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EGFR methylation and outcome of patients with advanced colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab

  • Authors:
    • Elisa Chiadini
    • Emanuela Scarpi
    • Alessandro Passardi
    • Daniele Calistri
    • Martina Valgiusti
    • Luca Saragoni
    • Wainer Zoli
    • Dino Amadori
    • Paola Ulivi
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    Affiliations: Biosciences Laboratory, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy, Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Trials, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy, Department of Medical Oncology, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola, Italy, Pathology Unit, Morgagni‑Pierantoni Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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    Published online on: January 14, 2015
       https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.2876
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Abstract

Targeted therapy of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with monoclonal antibody anti‑epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) agents, such as cetuximab (CTX) or panitumumab, is the treatment strategy of choice in patients characterised by a wild-type (wt) RAS gene status. However, despite selection based on RAS status, a high proportion of patients do not respond to therapy. EGFR methylation has been reported to have a role in predicting the response to anti‑EGFR agents. The present study aimed to evaluate the role of EGFR methylation in association with the clinical outcome of patients with mCRC treated with CTX. In total, 64 patients with mCRC were assessed in the present study. Genomic DNA was extracted from tumoral tissue and EGFR methylation and mutation of the KRAS, BRAF and PIK3CA genes were analysed by pyrosequencing. EGFR expression was assessed by immunohistochemistry. The various alterations were analysed by assessing the objective response rate (ORR), progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) rates. In total, 42 cases (66%) exhibited >10% EGFR methylation and there was no correlation with EGFR expression. Mean EGFR methylation of 41 and 9% was observed in KRAS-mutated and -wt patients, respectively (P=0.05). Conversely, a high EGFR methylation was observed in BRAF-wt patients with compared with patients possessing the mutated gene (18 vs. 3%, respectively; P=0.07). EGFR methylation was significantly correlated with the OS rate [hazard ratio, 0.98; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.96‑1.00; P=0.019], but not PFS rate. In patients with a methylation rate <10 and >10%, the median OS rate was 7.5 months (95% CI, 4.4‑9.4 months) and 12.0 months (95% CI, 8.7‑13.9 months), respectively (P=0.034). In conclusion, the present study revealed a correlation between EGFR methylation and improved OS rate in patients treated with CTX‑based chemotherapy. The presence of EGFR methylation is inversely correlated with BRAF and PIK3CA mutations, indicating that the prognostic value of gene methylation may be worth verifying in further studies.
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Chiadini E, Scarpi E, Passardi A, Calistri D, Valgiusti M, Saragoni L, Zoli W, Amadori D and Ulivi P: EGFR methylation and outcome of patients with advanced colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab. Oncol Lett 9: 1432-1438, 2015.
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Chiadini, E., Scarpi, E., Passardi, A., Calistri, D., Valgiusti, M., Saragoni, L. ... Ulivi, P. (2015). EGFR methylation and outcome of patients with advanced colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab. Oncology Letters, 9, 1432-1438. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.2876
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Chiadini, E., Scarpi, E., Passardi, A., Calistri, D., Valgiusti, M., Saragoni, L., Zoli, W., Amadori, D., Ulivi, P."EGFR methylation and outcome of patients with advanced colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab". Oncology Letters 9.3 (2015): 1432-1438.
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Chiadini, E., Scarpi, E., Passardi, A., Calistri, D., Valgiusti, M., Saragoni, L., Zoli, W., Amadori, D., Ulivi, P."EGFR methylation and outcome of patients with advanced colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab". Oncology Letters 9, no. 3 (2015): 1432-1438. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.2876
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Chiadini E, Scarpi E, Passardi A, Calistri D, Valgiusti M, Saragoni L, Zoli W, Amadori D and Ulivi P: EGFR methylation and outcome of patients with advanced colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab. Oncol Lett 9: 1432-1438, 2015.
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Chiadini, E., Scarpi, E., Passardi, A., Calistri, D., Valgiusti, M., Saragoni, L. ... Ulivi, P. (2015). EGFR methylation and outcome of patients with advanced colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab. Oncology Letters, 9, 1432-1438. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.2876
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Chiadini, E., Scarpi, E., Passardi, A., Calistri, D., Valgiusti, M., Saragoni, L., Zoli, W., Amadori, D., Ulivi, P."EGFR methylation and outcome of patients with advanced colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab". Oncology Letters 9.3 (2015): 1432-1438.
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Chiadini, E., Scarpi, E., Passardi, A., Calistri, D., Valgiusti, M., Saragoni, L., Zoli, W., Amadori, D., Ulivi, P."EGFR methylation and outcome of patients with advanced colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab". Oncology Letters 9, no. 3 (2015): 1432-1438. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.2876
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