Study type

Study topic

Human medicinal product

Study type

Non-interventional study

Scope of the study

Effectiveness study (incl. comparative)

Data collection methods

Secondary use of data
Non-interventional study

Non-interventional study design

Cohort
Study drug and medical condition

Name of medicine

VECTIBIX

Study drug International non-proprietary name (INN) or common name

PANITUMUMAB

Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) code

(L01FE02) panitumumab
panitumumab

Medical condition to be studied

Colorectal cancer metastatic
Population studied

Short description of the study population

Adults with diagnosis of metastatic (Stage IV) mCRC

Age groups

Adults (18 to < 65 years)
Elderly (≥ 65 years)
Adults (65 to < 75 years)
Adults (75 to < 85 years)
Adults (85 years and over)

Estimated number of subjects

22000
Study design details

Study design

Retrospective, active comparator, new user cohort study.

Main study objective

The main study objectives are:
- To compare overall survival in Rat sarcoma (RAS)/ Rapidly accelerated fibrosarcoma (RAF) Wild-type (WT), non-Mismatch repair deficient (dMMR)/ Microsatellite instability (MSI) high mCRC patients with left-sided primary tumors initiating treatment with panitumumab in combination with FOLFOX versus bevacizumab in combination with FOLFOX in the front-line (1L) setting, within the US Flatiron Health Enhanced Datamart (FH EDM).
- To compare overall survival in RAS/RAF WT, non-dMMR/MSI high mCRC patients with left-sided primary tumors initiating treatment with panitumumab in combination with FOLFOX versus FOLFOX alone in the front-line setting, within the US FH EDM.

Comparators

FOLFOX (Leucovorin, fluorouracil, oxaliplatin)
Bevacizumab
FOLFIRI (Leucovorin, fluorouracil, irinotecan)
CAPEOX (Capecitabine and oxaliplatin)

Outcomes

Overall Survival (OS)

Data analysis plan

The study will use propensity score weighting (inverse probability of treatment weights – IPTW) to create treatment cohorts for evaluation of the comparative effectiveness (i.e. OS) of:
1) panitumumab plus FOLFOX versus FOLFOX with or without bevacizumab in the 1L setting (primary objective); and
2) anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) agent (panitumumab/cetuximab) versus doublet chemotherapy (FOLFOX/FOLFIRI/CAPEOX) with or without bevacizumab in the 1L setting (secondary objective).