ASCO 2014 – Colorectal and Head & Neck Cancer

This was a retrospective analysis of the phase 3 IMCL-9815 trial assessing the role of HPV-p16 status in patients with locally advanced SCCHN receiving radiation therapy (RT) plus cetuximab (cetux) or RT alone (Rosenthal DI, et al. ASCO 2014. Abstract 6001).
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Platinum-based chemoradiation therapy (CRT) is the current standard treatment for locally advanced SCCHN, and induction docetaxel/cisplatin/5-fluorouracil (TPF) is superior to cisplatin/5-fluorouracil alone, but it has not been tested when added to concomitant therapy.
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In the E2399 trial, HPV+ patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) attained 2-year overall survival (OS) of 95% and progression-free survival (PFS) of 86% when treated with induction chemotherapy (IC) and 70 Gy chemoradiation.
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In many cancers, KRAS mutations can predict cancer risk, unique cancer biology, and response to certain therapeutic agents. RTOG 0522 was a phase 3 trial of cisplatin/radiation ± cetuximab for patients with locally advanced SCCHN, evaluating whether KRAS mutation status would predict the response to cetuximab in these patients (Weidhaas JB, et al. ASCO 2014. Abstract 6000).
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