Comparison of Survival Benefit of Panitumumab With Supportive Care to Best Supportive Care Alone in Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Open-label Trial to Evaluate the Survival Benefit of Panitumumab and Best Supportive Care, Compared to Best Supportive Care Alone, in Subjects With Chemorefractory Wild-type KRAS Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the benefit of panitumumab in addition to best supportive care compared to best supportive care alone in patients with chemorefractory wild-type KRAS (Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog) metastatic colorectal cancer.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Best Supportive Care (BSC); Drug: Panitumumab

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 377
• Phase: Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • Paraná
    • Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, 80420-090
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  • Rio Grande do Norte
    • Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, 59075-740
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  • Rio Grande do Sul
    • Ijui, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 98700-000
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    • Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90610-000
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• Canada
  • Quebec, Canada, G1R 2J6
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  • Quebec
    • Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada, J4V 2H1
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    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4J 1C5
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    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H1T 2M4
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    • Québec, Quebec, Canada, G1S 4L8
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    • Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada, G8Z 3R9
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• Chile
  • Cautín
    • Temuco, Cautín, Chile, 4810469
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  • Valparaíso
    • Vina del Mar, Valparaíso, Chile, 2520612
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• China
  • Beijing, China, 100032
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  • Chongqing, China, 400042
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  • Chongqing, China, 400037
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  • Shanghai, China, 200233
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  • Fujian
    • Fuzhou, Fujian, China, 350001
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    • Fuzhou, Fujian, China, 350025
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  • Hebei
    • Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China, 050011
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  • Jiangsu
    • Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 210029
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  • Jilin
    • Changchun, Jilin, China, 130021
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  • Liaoning
    • Shenyang, Liaoning, China, 110001
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  • Shaanxi
    • Xi An, Shaanxi, China, 710032
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    • Xi An, Shaanxi, China, 710061
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• Croatia
  • Osijek, Croatia, 31000
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  • Pula, Croatia, 52100
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  • Rijeka, Croatia, 51000
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  • Split, Croatia, 21000
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  • Zagreb, Croatia, 10000
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• Estonia
  • Tallinn, Estonia, 13419
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  • Tartu, Estonia, 51014
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• Greece
  • Athens, Greece, 11522
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  • Chania, Greece, 73300
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• India
  • Andhra Pradesh
    • Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, 500 024
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    • Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, 530 002
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  • Karnataka
    • Bangalore, Karnataka, India, 560 054
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  • Kerala
    • Kochi, Kerala, India, 682 304
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  • Maharashtra
    • Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 400 012
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    • Nashik, Maharashtra, India, 422 005
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    • Nashik, Maharashtra, India, 422 004
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    • Pune, Maharashtra, India, 411 001
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  • Tamil Nadu
    • Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, 600 018
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• Korea, Republic of
  • Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, Korea, Republic of, 410-769
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  • Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 135-710
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  • Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 120-752
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  • Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 138-736
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• Latvia
  • Daugavpils, Latvia, 5417
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  • Riga, Latvia, 1079
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  • Riga, Latvia, 1002
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• Lithuania
  • Kaunas, Lithuania, 50009
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  • Vilnius, Lithuania, 08660
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• Malaysia
  • Negri Sembilan
    • Nilai, Negri Sembilan, Malaysia, 71800
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  • Pinang
    • Georgetown, Pinang, Malaysia, 10400
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  • Wilayah Persekutuan
    • Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, 56000
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    • Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, 59100
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• Mexico
  • Oaxaca, Mexico, 68000
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  • Distrito Federal
    • Mexico, Distrito Federal, Mexico, 06760
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    • Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico, 14080
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  • Morelos
    • Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico, 62290
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• Philippines
  • Cebu City, Philippines, 6000
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  • Manila, Philippines, 1000
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  • Manila, Philippines, 1008
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  • Pasay City, Philippines, 1300
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  • Davao
    • Davao City, Davao, Philippines, 8000
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• Romania
  • Bucharest, Romania, 022328
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  • Bucharest, Romania, 022338
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  • Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 400015
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  • Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 400058
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  • Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 400006
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  • Craiova, Romania, 200642
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  • Craiova, Romania, 200385
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  • Lasi, Romania, 700106
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  • Ploiesti, Romania, 100337
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  • Suceava, Romania, 720237
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  • Timisoara, Romania, 300167
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• Serbia
  • Belgrade, Serbia, 11000
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  • Nis, Serbia, 18000
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  • Sremska Kamenica, Serbia, 21204
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Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC)
• Wild-type (without mutation in codons 12 and 13) KRAS gene in tumor tissue confirmed by a central laboratory
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0, 1 or 2
• At least 1 measurable or non-measurable lesion per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 guidelines.

• Treatment failure (defined as failure due to either disease progression [clinical or radiological] or toxicity [treatment intolerance]) of a prior regimen containing irinotecan for metastatic disease and a prior regimen containing oxaliplatin for metastatic disease. Oxaliplatin and irinotecan may have been administered sequentially or in combination.

  • Disease relapse within 6 months after completing adjuvant chemotherapy (with either an irinotecan or oxaliplatin containing regimen) will also be considered as treatment failure of a prior regimen for metastatic disease
• Must have previously received a thymidylate synthase inhibitor (eg, fluorouracil, capecitabine, raltitrexed, or fluorouracil-uracil) at any point for treatment of CRC
• Man or woman at least 18 years of age
• Adequate hematologic, renal, hepatic and metabolic function
• Negative pregnancy test within 72 hours before randomization (for women of childbearing potential only)
• Subject or subject's legally acceptable representative has provided informed consent.
• Other protocol-specified criteria may apply

Exclusion Criteria:

• Symptomatic brain metastases requiring treatment
• History of another primary cancer within 5 years of randomization
• Prior anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibody therapy (eg, panitumumab or cetuximab) or treatment with small molecule EGFR inhibitors (eg, gefitinib, erlotinib, lapatinib)
• Antitumor therapy (eg, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, antibody therapy) within 21 days before randomization
• Radiotherapy within 14 days before randomization.
• Exclusion Criteria for corrected QT (QTc) Evaluation Subpart of the Study: Prolongation of QT/QTc interval > 450 milliseconds at screening
• Other protocol-specified criteria may apply

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Panitumumab + BSC; Participants received panitumumab administered intravenously 6 mg/kg every 14 days plus BSC until disease progression, withdrawal of consent, death, or intolerance of study drug.	Other: Best Supportive Care (BSC); BSC was defined as the best palliative care available as judged appropriate by the investigator and according to institutional guidelines and could include antibiotics, analgesics, radiation therapy for pain control (limited to bone metastases), corticosteroids, transfusions, psychotherapy, growth factors, palliative surgery, or any other symptomatic therapy as clinically indicated.; Drug: Panitumumab; Administered intravenously; Other Names: Vectibix
OTHER: BSC Alone; Participants received best supportive care until disease progression, withdrawal of consent, or death.	Other: Best Supportive Care (BSC); BSC was defined as the best palliative care available as judged appropriate by the investigator and according to institutional guidelines and could include antibiotics, analgesics, radiation therapy for pain control (limited to bone metastases), corticosteroids, transfusions, psychotherapy, growth factors, palliative surgery, or any other symptomatic therapy as clinically indicated.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Overall Survival	Overall survival was defined as the time from the randomization date to the date of death. Participants who had not died by the analysis data cut-off date were censored at their last contact date and participants with survival data obtained after the planned analysis data cut-off date had survival censored at the cut-off date.	From randomization to the last on-study or long-term follow-up visit, as of the data cut-off date of 10 June 2014. The median follow-up time was 34.9 weeks (panitumumab plus BSC: 41.0 weeks; BSC alone: 25.5 weeks).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Progression-free Survival	Progression-free survival (PFS) was defined as the time from the randomization date to the date of disease progression per Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) version 1.1 or death. Progressive disease (PD): At least a 20% increase in the size of target lesions compared with the smallest size since treatment started and an absolute increase of at least 5 mm, any new lesions or an increase in size of non-target lesions thought be ≥ 20% and an absolute increase of at least 5 mm, or significant increase in pleural effusions, ascites or other fluid collections with cytologic proof of malignancy. Participants who were alive and did not meet the criteria for progression by the analysis data cut-off date were censored at their last evaluable disease assessment date.	From randomization to the last on-study or long-term follow-up visit, as of the data cut-off date of 10 June 2014. The median follow-up time was 34.9 weeks (panitumumab plus BSC: 41.0 weeks; BSC alone: 25.5 weeks).
Overall Survival in Participants With Wild-type RAS	A secondary efficacy endpoint was overall survival in participants with wild-type rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (RAS) (without mutation in exons 2 [codons 12 and 13], 3 [codons 59 and 61], and 4 [codons 117 and 146] of KRAS and neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene (NRAS)). In participants with wild-type RAS, RAS mutation status was defined by KRAS exon 2 mutation status per clinical trial assay testing and mutation status of KRAS exon 3 and 4 and NRAS exons 2, 3 and 4 per Sanger bi-directional sequencing. Overall survival was defined as the time from the randomization date to the date of death. Participants who had not died by the analysis data cut-off date were censored at their last contact date and participants with survival data obtained after the planned analysis data cut-off date had survival censored at the cut-off date.	From randomization to the last on-study or long-term follow-up visit, as of the data cut-off date of 10 June 2014. The median follow-up time was 36.1 weeks (panitumumab plus BSC: 43.7 weeks; BSC alone: 23.6 weeks).
Progression Free Survival (PFS) in Participants With Wild-type RAS	PFS was defined as the time from the randomization date to the date of disease progression per RECIST version 1.1 or death. Progressive disease (PD): At least a 20% increase in the size of target lesions compared with the smallest size since treatment started and an absolute increase of at least 5 mm, any new lesions, or an increase in size of non-target lesions thought be ≥ 20% with an absolute increase of at least 5 mm, or significant increase in pleural effusions, ascites or other fluid collections with cytologic proof of malignancy. Participants who were alive and did not meet the criteria for progression by the analysis data cut-off date were censored at their last evaluable disease assessment date.	From randomization to the last on-study or long-term follow-up visit, as of the data cut-off date of 10 June 2014. The median follow-up time was 36.1 weeks (panitumumab plus BSC: 43.7 weeks; BSC alone: 23.6 weeks).
Objective Response Rate	Objective response rate (ORR) is defined as the percentage of participants with either a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) per RECIST version 1.1. Radiographic tumor assessments and investigator's assessment of response were performed at Week 4, Week 8, and then every 8 weeks until disease progression (radiographic or clinical progression). CR: Disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and no new lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to < 10 mm. PR: At least a 30% decrease in the size of target lesions with no progression of non-target lesions and no new lesions, or, the disappearance of all target lesions with persistence of one or more non-target lesions not qualifying for either CR or PD and no new lesions.	Response was assessed at Week 4, Week 8, and then every 8 weeks until the data cut-off date of 10 June 2014. The median follow-up time was 34.9 weeks (panitumumab plus BSC: 41.0 weeks; BSC alone: 25.5 weeks).
Objective Response Rate in Participants With Wild-type RAS	Objective response rate is defined as the percentage of participants with either a complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) per RECIST version 1.1. Radiographic tumor assessments and investigator's assessment of response were performed at Week 4, Week 8, and then every 8 weeks until disease progression (radiographic or clinical progression). CR: Disappearance of all target and non-target lesions and no new lesions. Any pathological lymph nodes (whether target or non-target) must have reduction in short axis to < 10 mm. PR: At least a 30% decrease in the size of target lesions with no progression of non-target lesions and no new lesions, or, the disappearance of all target lesions with persistence of one or more non-target lesions not qualifying for either CR or PD and no new lesions.	Response was assessed at Week 4, Week 8, and then every 8 weeks until the data cut-off date of 10 June 2014. The median follow-up time was 36.1 weeks (panitumumab plus BSC: 43.7 weeks; BSC alone: 23.6 weeks).
Number of Participants With Adverse Events (AEs)	The severity of each AE was graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) version 3.0 (Grade 1 = Mild; 2 = Moderate (discomfort enough to cause interference with usual activity); 3 = Severe (incapacitating with inability to work or do usual activity); 4 = Life-threatening and 5 = Fatal), with the exception of the skin-or nail-related AEs which were graded using a CTCAE version 3.0 with modifications. A serious AE was defined as an AE that met at least 1 of the following criteria: • fatal, • life-threatening, • required in-patient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization, • resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity, • congenital anomaly/birth defect, and/or • other medically important serious event. Treatment-related AEs (TRAEs) are those the investigator considered there was reasonable possibility that the event might have been caused by study drug.	From first dose until 30 days after last dose; median safety reporting periods were 4.2 months and 2.2 months for panitumumab plus BSC arm and BSC alone arm, respectively.
Maximum Post-baseline Change From Baseline in Corrected QT (QTc) Interval	QT interval is a measure of the time between the start of the Q wave and the end of the T wave in the heart's electrical cycle as measured by electrocardiogram (ECG). QTc is the QT interval corrected for heart rate. To evaluate the effect of panitumumab treatment on the QTc interval length among participants treated with panitumumab, ECGs were collected at the following time points from participants randomized to panitumumab arm at a limited number of sites: Week 1 prior to the first panitumumab infusion (Baseline) and within 30 minutes following the end of the first infusion of panitumumab (Cmax), Week 7 after 3 doses of panitumumab (steady state), and at the safety follow-up visit. The ECGs were submitted for independent central review to calculate the reported QTc interval. QTc was calculated using both the Bazett correction (QTcB) and the Fridericia correction (QTcF).	Baseline (pre-dose), Week 1 and Week 7 (post-dose) and 4 weeks after the last dose (Safety Follow-up visit)

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Amgen

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Kim TW, Elme A, Kusic Z, Park JO, Udrea AA, Kim SY, Ahn JB, Valencia RV, Krishnan S, Bilic A, Manojlovic N, Dong J, Guan X, Lofton-Day C, Jung AS, Vrdoljak E. A phase 3 trial evaluating panitumumab plus best supportive care vs best supportive care in chemorefractory wild-type KRAS or RAS metastatic colorectal cancer. Br J Cancer. 2016 Nov 8;115(10):1206-1214. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2016.309. Epub 2016 Oct 13.

Helpful Links

• AmgenTrials clinical trials website

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: November 1, 2011
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): June 1, 2014
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): November 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 31, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 8, 2011
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): August 9, 2011

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): March 15, 2017
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 7, 2017
• Last Verified: February 1, 2017

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Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Panitumumab; Phase 3; Overall Survival; Best Supportive Care; Chemorefractory; Wild-type KRAS
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Digestive System Diseases; Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Digestive System Neoplasms; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Colonic Diseases; Intestinal Diseases; Intestinal Neoplasms; Rectal Diseases; Colorectal Neoplasms; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Panitumumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: 20100007; 2010-022951-49 (EUDRACT_NUMBER)