.63 months [I + C] vs 3.73 months [I + P]; p = 0.19) and objective response rate (23.0 % [I + C] vs 22.3 % [I + P]; p = 0.97). Patients with right-sided tumors had worse overall survival than left-sided (6.2 months vs 10.1 months; p = 0.003) but presented a better objective response rate with panitumumab (8.3 % [I + P] vs 3.3 % [I + C]). There were more infusion reactions with cetuximab. Conclusions: Panitumumab and cetuximab have similar activity when combined with irinotecan as treatment for patients with disease progression with an irinotecan regimen, potentially rescuing the irinotecan activity.
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spelling doaj-art-936e51c2ab6d49b19c168587e2169c022025-02-09T05:00:47ZengElsevierCancer Treatment and Research Communications2468-29422024-01-0142100867Panitumumab versus cetuximab in combination with irinotecan in refractory metastatic colorectal cancerMaria Ignez Freitas Melro Braghiroli0Daniel Santos Rocha Sobral Filho1Juliana Goes Martins Fagundes2Elizabeth Zambrano Mendoza3Maria Fernanda Batistuzzo Vicentini Neffa4Karla Souza Campos5Leonardo Gomes da Fonseca6Renata Colombo Bonadio7Aley Talans8Oddone Freitas Melro Braghiroli9Maria Cecília Mathias-Machado10Jorge Sabbaga11Camila Motta Venchiarutti Moniz12Paulo Marcelo Gehm Hoff13Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, Cerqueira César, São Paulo (SP), 02146-000, Brazil; Instituto D´Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Av. Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, 5001, Jardim Paulista, São Paulo (SP), 01401-002, BrazilInstituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, Cerqueira César, São Paulo (SP), 02146-000, Brazil; Corresponding author at: Av Dr Arnaldo 251, Cerqueira Cesar São Paulo (SP) Brazil.Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, Cerqueira César, São Paulo (SP), 02146-000, BrazilInstituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, Cerqueira César, São Paulo (SP), 02146-000, BrazilInstituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, Cerqueira César, São Paulo (SP), 02146-000, BrazilInstituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, Cerqueira César, São Paulo (SP), 02146-000, BrazilInstituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, Cerqueira César, São Paulo (SP), 02146-000, Brazil; Instituto D´Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Av. Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, 5001, Jardim Paulista, São Paulo (SP), 01401-002, BrazilInstituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, Cerqueira César, São Paulo (SP), 02146-000, Brazil; Instituto D´Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Av. Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, 5001, Jardim Paulista, São Paulo (SP), 01401-002, BrazilInstituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, Cerqueira César, São Paulo (SP), 02146-000, BrazilInstituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, Cerqueira César, São Paulo (SP), 02146-000, Brazil; Instituto D´Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Av. Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, 5001, Jardim Paulista, São Paulo (SP), 01401-002, BrazilInstituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, Cerqueira César, São Paulo (SP), 02146-000, BrazilInstituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, Cerqueira César, São Paulo (SP), 02146-000, Brazil; Instituto D´Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Av. Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, 5001, Jardim Paulista, São Paulo (SP), 01401-002, BrazilInstituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, Cerqueira César, São Paulo (SP), 02146-000, Brazil; Instituto D´Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Av. Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, 5001, Jardim Paulista, São Paulo (SP), 01401-002, BrazilInstituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251, Cerqueira César, São Paulo (SP), 02146-000, Brazil; Instituto D´Or de Pesquisa e Ensino, Av. Brigadeiro Luis Antonio, 5001, Jardim Paulista, São Paulo (SP), 01401-002, BrazilPurpose: There is evidence that adding cetuximab can overcome resistance to irinotecan, but a similar analysis with Panitumumab isn't readily available. This study evaluated the activity of each anti-EGFR plus irinotecan as a salvage third-line treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer. Methods: This is a retrospective cohort of metastatic colorectal cancer patients who progressed to irinotecan monotherapy and were exposed to an anti-EGFR antibody as a third line of treatment. This study was conducted at a single cancer center in Brazil. The primary outcome was overall survival. The secondary outcomes were objective response rate, stratified by primary tumor sidedness, progression-free survival, and toxicity. Results: This analysis included 412 patients who had progressed on irinotecan and were KRAS wild-type. One hundred eighty-two received Irinotecan plus Cetuximab (I + C group) and 230 Irinotecan plus Panitumumab (I + P group). There was no significant difference in median overall survival between treatment groups (9.1 months [I + C] vs 10.1 months [I + P]; p = 0.76). There was also no difference in progression-free survival (3.63 months [I + C] vs 3.73 months [I + P]; p = 0.19) and objective response rate (23.0 % [I + C] vs 22.3 % [I + P]; p = 0.97). Patients with right-sided tumors had worse overall survival than left-sided (6.2 months vs 10.1 months; p = 0.003) but presented a better objective response rate with panitumumab (8.3 % [I + P] vs 3.3 % [I + C]). There were more infusion reactions with cetuximab. Conclusions: Panitumumab and cetuximab have similar activity when combined with irinotecan as treatment for patients with disease progression with an irinotecan regimen, potentially rescuing the irinotecan activity.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246829422500005XColorectal cancerPanitumumabCetuximabThird-lineRefractoriness
spellingShingle Maria Ignez Freitas Melro Braghiroli
Daniel Santos Rocha Sobral Filho
Juliana Goes Martins Fagundes
Elizabeth Zambrano Mendoza
Maria Fernanda Batistuzzo Vicentini Neffa
Karla Souza Campos
Leonardo Gomes da Fonseca
Renata Colombo Bonadio
Aley Talans
Oddone Freitas Melro Braghiroli
Maria Cecília Mathias-Machado
Jorge Sabbaga
Camila Motta Venchiarutti Moniz
Paulo Marcelo Gehm Hoff
Panitumumab versus cetuximab in combination with irinotecan in refractory metastatic colorectal cancer
Cancer Treatment and Research Communications
Colorectal cancer
Panitumumab
Cetuximab
Third-line
Refractoriness
title Panitumumab versus cetuximab in combination with irinotecan in refractory metastatic colorectal cancer
title_full Panitumumab versus cetuximab in combination with irinotecan in refractory metastatic colorectal cancer
title_fullStr Panitumumab versus cetuximab in combination with irinotecan in refractory metastatic colorectal cancer
title_full_unstemmed Panitumumab versus cetuximab in combination with irinotecan in refractory metastatic colorectal cancer
title_short Panitumumab versus cetuximab in combination with irinotecan in refractory metastatic colorectal cancer
title_sort panitumumab versus cetuximab in combination with irinotecan in refractory metastatic colorectal cancer
topic Colorectal cancer
Panitumumab
Cetuximab
Third-line
Refractoriness
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S246829422500005X
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