INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to better understand panitumumab use in real-life clinical practice in first- and second-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer in five European countries. METHODS: This is a combined analysis of two observational, non-interventional prospective cohort studies, one of which was conducted in Germany and France, the other in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, and Hungary. The studies observed patients with wild-type [Kirsten] rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog ([K]RAS/RAS) metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), who had been treated with panitumumab in combination with fluorouracil, leucovorin, and oxaliplatin (FOLFOX) in the first line or with panitumumab combined with fluorouracil, leucovorin, and irinotecan (FOLFIRI) in the second line following fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy. The planned duration of observation was 12 months from the first dose of panitumumab. RESULTS: A total of 332 patients treated with panitumumab + FOLFOX in the first line and 94 patients treated with panitumumab + FOLFIRI in the second line were analyzed. The median number of panitumumab infusions was 10.0 in first-line FOLFOX patients and 11.5 in second-line FOLFIRI patients; the median duration of panitumumab exposure was 5.7 and 6.9 months, respectively. The unadjusted overall response rate (complete or partial response) in patients with available post-baseline response assessment (n = 290) was 51.7% in first-line FOLFOX and 44.9% in second-line FOLFIRI patients. In the first-line setting, resectability was achieved in 9.3%. Reported hospitalizations were mostly cancer-related visits such as scheduled anticancer treatment administrations, tumor assessment visits, or interventions. The majority of adverse drug reactions were skin disorders, with 75.3% in first-line FOLFOX patients and 72.3% in second-line FOLFIRI patients. CONCLUSION: Overall, the study results show that treatment patterns, clinical efficacy, and the safety profile of panitumumab in routine clinical practice were comparable to those in randomized controlled trials. The relatively low skin toxicity rate could be attributed to increasing experience in managing panitumumab-associated rash and some degree of underreporting. FUNDING: Amgen.

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• fluorouracil aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• kamptothecin aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   analogy a deriváty   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• kohortové studie MeSH
• kolorektální nádory farmakoterapie   patologie   MeSH
• leukovorin aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• metastázy nádorů MeSH
• monoklonální protilátky terapeutické užití   MeSH
• organoplatinové sloučeniny aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• panitumumab aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• prospektivní studie MeSH
• protokoly antitumorózní kombinované chemoterapie aplikace a dávkování   škodlivé účinky   terapeutické užití   MeSH
• ras proteiny biosyntéza   MeSH
• senioři MeSH
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• lidé středního věku MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• mužské pohlaví MeSH
• senioři MeSH
• ženské pohlaví MeSH
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• časopisecké články MeSH
• pozorovací studie MeSH
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH
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