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Clinical trial of MRTX849 with Cetuximab versus chemotherapy in patients with advanced colorectal cancer
CETUXIMAB (ALSO KNOWN AS ERBITUX®) IS A CANCER TREATMENT THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE EMA (EUROPEAN MEDICINES AGENCY) FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH COLORECTAL CANCER WHO DO NOT HAVE A KRAS MUTATION IN THEIR TUMOR. CETUXIMAB ALONE IS NOT EFFECTIVE IN PATIENTS WITH COLORECTAL CANCER WHO HAVE A KRAS MUTATION IN THEIR TUMOR. CETUXIMAB HAS SEVERAL MANUFACTURERS, INCLUDING ELI LILLY. THIS STUDY WILL COMPARE THE EFFICACY OF MRTX849 IN COMBINATION WITH CETUXIMAB (INVESTIGATIONAL GROUP) VERSUS STANDARD SECOND-LINE TREATMENT CONSISTING OF CHEMOTHERAPY WITH FOLFIRI OR WITH MFOLFOX6 (COMPARATIVE GROUP) IN PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED COLORECTAL CANCER WHO HAVE A TUMOR-SPECIFIC GENE CHANGE (KRAS G12C) AND WHO EXPERIENCE PROGRESSION DURING OR AFTER FIRST-LINE CHEMOTHERAPY. CHEMOTHERAPY IS A TREATMENT THAT INVOLVES A DRUG OR COMBINATION OF DRUGS THAT ACT THROUGHOUT THE BODY TO HELP FIGHT THE CANCER. OTHER STUDY OBJECTIVES INCLUDE EVALUATING THE SAFETY OF MRTX849 IN COMBINATION WITH CETUXIMAB, EVALUATING HOW QUICKLY MRTX849 IS ABSORBED INTO THE BLOODSTREAM AND HOW QUICKLY IT IS ELIMINATED, AND EVALUATING ITS HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE. VARIOUS ANALYTICAL TESTS WILL BE PERFORMED ON TUMOR TISSUE OR BLOOD SAMPLES TO UNDERSTAND HOW AND WHY MRTX849 WITH CETUXIMAB MAY WORK FOR THE TREATMENT OF COLORECTAL CANCER.
Technical Summary
- RANDOMIZED PHASE 3 STUDY OF MRTX849 IN COMBINATION WITH CETUXIMAB VERSUS CHEMOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED KRAS G12C-MUTATED COLORECTAL CANCER WITH DISEASE PROGRESSION DURING OR AFTER STANDARD FIRST-LINE TREATMENT. IMMUNOTHERAPY
- Code EudraCT: 2020-004048-27
- Protocol number: 849-010
- Promoter: Mirati
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