作者: Eliza Hawkes , Rebecca Tay , Rachel Wong
DOI: 10.2147/CMAR.S71821
关键词: Colorectal cancer 、 Biomarker (medicine) 、 Oncology 、 Panitumumab 、 Cetuximab 、 Epidermal growth factor receptor 、 Fluorouracil 、 Internal medicine 、 KRAS 、 Chemotherapy 、 Bioinformatics 、 Medicine
摘要: Targeted agents are an important therapeutic option in the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Panitumumab is a recombinant, fully humanized, immunoglobulin G2 monoclonal antibody that targets epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) with efficacy mCRC as monotherapy and combination chemotherapy. Kirsten rat sarcoma (KRAS) mutation status has emerged biomarker to predict response anti-EGFR therapy. Optimal timing for panitumumab use algorithm not been established. This review discusses mechanism action, predictive biomarkers, role mCRC.