PURPOSE: Resistance to cetuximab, a monoclonal antibody against the epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR), in colorectal cancer (CRC) may result from compensatory signaling through ErbB receptors, ErbB2/neu/HER2 (HER2) and ErbB3/HER3 (HER3). Pertuzumab is a monoclonal antibody that blocks HER2 hetero-dimerization; thus the combination of pertuzumab and cetuximab could possibly overcome cetuximab resistance. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This single-arm, open-label, multicenter phase I/II study was designed to assess the safety and efficacy of pertuzumab and cetuximab in patients with cetuximab-resistant KRAS wild type metastatic CRC. Thirteen patients were enrolled and received cetuximab in combination with pertuzumab at several dose levels in a 3 + 3 design. Patients were assessed for dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) during the first cycle. A phase II portion was planned, but not initiated due to toxicity. RESULTS: Six of the thirteen patients (46 %) experienced DLTs, therefore the study was terminated early. Grade 3 or higher DLTs included dermatitis with desquamation and/or acneiform rash (n = 6), mucositis or stomatitis (n = 5), and diarrhea (n = 2). There was one Grade 5 event (myocardial infarction) attributed to underlying disease. Among the 13 patients, seven (54 %) were evaluable for response. The objective response rate was 14 %: one patient had a partial response lasting 6 months. Two patients had stable disease (29 %), and four had progressive disease (57 %). Median progression free survival was 2.1 months (95 % CI, 1.5-4.9) and median overall survival was 3.7 months (95 % CI, 1.6-7.9). CONCLUSION: Combination pertuzumab and cetuximab in refractory CRC was associated with potential antitumor activity; however, the combination was not tolerable due to overlapping toxicities.
PURPOSE: Resistance to cetuximab, a monoclonal antibody against the epithelial growth factor receptor (EGFR), in colorectal cancer (CRC) may result from compensatory signaling through ErbB receptors, ErbB2/neu/HER2 (HER2) and ErbB3/HER3 (HER3). Pertuzumab is a monoclonal antibody that blocks HER2 hetero-dimerization; thus the combination of pertuzumab and cetuximab could possibly overcome cetuximab resistance. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This single-arm, open-label, multicenter phase I/II study was designed to assess the safety and efficacy of pertuzumab and cetuximab in patients with cetuximab-resistant KRAS wild type metastatic CRC. Thirteen patients were enrolled and received cetuximab in combination with pertuzumab at several dose levels in a 3 + 3 design. Patients were assessed for dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) during the first cycle. A phase II portion was planned, but not initiated due to toxicity. RESULTS: Six of the thirteen patients (46 %) experienced DLTs, therefore the study was terminated early. Grade 3 or higher DLTs included dermatitis with desquamation and/or acneiform rash (n = 6), mucositis or stomatitis (n = 5), and diarrhea (n = 2). There was one Grade 5 event (myocardial infarction) attributed to underlying disease. Among the 13 patients, seven (54 %) were evaluable for response. The objective response rate was 14 %: one patient had a partial response lasting 6 months. Two patients had stable disease (29 %), and four had progressive disease (57 %). Median progression free survival was 2.1 months (95 % CI, 1.5-4.9) and median overall survival was 3.7 months (95 % CI, 1.6-7.9). CONCLUSION: Combination pertuzumab and cetuximab in refractory CRC was associated with potential antitumor activity; however, the combination was not tolerable due to overlapping toxicities.
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