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How do you approach metastatic colon cancer that has been refractory to multiple lines of systemic therapy though maintaining an adequate PS for additional treatment?

How do you approach a decision to retry a previously failed therapy if patient does not wish to pursue a clinical trial? Does sidedness (left or right), BRAF/RAS status, or prior biologic exposure also factor into this decision?
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Medical Oncology · Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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Unfortunately, if the patient has seen all standard therapies, including third/fourth line TAS-102 and regorafenib, then the only option is clinical trials. Molecular profiling could also reveal less common (and less "standard" tested) molecular abnormalities that could offer more options, such as H...

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Medical Oncology · Greenville Health System Cancer Institute
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If b-raf V600E mutated, consider the Beacon regimen of cetuximab, encorafenib and binimetinib based on the data presented at GI ASCO 2018. Activity is good and I have been able to get it covered for patients.

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Medical Oncology · Siri Onclogy and hematology Infusion Service
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The Beacon study really did not include patients which had exhausted therapy options.

50% had received only 1 line and the rest 2 lines.

It very difficult given this population to interpret the activity of other EGFR combinations, particularly if the majority had not received anti-EGFR treatment be...

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