New Retrospective Analyses Confirm Vectibix® (Panitumumab) Treatment Provided Survival Benefit Over Chemotherapy With Or Without Bevacizumab In Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients With Tumors Of Left-Sided Origin

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Oct. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) today announced results from new retrospective analyses of key studies with Vectibix® (panitumumab) in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients. The retrospective analysis of the PEAK study in mCRC patients with RAS wild-type primary tumors of left-sided origin showed that patients receiving Vectibix plus FOLFOX6 as first-line treatment achieved 43.4 months median overall survival (OS), an increase of 11.4 months when compared to FOLFOX6 plus bevacizumab. Additionally, for this patient population, the retrospective analysis of the PRIME study showed Vectibix plus FOLFOX4 increased OS by 6.7 months when compared to FOLFOX4 alone. These data were presented today at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2016 Congress in Copenhagen (Abstract #89P).



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