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Association details:
Biomarker:EGFR R165Q
Cancer:Colon Cancer
Drug:Erbitux (cetuximab) (EGFR inhibitor)
Direction:Sensitive
Evidence:
Evidence Level:
Sensitive: D – Preclinical
Title:

Colorectal adenocarcinoma-derived EGFR mutants are oncogenic and sensitive to EGFR-targeted monoclonal antibodies, cetuximab and panitumumab

Published date:
07/19/2019
Excerpt:
Here, through systematic functional screening of 21 recurrent EGFR mutations selected from public data sets, we show that 11 colon cancer-derived EGFR mutants (G63R, E114K, R165Q, R222C, S492R, P596L, K708R, E709K, G719S, G724S and L858R) are oncogenic…these EGFR mutants are inhibited by cetuximab or panitumumab in vivo and in vitro. Taken together, we propose that a subset of EGFR mutations can serve as genomic predictors for response to anti-EGFR antibodies and that metastatic CRC patients with such mutations may benefit from these drugs as part of the first-line therapy.
DOI:
10.1002/ijc.32499