Patient case: 35-year-old male with Colon cancer. Genetic variant: BRAF (V600E). Other conditions: None.

Clinical trial: Study Comparing FOLFIRINOX + Panitumumab Versus mFOLFOX6 + Panitumumab in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients Selected by RAS and B-RAF Status From Circulating DNA Analysis

Summary: National trial, multicenter, randomized, phase II assessing FOLFIRINOX + Panitumumab versus mFOLFOX6 + Panitumumab in metastatic colorectal cancer patients selected by RAS and B-RAF status from circulating DNA analysis.
  Evaluation of complete response rate on treatment combining FOLFIRINOX and panitumumab.


Eligibility: Inclusion Criteria:
  1. Age between 18 and 75 years
  2. ECOG PS between 0 and 1
  3. Histologically confirmed adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum
  4. Untreated synchronous or metachronous metastatic disease deemed unresectable with curative intent
  5. K-Ras (codons 12, 13, 59, 61, 117, 146), N-Ras (codons 12, 13, 59, 61) and B-Raf (codon 600) wild-type tumor status according to plasma analysis of circulating cell free DNA by Intplex technology
  6. Measurable disease according to RECIST version 1.1
  7. Adequate hematologic, hepatic and renal functions:
  -  Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) ≥2 x 109/L
  -  Haemoglobin ≥9 g/dL
  -  Platelets (PTL) ≥100 x 109/L
  -  AST/ALT ≤5 x ULN
  -  Alkaline phosphatase ≤2.5 x ULN
  -  Bilirubin ≤1.5 x ULN
  -  Creatinine clearance ≥50 mL/min (Cockcroft and Gault formula)
  8. Life expectancy of at least 3 months
  9. Adequate contraception if applicable
  10. Patient affiliated to a social security regimen
  11. Patient information and signed written consent form
  Exclusion Criteria:
  1. History of other malignancy within the previous 5 years (except for appropriately treated in-situ cervix carcinoma and non-melanoma skin carcinoma)
  2. Adjuvant treatment with oxaliplatin
  3. Previous treatment for metastatic disease
  4. Patients who received any chemo- and/or radiotherapy within 15 days from the date of blood sampling for the RAS and BRAF test
  5. Brain metastases
  6. Patients with a history of severe or life-threatening hypersensitivity to the active substances or to any of the excipients delivered in this study
  7. Patient with history of pulmonary fibrosis or interstitial pneumonitis
  8. Previous organ transplantation, HIV or other immunodeficiency syndromes
  9. Concomitant medications/comorbidities that may prevent the patient from receiving study treatment as uncontrolled intercurrent illness (for instance: active infection, active inflammatory disorders, inflammatory bowel disease, intestinal obstruction, symptomatic congestive heart failure, uncontrolled hypertension…)
  10. Persistent peripheral neuropathy >grade1 (NCI CT v4.03)
  11. Ionic disorders as:
  -  Kalemia ≤1 x ULN
  -  Magnesemia <0.5mmol/L
  -  Calcemia <2mmol/L
  12. Patient with known dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase deficiency
  13. QT/QTc>450msec for men and >470msec for women
  14. Patient with contraindication for trial drugs (investigators have to refer to SmPC drugs, see Appendix 7)
  15. Concomitant intake of St. John's wort
  16. Other concomitant cancer
  17. Patient participating another clinical trial
  18. Pregnant woman or lactating woman
  19. Patients with psychological, familial, sociological or geographical condition hampering compliance with the study protocol and follow-up schedule
  20. Legal incapacity or limited legal capacity

Relevance to patient case: not relevant