Dynamics of RAS/BRAF Mutations in cfDNA from Metastatic Colorectal Carcinoma Patients Treated with Polychemotherapy and Anti-EGFR Monoclonal Antibodies

Analysis of plasma-derived cell-free DNA (cfDNA) might allow for the early identification of resistance in metastatic colorectal carcinoma (mCRC) patients receiving anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies. We tested plasma samples from the Erbitux Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Strategy (ERMES) phase III trial of FOLFIRI+Cetuximab in first-line treatment of RAS/BRAF wild-type mCRC. Samples were collected at baseline (n = 37), at 8 weeks of treatment (n = 32), progressive disease (PD; n = 36) and 3 months after PD (n = 21). cfDNA testing was performed using the Idylla™ ctKRAS and ctNRAS-BRAF tests and the Oncomine Pan-Cancer Cell-Free Assay. Analysis of basal samples revealed RAS/BRAF mutations in 6/37 cases. A transient RAS positivity not associated with PD was observed at 8 weeks in five cases that showed no mutations at baseline and PD. The frequency of mutant cases increased at PD (33.3%) and decreased again at 3 months after PD (9.5%). The median progression-free survival (mPFS) of patients RAS/BRAF mutant at PD was 7.13 months versus 7.71 months in wild-type patients (p = 0.3892). These data confirm that the occurrence of RAS/BRAF mutations in mCRC patients receiving anti-EGFR agents is relatively frequent. However, the cfDNA dynamics of RAS mutations in patients treated with anti-EGFR agents plus polychemotherapy are complex and might not be directly associated with resistance to treatment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Cancers - 14(2022), 4 vom: 18. Feb.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rachiglio, Anna Maria [VerfasserIn]
Forgione, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Pasquale, Raffaella [VerfasserIn]
Barone, Carlo Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Maiello, Evaristo [VerfasserIn]
Antonuzzo, Lorenzo [VerfasserIn]
Cassata, Antonino [VerfasserIn]
Tonini, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Bordonaro, Roberto [VerfasserIn]
Rosati, Gerardo [VerfasserIn]
Zaniboni, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Lonardi, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Ferrari, Daris [VerfasserIn]
Frassineti, Giovanni Luca [VerfasserIn]
Tamberi, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Pisconti, Salvatore [VerfasserIn]
Di Fabio, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Roma, Cristin [VerfasserIn]
Orlandi, Armando [VerfasserIn]
Latiano, Tiziana [VerfasserIn]
Damato, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Tortora, Giampaolo [VerfasserIn]
Pinto, Carmine [VerfasserIn]
Normanno, Nicola [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-EGFR therapy
Cell-free DNA
Journal Article
Liquid biopsy
Metastatic colorectal cancer

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Date Revised 05.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/cancers14041052

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NLM337373493