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Detection of KRAS Oncogene in Peripheral Blood as a Predictor of the Response to Cetuximab Plus Chemotherapy in Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
Ist Teil von
Clinical cancer research, 2009-07, Vol.15 (13), p.4508-4513
Ort / Verlag
Philadelphia, PA: American Association for Cancer Research
Erscheinungsjahr
2009
Quelle
MEDLINE
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Purpose: Previously we developed membrane-arrays as a promising tool to detect circulating tumor cells (CTC) with KRAS oncogene in patients with malignancies. This study was conducted to determinate the predictive values of CTCs with KARS mutation by membrane-arrays for metastatic colorectal cancer patients treated with cetuximab plus chemotherapy.
Experimental Design: Seventy-six metastatic colorectal cancer patients receiving cetuximab plus FOLFIRI or FOLFOX-4 chemotherapy were enrolled.
KRAS mutation status in the peripheral blood of these patients was analyzed using membrane-arrays, and KRAS mutation status in tumors was analyzed by DNA sequencing.
Results: Among 76 metastatic colorectal cancer patients, KRAS mutations in tumors and in peripheral blood were identified in 33 (43.4%) and 30 (39.5%) patients, respectively. The detection
sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of membrane-arrays for CTCs with KRAS oncogene were 84.4%, 95.3%, and 90.8%, respectively, and indeed a highly significant correlation to KRAS mutations in tumors ( P < 0.0001) was observed. Forty-five (59.2%) patients responded to cetuximab plus chemotherapy, and 41 and 40 were wild-type
KRAS in tumors and peripheral blood, respectively (both P < 0.0001). Patients with tumors that harbor wild-type KRAS are more likely to have a better progression-free survival and overall survival when treated with cetuximab plus chemotherapy
( P < 0.0001). Likewise, patients with CTCs of wild-type KRAS in peripheral blood express a better progression-free survival and overall survival when treated with cetuximab plus chemotherapy
( P < 0.0001).
Conclusions: These findings provide evidence that detection of KRAS mutational status in CTCs, by gene expression array, has potential for clinical application in selecting metastatic colorectal
cancer patients most likely to benefit from cetuximab therapy.