Regulatory approval

Published by the European Medicines Agency.

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has authorized cetuximab in combination with irinotecan-based chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-expressing, RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer.

This is written in the approval document as:

Erbitux is indicated for the treatment of patients with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-expressing, RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer in combination with irinotecan-based chemotherapy.

Citation

Merck Europe B.V. Erbitux (cetuximab) [product information]. European Medicines Agency website. https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/product-information/erbitux-epar-product-information_en.pdf. Revised May 2022. Accessed March 12, 2024.

Therapeutic response

Precision oncology relationships for therapeutic response derived from this regulatory approval.

Organization(s) Biomarker(s) Cancer type Therapy(ies)
EMA (1) EGFR positive, Wild type HRAS, Wild type KRAS, Wild type NRAS Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Cetuximab, Irinotecan