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J Oncol. 2018 Sep 16;2018:5072987. doi: 10.1155/2018/5072987. eCollection 2018.

Additional Biomarkers beyond RAS That Impact the Efficacy of Cetuximab plus Chemotherapy in mCRC: A Retrospective Biomarker Analysis.

Journal of oncology

Peng Zheng, Chunmin Liang, Li Ren, Dexiang Zhu, Qingyang Feng, Wenju Chang, Guodong He, Lechi Ye, Jingwen Chen, Qi Lin, Tuo Yi, Meiling Ji, Zhengchuan Niu, Mi Jian, Ye Wei, Jianmin Xu

Affiliations

  1. Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  2. Department of Anatomy, Histology & Embryology, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
  3. Department of Oncological Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.

PMID: 30305811 PMCID: PMC6165607 DOI: 10.1155/2018/5072987

Abstract

PURPOSE: We aimed to identify new predictive biomarkers for cetuximab in first-line treatment for patients with RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC).

METHODS: The study included patients with KRAS wild-type unresectable liver-limited mCRC treated with chemotherapy with or without cetuximab. Next-generation sequencing was done for single nucleotide polymorphism according to custom panel. Potential predictive biomarkers were identified and integrated into a predictive model within a training cohort. The model was validated in a validation cohort.

RESULTS: Thirty-one of 247(12.6%) patients harbored RAS mutations. In training cohort (N=93), six potential predictive genes, namely, ATP6V1B1, CUL9, ERBB2, LY6G6D, PTCH1, and RBMXL3, were identified. According to predictive model, patients were divided into responsive group (n=66) or refractory group (n=27). In responsive group, efficacy outcomes were significantly improved by addition of cetuximab to chemotherapy. In refractory group, no benefit was observed. Interaction test was significant across all endpoints. In validation cohort (N=123), similar results were also observed.

CONCLUSIONS: In the first-line treatment of mCRC, the predictive model integrating six new predictive mutations divided patients well, indicating a promising approach to further refine patient selection for cetuximab on the basis of RAS mutations.

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