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UGT1A1 Polymorphism for Irinotecan Dose Escalation in Patients with BRAF-Mutated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Treated with First-Line Bevacizumab and FOLFIRI.

Yi-Chien HsiehTsung-Kun ChangWei-Chih SuChing-Wen HuangHsiang-Lin TsaiYen-Cheng ChenChing-Chun LiPo-Jung ChenTzu-Chieh YinCheng-Jen MaJaw-Yuan Wang
Published in: Journal of oncology (2021)
The oncological outcomes of patients with BRAF-mutated mCRC treated using FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab with irinotecan dose escalation as a first-line therapy are acceptable with tolerable AEs; this may be a feasible treatment option in such patients. Pretherapeutic UGT1A1 genotyping-guided dose adjustment can achieve favorable outcomes.
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