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Therapy Name | Fluorouracil + Leucovorin + Oxaliplatin + Panitumumab |
Synonyms | Panitumumab + FOLFOX |
Therapy Description | |
Drug Name | Trade Name | Synonyms | Drug Classes | Drug Description |
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Fluorouracil | Adrucil | 5-FU|5-Fluorouracil | Chemotherapy - Antimetabolite 14 | Adrucil (fluorouracil) is an antimetabolite chemotherapeutic agent, which interferes with DNA and RNA synthesis thereby preventing cancer cell growth and is FDA approved for colorectal, breast, stomach, and pancreatic cancer (FDA.gov). |
Leucovorin | Wellcovorin | Calcium folinate|Calcium citrovorum factor|folinic acid | Chemotherapy - Antimetabolite 14 | Wellcovorin (leucovorin) is a metabolite of folate that enhances the efficacy of fluoruracil (PMID: 32490554). |
Oxaliplatin | Eloxatin | Diaminocyclohexane Oxalatoplatinum | Chemotherapy - Platinum 7 | Eloxatin (oxaliplatin) is comprised of a platinum complex, which causes DNA-platinum cross-links, inhibition of DNA replication and transcription, and cell toxicity, and is FDA approved for colorectal cancer (FDA.gov). |
Panitumumab | Vectibix | ABX-EGF | EGFR Antibody 61 | Vectibix (panitumumab) is a monoclonal antibody directed against EGFR, which inhibits cell proliferation and induces apoptosis (PMID: 18998757). Vectibix (panitumumab) is FDA approved for metastatic colorectal cancer patients with wild-type KRAS and NRAS (FDA.gov). |
Molecular Profile | Indication/Tumor Type | Response Type | Therapy Name | Approval Status | Evidence Type | Efficacy Evidence | References |
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BRAF F595L | colorectal cancer | not predictive | Fluorouracil + Leucovorin + Oxaliplatin + Panitumumab | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a clinical study, the combination of Vectibix (panitumumab) with FOLFOX as a first-line therapy resulted in a partial response with progression-free survival of 10.2 months in a patient with metastatic colorectal cancer harboring BRAF F595L (PMID: 31515458). | 31515458 |
BRAF T599dup | colorectal cancer | predicted - resistant | Fluorouracil + Leucovorin + Oxaliplatin + Panitumumab | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a clinical study, the combination of Vectibix (panitumumab) with FOLFOX as a first-line therapy resulted in progressive disease in a patient with metastatic colorectal cancer harboring BRAF T599dup (PMID: 31515458). | 31515458 |
BRAF D594G | colorectal cancer | not predictive | Fluorouracil + Leucovorin + Oxaliplatin + Panitumumab | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a clinical study, the combination of Vectibix (panitumumab) with FOLFOX as a first-line therapy resulted in two partial responses with progression-free survival of 8.3 and 2.8 months and stable disease with progression-free survival of 7.0 months in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer harboring BRAF D594G (PMID: 31515458). | 31515458 |
BRAF N581T | colorectal cancer | not predictive | Fluorouracil + Leucovorin + Oxaliplatin + Panitumumab | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a clinical study, the combination of Vectibix (panitumumab) with FOLFOX as a first-line therapy resulted in a partial response with progression-free survival lasting 1.4 months in a patient with metastatic colorectal cancer harboring BRAF N581T (PMID: 31515458). | 31515458 |
BRAF G469V | colorectal cancer | not predictive | Fluorouracil + Leucovorin + Oxaliplatin + Panitumumab | Case Reports/Case Series | Actionable | In a clinical study, the combination of Vectibix (panitumumab) with FOLFOX as a first-line therapy resulted in a partial response with progression-free survival of 18.9 months in a patient with metastatic colorectal cancer harboring BRAF G469V (PMID: 31515458). | 31515458 |