The purpose of this research study is to learn whether panitumumab helps treat colorectal cancer in participants who have not responded to treatment with cetuximab. Panitumumab is a human monoclonal antibody. Antibodies are proteins that recognize a foreign substance in the body and then attach themselves to it making it exposed to destruction. Panitumumab attaches itself to a protein on cancer cells called "epidermal growth factor receptor" or EGFR. EGFR helps cancer cells to grow, and blocking EGFR helps prevent cancer cells from growing.
* Panitumumab will be given to the participants through a central line. A central line is a long, thin tube (catheter) that is inserted through the skin into a large vein in the chest. This is placed by a radiologist or surgeon. * Panitumumab will be given in 4-week cycles. Panitumumab infusions will be given on days 1 and 15 of each cycle (every 2 weeks). * The following procedures will be performed on days 1 and 15 of each cycle, before each infusion: physical exam; questions about any symptoms or side effects; performance status; routine blood tests and CT or MRI (every 2 cycles). * Participants can continue to receive panitumumab until their disease gets worse or they experience unacceptable side effects.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
Panitumumab is administered intravenously (IV) by an infusion pump through a peripheral line or indwelling catheter using a 0.2 or 0.22-micron in-line filter infusion set-up over 1 hour 15 minutes. The starting panitumumab dose is 6 mg/kg administered every 14 days for as long as patients are on study without evidence of disease progression or demonstrating intolerance to treatment. The total dose may be rounded up or down by no greater than 10 mg. The panitumumab dose will be calculated based on the subject's actual body weight at each visit. Panitumumab will be diluted in a minimum of 100 mL of pyrogen-free 0.9% sodium chloride solution (normal saline solution, supplied by the site). The maximum concentration of the diluted solution to be infused should not exceed 10 mg/mL.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Response Rate of Single Agent Panitumumab Among Patients With KRAS Wild-type Colorectal Cancer Previously Treated With Cetuximab.
The response rate of single agent panitumumab among patients with KRAS wild-type (Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog) colorectal cancer previously treated with cetuximab. Inclusive of three patients with clinical progression prior to first re-staging CT scans. Response rate evaluated using RECIST (Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors). Best overall response is recorded from the start of the treatment until disease progression/recurrence (taking as reference for progressive disease the smallest measurements recorded since the treatment started). RECIST: Complete Response (CR): Disappearance of all target lesions Partial Response (PR): At least a 30% decrease in the sum of the LD (longest diameter) of target lesions Stable Disease (SD): Neither sufficient shrinkage to qualify for PR nor sufficient increase to qualify for PD Progressive Disease (PD): At least a 20% increase in the sum of the LD of target lesions
Time frame: 3 years
Median Progression Free Survival (PFS)
The duration of time from start of treatment to time of radiologic disease progression per RECIST or death, or otherwise the date of last tumor assessment. Median PFS was calculated using Kaplan Meier suvival analysis. Progressive disease is defined as having at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameter (LD) of target lesions, taking as reference the smallest sum LD recorded since the treatment started or the appearance of one or more new lesions.
Time frame: 3 years
Median Overall Survival
The duration of time from start of treatment to time of death or otherwise the date of last tumor assessment. Median survival was calculated using Kaplan Meier suvival analysis.
Time frame: 3 years
Disease Control Rate as Defined by RECIST Criteria
Disease Control Rate as defined by RECIST criteria. The number patients achieving stable disease, partial response, or complete response at some point during follow-up.
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Time frame: 3 years