Review Article

Colorectal Cancer: From Genetic Landscape to Targeted Therapy

Table 3

TKIs targeting EGFR pathway under clinical investigation.

DrugsTargetSettingTreatmentPhaseIdentifiers

ErlotinibEGFR2nd line k-RAS WT mCRCErlotinib + panitumumab ± irinotecanIINCT00940316
NeratinibEGFR/HER2KRAS/NRAS/BRAF/PIK3CA wild-type mCRCNeratinib + Trastuzumb vs. Neratinib + CetuximabIINCT03457896
Sapitinib (AZD8931)EGFR/HER2/3Recurrent or metastatic CRCAZD8931 + FOLFIRIIINCT01862003
TucatinibHER2HER2 positive CRCTucatinib + trastuzumabIINCT03043313
Lapatinib (GSK572016)EGFR/HER2/erk-1/22nd line advanced or mCRCLapatinib + capecitabineIINCT00574171
VemurafenibBRAF (V600E)BRAF V600E mutation and advanced CRCFOLFIRI + Cetuximab + VemurafenibIINCT03727763
DabrafenibBRAF (V600E)BRAF V600E mutation mCRCDabrafenib + trametinib + spartalizumabIINCT03668431
Encorafenib (LGX-818)BRAF (V600E)MSS/BRAF V600E mCRCEncorafenib + Cetuximab + nivolumabI/IINCT04017650
BMS-908662BRAFMutant BRAF mCRCBMS-908662 + cetuximabI/IINCT01086267
Binimetinib (MEK162)MEK1/2RAS positive mCRCBinimetinib + mFOLFIRIINCT02613650
CobimetinibMEK1Locally advanced and metastatic CRCCobimetinib + Atezolizumab vs. RegorafenibIIINCT02788279
TrametinibMEK1/2RAS/RAF mutant and TP53 WT mCRCTrametinib + HDM201INCT03714958
Selumetinib (AZD6244)MEK1/22nd line k-RAS BRAF mCRCSelumetinib + irinotecanIINCT01116271
Alpelisib (BYL719)PI3KBRAF mutant mCRCAlpelisib + Cetuximab vs. BYL719 + Cetuximab + LGX818I/IINCT01719380
Buparlisib (BKM120)PI3KWild-type RAS advanced or metastatic CRCPanitumumab + BKM120I/IINCT01591421
Gedatolisib (PF05212384)PI3K/mTORmCRCGedatolisib + FOLFIRI vs. FOLFIRI + BevacizumabI/IINCT01937715
Nab-rapamycin (ABI-009)mTOR1st line advanced or metastatic CRCABI-009 + FOLFOX + bevacizumabI/IINCT03439462
Everolimus (RAD001)mTOR2nd line mCRCIrinotecan + Cetuximab ± EverolimusI/IINCT00522665
ONC201AKT/ERKMSS mCRCONC201 + NivolumabI/IINCT03791398
MK2206AKTWT k-RAS/mutated PIK3CA mCRCMK2206IINCT01186705
TTI-101STAT3Advanced CRCTTI-101INCT03195699
RuxolitinibJAK/STAT3RAS mutant advanced CRC and pancreatic cancerRuxolitinib + trametinibINCT04303403

mCRC: metastatic colorectal cancer; FOLFIRI: irinotecan in combination with 5-fluorouracil and folinic acid; MSS: microsatellite stability; FOLFOX: leucovorin calcium, fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin; KRAS: Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene; WT Kras: wild-type Kras; HER: human epidermal growth factor receptor; EGFR: epidermal growth factor receptor; BRAF: v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1; PIK3: phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase; mTOR: mammalian target of rapamycin. JAK: Janus kinase; STAT3: signal transducer and activator of transcription 3.