CEA response is associated with tumor response and survival in patients with KRAS exon 2 wild-type and extended RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer receiving first-line FOLFIRI plus cetuximab or bevacizumab (FIRE-3 trial)(aEuro)

Michl, M.; Stintzing, S.; Fischer von Weikersthal, L.; Decker, T.; Kiani, A.; Vehling-Kaiser, U.; Al-Batran, S.-E.; Heintges, T.; Lerchenmüller, C.; Kahl, C.; Seipelt, G.; Kullmann, F.; Stauch, M.; Scheithauer, W.; Hielscher, J.; Scholz, M.; Mueller, S.; Lerch, M. M.; Modest, D. P.; Kirchner, T.; Jung, A. und Heinemann, V. (2016): CEA response is associated with tumor response and survival in patients with KRAS exon 2 wild-type and extended RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer receiving first-line FOLFIRI plus cetuximab or bevacizumab (FIRE-3 trial)(aEuro). In: Annals of Oncology, Bd. 27, Nr. 8: S. 1565-1572

Abstract

Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) response may be a surrogate for response and long-term outcome in (K)RAS wild-type mCRC receiving first-line targeted therapy. FOLFIRI and cetuximab induced a greater CEA response than FOLFIRI and bevacizumab. CEA response correlated with longer survival. Hypothesizing that CEA reflects tumor burden, greater CEA response may indicate greater antitumor efficacy.To examine the relation of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) response with tumor response and survival in patients with (K)RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer receiving first-line chemotherapy in the FIRE-3 trial comparing FOLFIRI plus cetuximab versus FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab. CEA response assessed as the percentage of CEA decrease from baseline to nadir was evaluated for its association with tumor response and survival. Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed an optimal cut-off value of 75% using the maximum of sensitivity and specificity for CEA response to discriminate CEA responders from non-responders. In addition, the time to CEA nadir was calculated. Of 592 patients in the intent-to-treat population, 472 were eligible for analysis of CEA (cetuximab arm: 230 and bevacizumab arm: 242). Maximal relative CEA decrease (%) significantly (P = 0.003) differed between the cetuximab arm (median 83.0%;IQR 40.9%-94.7%) and the bevacizumab arm (median 72.3%;IQR 26.3%-91.0%). In a longitudinal analysis, the CEA decrease occurred faster in the cetuximab arm and was greater than in the bevacizumab arm at all evaluated time points until 56 weeks after treatment start. CEA nadir occurred after 3.3 months (cetuximab arm) and 3.5 months (bevacizumab arm), (P = 0.49). In the cetuximab arm, CEA responders showed a significantly longer progression-free survival [11.8 versus 7.4 months;hazard ratio (HR) 1.53;95% Cl, 1.15-2.04;P = 0.004] and longer overall survival (36.6 versus 21.3 months;HR 1.73;95% Cl, 1.24-2.43;P = 0.001) than CEA non-responders. Analysis of extended RAS wild-type patients revealed similar results. In the FIRE-3 trial, CEA decrease was significantly faster and greater in the cetuximab arm than in the bevacizumab arm and correlated with the prolonged survival observed in patients receiving FOLFIRI plus cetuximab. NCT00433927 (ClinicalTrials.gov);AIO KRK0306 FIRE-3.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 0923-7534
• Sprache: Englisch