PRESSING Need of Precision Care in HER2-Positive Colorectal Cancer: The ELEPHANT in the Room

Clin Cancer Res. 2024 Jan 17;30(2):260-262. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-23-2580.

Abstract

Although dual HER2 inhibition has shown promising clinical activity in patients with RAS wild-type HER2-positive metastatic colorectal cancer, predictive biomarkers of response/resistance are less well characterized. Activating HER2/RTK/MAPK genomic alterations appears to blunt the clinical benefit of dual anti-HER2 therapy and may hold a potential albeit partial role in patient selection. See related article by Randon et al., p. 436.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers, Tumor / genetics
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / therapeutic use
  • Colorectal Neoplasms* / drug therapy
  • Colorectal Neoplasms* / genetics
  • Colorectal Neoplasms* / pathology
  • Humans
  • Receptor, ErbB-2*

Substances

  • Receptor, ErbB-2
  • Biomarkers, Tumor