Article
Improving selection of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer to benefit from cetuximab based on KIR genotypes.
Journal for immunotherapy of cancer - 1 Apr 2021
Manzanares-Martin Barbara, Cebrián Aranda Arancha, Del Puerto-Nevado Laura, González Rafael, Solanes Sonia, Gómez-España Maria Auxiliadora, García-Foncillas Jesús, Aranda Enrique
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Cetuximab is a standard-of-care treatment for KRAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), but it may also be effective in a subgroup of KRAS mutant patients by its immunomodulatory activity. Here, we explore if KIR (killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor) genotyping can provide a significant added value in the clinical outcome of patients with KRAS mutant mCRC based on cetuximab treatment. METHODS:...
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