The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of imatinib mesylate in combination with panitumumab for the treatment of stage IV colorectal cancer that has spread to the liver. It will also assess the whether imatinib mesylate, either alone or in combination with panitumumab, is effective in treating this type of cancer. In addition, the study will evaluate the feasibility of a predefined lab score and whether it can predict which patients will respond to treatment with imatinib mesylate.
Name: Imatinib mesylate and panitumumab
Description: Patients will be entered into sequential cohorts with escalating doses of imatinib mesylate. After approximately 28 days of monotherapy treatment with imatinib mesylate, patients will be asked to have a liver biopsy performed (this biopsy is voluntary and is not required for continued participation in the study). All patients in this group will then receive imatinib mesylate in combination with standard-of-care doses of panitumumab. After approximately 1-2 months of combination treatment, patients will asked to have an additional liver biopsy performed (this biopsy is voluntary and is not required for continued participation in the study). Combination treatment will continue for the remainder of the subject's time in the trial.Type: DrugImatinib mesy Imatinib mesylate and panitumumab
Name: Standard-of-care treatment with panitumumab
Description: Panitumumab as standard of care. After approximately 2-3 months of standard of care treatment, patients will asked to have a liver biopsy performed (this biopsy is voluntary and is not required for continued participation in the study).Type: DrugPanitumumab (standard-of-care)
Description: Information about all adverse events, whether volunteered by the subject, discovered by investigator questioning, or detected through physical examination, laboratory test or other means, will be collected and recorded.
Measure: Number of Patients With Adverse Events Time: From consent up until 4 weeks after patient has stopped study participationDescription: Results reported as number of patients with stabilization or reduction in tumor size. Tumor response is defined by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) solid tumor response criteria, evaluated by CT.
Measure: Number of Participants With Stabilization or Reduction in Tumor Size Time: 8 weeks after baselineAllocation: Non-Randomized
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Colorectal Neoplasm Colorectal Cancer Colorectal Neoplasms Recently, a series of clinical trial outcome reports have shown that KRAS mutations (and to a lesser extent KRAS mutations with BRAF V600E mutation) significantly negatively correlate with response to anti-epidermal growth factor (EGFR) mAbs, such as panitumumab, in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients. --- V600E ---