Klingbiel, 201596 | Multinational (Europe) |
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18 to 75 years of age - -
Histologically proven stage II or stage III colon cancer - -
Available tumour specimens - -
Received adjuvant chemotherapy in the PETACC trial - -
Recruitment period: NR
| NR | 10 markers: BAT25, BAT26, D2S123, D5S346, TGFβRII, BAT40, D17S787, D18S69, D17S250, and D18S58) | NR |
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MSI-H: instability in ≥ 3 markers - -
MSI-L: instability in 1 to 2 markers - -
MSS: instability in 0 markers - -
MSI-L and MSS grouped together as MSI-L/S
| 5-FU ± FA or FOLFIRI | DFS OS |
Kim SH, 201399 | Korea |
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Pathologically proven stage III colon cancer - -
Available tumour specimens - -
Received curative surgical resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy between January 2005 and July 2011
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Cancer other than adenocarcinoma - -
Signet ring cell type without extracellular mucin production - -
Rectal cancer - -
Pre-op chemotherapy - -
Pre-op or post-op radiotherapy - -
Unavailability of MSI status
| 5 markers: BAT25, BAT26, MFD15, D2S123 and D5S346 | NR- |
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MSI-H: instability in ≥ 2 markers - -
MSI-L: instability in 1 marker - -
MSS: instability in 0 markers - -
MSI-L and MSS grouped together as MSI-L/S
| FOLFOX | DFS |
Li, 201398 | China |
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Histologically proven stage III colon cancer - -
Available tumour specimens - -
Received curative surgical resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy between January 2000 and December 2008
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< 18 years of age or > 85 years - -
Rectal cancer - -
Abdominopelvic radiotherapy - -
Severe complication - -
Changing drug regimen - -
Multi-primary cancer - -
Family history of cancer in 1st- or 2nd- degree relatives - -
Familial adenomatous polyposis
| NR | MLH1 and MSH2 |
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dMMR: complete lack of expression in MLH1 and MSH2 (< 10% tumour cell staining for each protein) - -
pMMR: nuclear staining in ≥ 11% tumour cells
| FOLFOX/XELOX or 5-FU alone | DFS OS (disease-specific) |
Oh, 201397 | Korea |
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Stage III colon cancer - -
Underwent curative surgical resection between January 2003 and December 2010
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Treated by surgery alone - -
Treated with adjuvant chemotherapy other than FOLFOX
| 5 markers: D2S123, D17S250, D5S346, BAT25, BAT26 | NR |
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MSI-H: instability in ≥ 2 markers - -
MSI-L: instability in 1 marker - -
MSS: instability in 0 markers - -
MSI-L and MSS grouped together as MSI-L/S
| FOLFOX4 | DFS OS Relapse rate |
Bertagnolli, 2011100 | USA |
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Histologically proven stage III colon cancer - -
Underwent complete surgical resection - -
Received adjuvant chemotherapy in CALGB 89803 trial - -
Recruitment period: NR
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Metastatic disease - -
Rectal cancer - -
Positive tumour margins - -
Chemotherapy started too long post-operative - -
Labs outside limits.
| 10 markers: BAT25, BAT26, D17S250, D5S346, ACTC, D18S55, BAT40, D10S197, BAT34c4 and MycL | MLH1 and MSH2 |
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MSI - -
MSI-H: instability at ≥ 50% of screened loci - -
MSI-L: instability in at least one but ≤ 50% of the loci - -
MSS: all loci stable - -
MSI-L and MSS grouped together as MSI-L/S - -
IHC - -
dMMR: nuclear staining I < 10% tumour cells related to either MLH1 or MSH2 - -
pMMR: retained expression (staining in ≥ 10% of tumour cells) of both proteins
| 5-FU + Lev or FOLFIRI | DFS OS |
Sinicrope, 20113 | USA |
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Pathologically proven stage II or stage III colon cancer - -
Available tissue specimens - -
Received adjuvant chemotherapy regimens in the RCTs performed by NCCTG, FFCD, GIVIO, and NASBP - -
Recruitment period: variable
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NR
| NCCTG 91-46-53 study: BAT26 + IHC Other NCCTG studies: 5–10 NCI panel markers that include BAT26, BAT25, D5S346, D2S123 and D17S250; NASBP studies: 5 Bethesda/NCI panel markers + TGFßRII. FFCD study: BAT25 & BAT26 GIVIO study: BAT25 & BAT26 | MLH1, MSH2, and MSH6 (one study; NCCTG 91-46-53) |
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MSI - -
MSI-H: instability in ≥ 30% of markers (GIVIO study: instability at both BAT25 & BAT26 loci) - -
MSI-L: instability at < 30% of loci screened - -
MSSL: all loci stable - -
MSI-L and MSS grouped together as MSI-L/S - -
IHC - -
dMMR: loss of MLH1 or MSH2 or MSH6 protein expression - -
pMMR: intact MMR protein expression
| 5-FU + FA/Lev or 5-FU + FA + Ɣ-interferon + Lev | Relapse rate |
Yoon, 2011102 | Korea |
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< 75 years of age - -
An ECOG performance status of 0 or1 - -
Histologically confirmed colorectal adenocarcinoma - -
Underwent curative surgical resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy between August 2003 and December 2007
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HNPCC, corresponding to Amsterdam criterion I or II - -
FAP or attenuated FAP - -
Synchronous or metachronous CRC - -
History of pre-operative radio-chemotherapy
| 5 markers: BAT25, BAT26, D5S346, D2S123 and D17S250 | MLH1 and MSH2 |
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MSI - -
MSI-H: instability in ≥ 2 markers - -
MSI-L: instability in 1 marker - -
MSS: instability in 0 markers - -
MSI-L and MSS grouped together as MSI-L/S - -
IHC - -
dMMR: nuclear staining > 10% of tumour cells for both MLH1 and MSH2
| 5-FU+FA / ca | DFS OS |
Zaanan, 2011101 | France |
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Histologically proven stage III colon cancer - -
Available tumour specimens - -
Received curative surgical resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy between June 2003 and December 2007
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Age < 18 years - -
Rectal cancer - -
Abdominopelvic radiotherapy - -
Dead within 30 days after surgery - -
Treated by surgery alone - -
Treated with chemotherapy other than FOLFOX - -
Chemotherapy and/or surveillance after surgery in another centre - -
Delay between surgery and chemotherapy > 8 weeks - -
Tissue samples unavailable - -
IHC test uninterpretable or clinical data were missing.
| 5 mononucleotide markers: NR21, NR24, NR27, BAT25 and BAT26 | MLH1, MSH2 and MSH6 |
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MSI - -
MSI-H: instability in ≥ 3 markers - -
MSS: instability in < 3 markers - -
IHC - -
dMMR: loss of tumour MLH1, MSH2 or MSH6 protein expression (complete absence of tumour cell staining) - -
pMMR: normal tumour MLH1, MSH2 and MSH6 protein expression
| FOLFOX4 or FOLFOX6 | DFS OS Relapse rate |
Zaanan, 2010103 | France |
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Histologically proven stage III colon cancer - -
Underwent curative surgical resection followed by adjuvant chemotherapy between December 1997 and March 2006
| NR | NR | MLH1, MSH2, and MSH6 |
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dMMR: the complete lack of expression (complete absence of nuclear staining of tumour cells) for MLH1, MSH2 or MSH6
| 5-FU + FA or FOLFOX | DFS |
Dietmaier, 200692 | Germany |
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Primary lymph node positive stage III colon cancer reported to a clinical tumour registry centre between 1993 and 2001 - -
Received standard 5-FU–based adjuvant chemotherapy
| NR | # markers: NR Using international microsatellite standard panel (HNPCC MSI Test kit; Roche, Mannheim, Germany) | NR |
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MSI-H: instability in > 40% of markers - -
MSI-L: instability in < 40% of markers - -
MSS: instability in 0 markers
| 5-FU | OS |
Westra, 2005104 | Netherlands |
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Primary stage III colon cancer from CKVO 90-11 trial - -
Available tumour specimens - -
Received adjuvant chemotherapy - -
Recruitment period: NR
| NR | 9 markers (BAT25, BAT26, BAT40, MONO27, D3S2432, D7S1808, D7S3046, D7S3070, D10S1426) or 5 markers (BAT25, BAT26, D5S346, D2S123, D17S250) | NR |
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MSI-H: instability in ≥ 3 of 9 markers or ≥ 2 of 5 markers - -
MSS: all other cases
| 5-FU + Lev ± FA | DFS (recurrence or disease-specific death) |
Watanabe, 2001105 | USA |
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Stage III or high-risk stage II colon cancer - -
Received adjuvant chemotherapy in the INT0032 and INT0089 trials, between August 1988 and July 1992
| NR | 10 markers (8 dinucleotides and 2 mononucleotides) (D18S69, D18S64, D18S55, D18S61, D18S58, D17S520, TGFβRII, TP53, p53VNTR, BAT26) | NR |
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MSI-H: instability in ≥ 2 markers or ≥ 30% of loci
| 5-FU + Lev ± FA (high/low doses) | DFS OS |