KRIEKEN, Han J. van, G. KAFATOS, J. BENNETT, L. MINEUR, Jiří TOMÁŠEK, E. ROULEAU, Pavel FABIAN, G. DE MAGLIO, P. GARCIA-ALFONSO, G. APRILE, P. PARKAR, G. DOWNEY, G. DEMONTY and J. TROJAN. Panitumumab use in metastatic colorectal cancer and patterns of RAS testing: results from a Europe-wide physician survey and medical records review. BMC Cancer. London: BioMed Central, 2017, vol. 17, No 798, p. 1-9. ISSN 1471-2407. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-017-3740-4.
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Original name Panitumumab use in metastatic colorectal cancer and patterns of RAS testing: results from a Europe-wide physician survey and medical records review
Authors KRIEKEN, Han J. van (528 Netherlands), G. KAFATOS (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), J. BENNETT (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), L. MINEUR (250 France), Jiří TOMÁŠEK (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), E. ROULEAU (250 France), Pavel FABIAN (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), G. DE MAGLIO (380 Italy), P. GARCIA-ALFONSO (724 Spain), G. APRILE (380 Italy), P. PARKAR (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), G. DOWNEY (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), G. DEMONTY (756 Switzerland) and J. TROJAN (276 Germany).
Edition BMC Cancer, London, BioMed Central, 2017, 1471-2407.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30204 Oncology
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Impact factor Impact factor: 3.288
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14110/17:00099927
Organization unit Faculty of Medicine
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-017-3740-4
UT WoS 000416427500005
Keywords in English Panitumumab; Metastatic colorectal cancer; mCRC; RAS; Physician survey; Medical records review
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Abstract
Background: In Europe, treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) with panitumumab requires prior confirmation of RAS wild-type mutation status. Two studies - a physician survey and a medical records review (MRR) - were conducted to evaluate the use of panitumumab and awareness among prescribing oncologists of the associated RAS testing requirements in clinical practice. Methods: Both studies enrolled participants from nine European countries and were carried out in three consecutive rounds. Rounds 1 and 2 (2012-2013) examined KRAS (exon 2) testing only; the results have been published in full previously. Round 3 (2014-2015) examined full RAS testing (exons 2, 3, 4 of KRAS and NRAS) and was initiated following a change in prescribing guidelines, from requiring KRAS alone to requiring full RAS testing. For the physician survey, telephone interviews were conducted with oncologists who had prescribed panitumumab to patients with mCRC in the previous 6 months. For the MRR, oncologists were asked to provide anonymised clinical information, extracted from their patients' records. Results: In Round 3, 152 oncologists and 131 patients' records were included in the physician survey and MRR, respectively. In Round 3 of the physician survey, 95.4% (n = 145) of participants correctly identified that panitumumab should only be prescribed in RAS wild-type mCRC compared with 99.0% (n = 298) of 301 participants in Rounds 1 and 2, responding to the same question about KRAS testing. In Round 3 of the MRR, 100% (n = 131) of patients included in the study had confirmed KRAS or RAS wild-type status prior to initiation of panitumumab compared with 97.7% (n = 299) of 306 patients in Rounds 1 and 2 (KRAS only). Of those patients in Round 3, 83.2% (n = 109) had been tested for RAS status and 16.8% (n = 22) had been tested for KRAS status only. Conclusions: Physicians' adherence to prescribing guidelines has remained high over time in Europe, despite the change in indication for panitumumab treatment, from KRAS to RAS wild-type mCRC. Additionally, this study demonstrates the uptake of full RAS testing among the majority of oncologists and pathologists.
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