Study name K-ras status Treatment RR (CR+PR) (%) mPFS (months) mOS (months)
  CRYSTAL Wild type
(n=348)
FOLFIRI+C-mab
FOLFIRI
59.3 (p=0.003)
43.2
9.9 (p<0.017)
8.7
24.9
21.0
Mutant
(n=192)
FOLFIRI+C-mab
FOLFIRI
36.2 (p=0.46)
40.2
8.1
7.6
17.5
17.7
  OPUS Wild type
(n=134)
FOLFOX+C-mab
FOLFOX
60.7 (p<0.011)
37
7.7 (p<0.016)
7.2
N.R.
N.R.
Mutant
(n=99)
FOLFOX+C-mab
FOLFOX
32.7
49
8.6 (p<0.02)
5.5
N.R.
N.R.
RR: response rate, CR: complete response, PR: partial response, mPFS: median progression free survival, mOS: median overall survival, N.R.: not reported. C-mab: cetuximab, FOLFIRI: irinotecan/5-FU/leucovorin, FOLFOX: oxaliplatine/5-FU/leucovorin
Table 3: The CRYSTAL and OPUS trials: Overall efficacy based on K-ras status.