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Randomized Trial of Irinotecan and Cetuximab With or Without Vemurafenib in BRAF-Mutant Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (SWOG S1406).
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Feb 2021
Kopetz Scott, Guthrie Katherine A, Morris Van K, Lenz Heinz-Josef, Magliocco Anthony M, Maru Dipen, Yan Yibing, Lanman Richard, Manyam Ganiraju, Hong David S, Sorokin Alexey, Atreya Chloe E, Diaz Luis A, Allegra Carmen, Raghav Kanwal P, Wang Stephen E, Lieu Christopher H, McDonough Shannon L, Philip Philip A, Hochster Howard S
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PURPOSE: BRAFV600E mutations are rarely associated with objective responses to the BRAF inhibitor vemurafenib in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). Blockade of BRAFV600E by vemurafenib causes feedback upregulation of EGFR, whose signaling activities can be impeded by cetuximab. METHODS: One hundred six patients with BRAFV600E-mutated metastatic CRC previously treated with one or two regimens were...
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