Encorafenib Plus Cetuximab in a Neoadjuvant Setting in Patients With BRAF Mutation Localised Colon or Upper Rectum Cancer

Korábbi kezelés

• Patient in whom an indication for radiotherapy exists based on the multidisciplinary meeting/board pre-operatively.
• History of acute or chronic pancreatitis within the 6 months prior to start of the study treatment.
• A history of chronic inflammatory bowel disease requiring treatment (with immuno-modulators or immuno-suppressants) ≤ 12 months before start of study treatment.
• Patient with decreased cardiovascular function or clinically significant cardiovascular disease:
  • History of myocardial infarction, acute coronary syndrome (including unstable angina, coronary artery bypass grafting, coronary angioplasty or stent placement) ≤ 6 months prior to start of the study treatment.
  • Symptomatic congestive heart failure (CHF) (grade 2 or higher), history or current evidence of cardiac arrhythmia and/or a clinically significant conduction disorder ≤ 6 months prior to start of the study treatment, except atrial fibrillation with controlled heart rate and paroxysmal supra-ventricular tachycardia.
• A previous or concomitant malignant tumour within 5 years prior to the study. Except for basal cell or squamous skin cancer, superficial cancer of the bladder, intra-epithelial carcinoma of the prostate, carcinoma in situ of the uterine cervix or any other malignant tumour which has been treated adequately and which has not recurred during the three years prior to entry in the study.
• Use of medicinal plants/dietary supplements or other medicinal products or foods that are potent inducing agents or inhibitors of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A4/5 ≤ 1 week before start of the study treatment.
• Participation in a clinical study with administration of an investigational product within 4 weeks or five times the half-life of the investigational product, according to the longest period, prior to the first dose of the study treatment.

Más betegség

• Peritonitis (secondary to perforation of the tumour) or symptomatic colonic occlusion or a temporary colostomy to prevent a sub-occlusion.
• Deterioration of gastro-intestinal function or a disease which may significantly impair the absorption of encorafenib, e.g.: ulcer disease, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, malabsorption syndrome, small bowel resection
• History of infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
• Active infection with hepatitis B or hepatitis C.
• Known existence of Gilbert syndrome
• Known severe hypersensitivity reactions to monoclonal antibodies or BRAF-inhibitors (grade ≥ 3), any history of anaphylaxis, or uncontrolled asthma (that is, 3 or more features of partially controlled asthma)

Laborértékek

• Previous treatment with a BRAF inhibitor, cetuximab or other anti-EGFR treatment.
• A concomitant neuro-muscular disease associated with high levels of creatinine kinase (CK).
  • Remark: inflammatory muscular disease, muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), spinal muscular atrophy.

Egyéb

• Existence of distant metastases or adjacent nodules of peritoneal carcinosis (M1).
• Existence of a dual-tumour location.
• known RAS mutation
• Child-Pugh class B or C cirrhosis.
• Persons who are deprived of their freedom or who are under guardianship

• Informed consent signed and dated by the patient and the investigator
• Age ≥18 years at time of informed consent
• Adenocarcinoma of the colon or of the upper rectum (supra-peritoneal) considered operable and histologically confirmed, localised, mutated BRAF V600E determined in a biopsy specimen and resectable after CT-scan assessment.
  • Remark: Centralised analysis of BRAF status will be performed in order to confirm the existence of the mutation concomitantly with the 1st cycle of therapy
• Tumour stage rT4 or rT3 with ≥ 5 mm extra-mural extension in a CT-scan.
  • rT3 with high risk: Tumour spread from the peripheral serosa and extension to the adjacent peritoneal fat of more than 5 mm in its longest diameter (both axial and coronal planes)
  • rT4: Extension to an adjacent organ
• Patient able to provide a sufficient quantity of representative tumour sample (slides or extracted tumor DNA) for centralised analysis of RAS and BRAF mutational status.
• WHO performance status 0 or 1
• Haematological function considered satisfactory:
  • Polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN) ≥ 1,500/mm3
  • Platelets ≥ 100,000/mm3
  • Hb ≥ 9g/dL
• Creatinine clearance > 50 mL/min (according to MDRD formula).
• Serum levels of magnesium within normal limits of the centre.
• Total serum bilirubin ≤ 25 μmol/L, ALT and/or AST ≤ 2.5 x ULN.
• Cardiac function considered satisfactory:
  • o Corrected mean QT interval for heart rate according to the Fridericia formula (QTcF) ≤ 480 ms.
• Patient able to take medicinal products by mouth (OD).
• Female Patients postmenopausal for at least one year or surgically infertile for at least 6 weeks, or effective contraception for male and female patients of childbearing potential for 2 months after the end of the investigational treatments
• A negative pregnancy test for inclusion for all female patients of child-bearing FFCD 2006 - NEORAF Version 1.0- 21/October2022 Page 7 of 69 potential.
• Patient covered by a plan of the French Social Security system