OpenOnco · mCRC · MSI-H 1L · Pembrolizumab mono (KEYNOTE-177)
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Treatment plan — Colorectal carcinoma
PLAN-CRC-MET-MSI-H-1L-001-V1 · v1 · 2026-05-13
Patient
CRC-MET-MSI-H-1L-001 · Algorithm: ALGO-CRC-METASTATIC-1L
DiagnosisColorectal carcinoma
MOH / ICD-10C18-C20
ICD-O-38140/3; C18, C19, C20
StageIV
Histologyadenocarcinoma_mucinous

Clinical significance of mutations (ESCAT)

Tumor-board context — the engine does not use these tiers to rank tracks
✅ Covered biomarkers (matched in KB)
BiomarkerVariantESCATEvidenceClinical significanceDrugsSources
BIO-MSI-STATUSMSI-HIA
  • SRC-KEYNOTE-177-ANDRE-2020
  • SRC-NCCN-COLON-2025
  • SRC-ESMO-CRC-2024
Evidence cited from clinical guidelines; per-source evidence levels not yet structured. See Phase-2-of-CIViC-pivot for re-cite roadmap.
MSI-H (microsatellite instability-high) CRC is the primary biomarker for first-line pembrolizumab monotherapy (KEYNOTE-177; mPFS 16.5 vs 8.2 mo, HR 0.60; FDA-approved 2020 for 1L mCRC MSI-H). Pembrolizumab is also FDA-approved tumor-agnostically for MSI-H/dMMR solid tumors (KEYNOTE-158, 2017). MSS/pMMR CRC does not benefit from ICI monotherapy. MSI-H (~5% of metastatic CRC) is typically detected by PCR-based fragment analysis or NGS; result correlates closely with IHC-based dMMR testing (MLH1/MSH2/MSH6/PMS2 loss). Threshold selection (MSI-H positive/negative) enforced by algorithm layer; this BMA entry surfaces ESCAT tier context only. For Lynch syndrome germline implications see BMA entries for BIO-MLH1 / BIO-MSH2 / BIO-MSH6 / BIO-PMS2.pembrolizumab monotherapy (MSI-H 1L mCRC per SRC-KEYNOTE-177-ANDRE-2020, SRC-NCCN-COLON-2025)
pembrolizumab monotherapy (tumor-agnostic MSI-H per SRC-ESMO-CRC-2024)
  • SRC-KEYNOTE-177-ANDRE-2020
  • SRC-NCCN-COLON-2025
  • SRC-ESMO-CRC-2024
⚠️ Not included in plan
BiomarkerStatus
BIO-MMR-STATUSNot in KB — ask clinician to verify
BIO-BRAF-V600EExcluded (negative)
KRASNot in KB — ask clinician to verify

Primary current-line option

Aggressive plan
★ DEFAULT
Indication
IND-CRC-METASTATIC-1L-MSI-H-PEMBRO
Regimen
Pembrolizumab monotherapy (MSI-H mCRC 1L)
Drugs + NSZU
  • Pembrolizumab (DRUG-PEMBROLIZUMAB) 200 mg IV q3w OR 400 mg IV q6w · Until progression / unacceptable toxicity / 35 cycles (about 2 years) · IV ⚠ NSZU — not for this indication
Hard contraindications
CI-PEMBROLIZUMAB-AUTOIMMUNE
Reason
Primary current-line option selected by ALGO-CRC-METASTATIC-1L at step 1; branch-driving red flag: RF-CRC-MSI-H-ACTIONABILITY.

Other current-line alternatives (1 tracks)

Same treatment line; review when biomarker, access, contraindication, or patient-context assumptions change.
Aggressive plan
Indication
IND-CRC-OLIGOMET-LIVER-LIMITED
Regimen
FOLFOX (mFOLFOX6)
Drugs + NSZU
  • Oxaliplatin (DRUG-OXALIPLATIN) 85 mg/m² · IV over 2h, day 1 · IV ✓ NSZU covered
  • Leucovorin (DRUG-LEUCOVORIN) 400 mg/m² · IV over 2h, day 1 (concurrent with oxaliplatin) · IV ✓ NSZU covered
  • 5-Fluorouracil (DRUG-5-FLUOROURACIL) 400 mg/m² IV bolus + 2400 mg/m² CIV over 46h · Day 1 bolus, day 1-2 CIV · IV ✓ NSZU covered
Reason
Current-line alternative presented for HCP consideration

Why this branch was chosen

Triggers from the patient profile that fired and drove the chosen branch.
Step 1 → branch IND-CRC-METASTATIC-1L-MSI-H-PEMBRO
  • RF-CRC-MSI-H-ACTIONABILITY ★ winner: MSI-high / dMMR mCRC — treatment-defining biomarker. KEYNOTE-177 established pembrolizumab 1L over FOLFOX+bev (PFS 16.5 vs 8.2 mo). This RF intensifies toward the immunotherapy track and overrides the default RAS/BRAF-driven chemo algorithm. SRC-NCCN-COLON-2025SRC-ESMO-COLON-2024

Pre-treatment investigations

Investigations before treatment start · critical / standard / desired · merged across tracks
IDNamePriorityCategoryWhere to orderNeeded for
TEST-CT-CHEST-ABDOMEN-PELVISCT chest + abdomen + pelvis with IV contrastCriticalimagingall tracks
TEST-DMMR-IHCMMR proteins IHC (MLH1 / MSH2 / MSH6 / PMS2)CriticalhistologyCSD Lab ✓ (code TBC)all tracks
TEST-MSI-PCR-OR-NGSMSI status by PCR or NGSCriticalhistologyCSD Lab: M065
CSD Lab ✓ (code TBC)
all tracks
TEST-RAS-EXTENDEDRAS extended panel (KRAS exons 2-4 + NRAS exons 2-4)CriticalhistologyCSD Lab: M065all tracks
TEST-CEACEAStandardlaball tracks
TEST-MRI-BRAIN-CONTRASTMRI brain with contrastStandardimagingdesired (aggressive)
TEST-PET-CTFDG PET/CT (whole body)Standardimagingdesired (aggressive)

Red flags — PRO / CONTRA aggressive

PRO-AGGRESSIVE

Triggers that push toward the aggressive track
  • MSI-high / dMMR mCRC — treatment-defining biomarker. KEYNOTE-177 established pembrolizumab 1L over FOLFOX+bev (PFS 16.5 vs 8.2 mo). This RF intensifies toward the immunotherapy track and overrides the default RAS/BRAF-driven chemo algorithm. RF-CRC-MSI-H-ACTIONABILITY
  • Liver-limited oligometastatic colorectal cancer (CRLM, colorectal liver metastases) — a distinct subset of stage IV CRC where intensified treatment with hepatic resection (or ablation) added to systemic chemo is potentially curative. Definition (per NCCN Colon v3.2025 + ESMO CRC 2024 + EORTC 40983 / Nordlinger 2008 trial framework): ≤5 liver metastatic lesions, all R0-resectable on multidisciplinary review, no extrahepatic disease, ECOG 0-1 fitness, controllable primary tumour. Triggers MDT (medical onc + hepatobiliary surgery + radiation onc + radiology) consideration of perioperative FOLFOX (or FOLFOXIRI in selected patients) + hepatic metastasectomy. Distinct from gastroesophageal OMEC-1 oligomet (RF-OLIGOMET-DEFINITION) — CRC oligomet uses ≤5 liver lesions (not ≤3 distant), restricts to liver only (extrahepatic excluded), and HER2-positive does NOT disqualify (anti-HER2 second-line track separate from periop intensification decision). RF-CRC-OLIGOMET-LIVER-DEFINITION

CONTRA-AGGRESSIVE

Hard contraindications to escalation
  • Pembrolizumab (and other PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors) augment T-cell responses; in patients with active autoimmunity or post-transplant immunosuppression, this can precipitate severe organ-specific flares (colitis, hepatitis, pneumonitis, transplant rejection) that may be fatal or require transplant loss. CI-PEMBROLIZUMAB-AUTOIMMUNE

What NOT to do

Explicit prohibitive rules, each grounded in a regimen / supportive care / contraindication entity
Aggressive plan (IND-CRC-METASTATIC-1L-MSI-H-PEMBRO)
  • Do NOT start FOLFOX/FOLFIRI ± bev/cetux in MSI-H mCRC 1L — substantial PFS loss vs ICI
  • Do NOT continue pembrolizumab through Grade 3+ immune-related AE without specialist consultation
  • Do NOT start pembrolizumab without prior MSI/dMMR confirmation by validated assay
Aggressive plan (IND-CRC-OLIGOMET-LIVER-LIMITED)
  • Do NOT proceed without MDT review (medical onc + hepatobiliary surgery + radiation onc + radiology) — resectability assessment is the gate
  • Do NOT offer hepatic metastasectomy without ≤5 R0-resectable liver-limited lesions + adequate future liver remnant on imaging review
  • Do NOT include extrahepatic disease (lung, peritoneal, distant LN, brain) — these are explicit exclusions and route to standard 1L metastatic CRC management
  • Do NOT continue bevacizumab perioperatively — hold ≥6 weeks before hepatectomy due to wound-healing / hepatic-regeneration risk; resume post-recovery if indicated
  • Do NOT initiate during ongoing GI bleed / obstruction / perforation — emergency management first (RF-CRC-EMERGENCY-OBSTRUCTION-PERFORATION)
  • Do NOT default to non-MDT single-surgeon decision — refer to a hepatobiliary surgeon at an appropriate-volume centre

Timeline

Treatment timeline — derived from regimen + monitoring schedule

Aggressive plan

Induction · Pembrolizumab monotherapy (MSI-H mCRC 1L)
21-day cycles × Until progression / unacceptable toxicity / max 35 cycles per KEYNOTE-177

Aggressive plan

Induction · FOLFOX (mFOLFOX6)
14-day cycles × 12 cycles (6 mo) for adjuvant stage III; until progression / unacceptable toxicity for metastatic; 4 cycles (8 wk) periop trials

MDT brief

Discussion questions (1, 0 blocking)

MDT talk tree (3 steps)

#OwnerTopicAction
1hematologistStaging / disease burden What is the current LDH? Marker of tumor burden and transformation.
2clinical_pharmacistSpecialist review Chemoimmunotherapy regimen — drug-drug interactions, dose adjustments, premedication.
3molecular_geneticistSpecialist review Indication references an actionable genomic biomarker — mutation / target / actionability interpretation needed.

Skills (recommended) — for consideration (2)

  • Clinical pharmacist recommended
    Chemoimmunotherapy regimen — drug-drug interactions, dose adjustments, premedication.
  • Molecular geneticist / molecular oncologist recommended
    Indication references an actionable genomic biomarker — mutation / target / actionability interpretation needed.

Data quality

Usable with caveats. No critical default-track gap was found, but the MDT should review the listed caveats before final sign-off.
  • Biomarker coverage: 1/1 known (100%), 0 missing, 0 default-track gaps
  • Unevaluated RedFlags: RF-ACTIVE-AUTOIMMUNE-DISEASE-ICI-RISK, RF-CRC-EMERGENCY-OBSTRUCTION-PERFORATION, RF-CRC-FRAILTY-AGE, RF-CRC-HER2-AMP-ACTIONABLE, RF-CRC-INFECTION-SCREENING, RF-CRC-OLIGOMET-LIVER-DEFINITION, RF-CRC-RAS-MUTANT, RF-CRC-RAS-WT, RF-CRC-TRANSFORMATION-PROGRESSION
Technical MDT skill metadata (2/16 activated in this plan)
All registered virtual specialists. ✓ — activated for this case; ○ — not activated (available for other clinical scenarios).
Specialistskill_idVersionLast reviewedSign-offsDomain
Cellular therapy specialist (CAR-T)cellular_therapy_specialistv0.1.02026-04-250cellular_therapy
Clinical pharmacistclinical_pharmacistv0.1.02026-04-250clinical_pharmacy
Hematologist / oncohematologisthematologistv0.1.02026-04-250hematology_oncology
Hematopathologist (lymphoma / leukemia / myeloma)hematopathologistv0.1.02026-04-250hematopathology
Infectious disease / hepatologyinfectious_disease_hepatologyv0.1.02026-04-250infectious_diseases
Medical oncologist (solid-tumor chemotherapist)medical_oncologistv0.1.02026-04-250solid_oncology
Molecular geneticist / molecular oncologistmolecular_geneticistv0.1.02026-04-250molecular_oncology
Palliative carepalliative_carev0.1.02026-04-250palliative_care
Pathologist (general)pathologistv0.1.02026-04-250pathology
Primary care / family physicianprimary_carev0.1.02026-04-250primary_care
Psycho-oncologistpsychologistv0.1.02026-04-250psychosocial
Radiation oncologistradiation_oncologistv0.1.02026-04-250radiation_oncology
Radiologistradiologistv0.1.02026-04-250diagnostic_imaging
Social worker / case managersocial_worker_case_managerv0.1.02026-04-250psychosocial
Surgical oncologistsurgical_oncologistv0.1.02026-04-250surgical_oncology
Transplant specialist (BMT)transplant_specialistv0.1.02026-04-250cellular_therapy

Sources cited

Experimental options (clinical trials)

Third plan track — open-enrollment trials from ClinicalTrials.gov. Render-time metadata; engine selection is not affected by this block (CHARTER §8.3). Last synced: 2026-05-13.
NCTTitlePhaseStatusSponsorUASignalsEligibility (excerpt)
NCT06819280Autologous Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte (GT307) for Treatment of Patients With Advanced Colorectal CancerNARECRUITINGGrit BiotechnologySmall N (<50) Surrogate endpoint only Single country
NCT06794086SBRT + PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody in Unresectable Colorectal Liver MetastasesPHASE3RECRUITINGJun HuangSmall N (<50) Surrogate endpoint only Single country
NCT05288205Phase 1/2a Study of JAB-21822 Plus JAB-3312 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors Harboring KRAS p.G12C MutationPHASE1 / PHASE2RECRUITINGAllist Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Single country
NCT06848842Ivonescimab Plus Chemotherapy in Patients With Initially Unresectable Colorectal Cancer Liver MetastasesPHASE2RECRUITINGCancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical SciencesSmall N (<50) Surrogate endpoint only Single country
NCT07090291China Colorectal Cancer Screening Trial 1 (C-Cost1)NARECRUITINGZhejiang UniversitySingle country
NCT06167967Circulating Tumor DNA Methylation Guiding Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Stage III Colorectal CancerNARECRUITINGSir Run Run Shaw HospitalSingle country
NCT06282445Efficacy and Safety of Chemotherapy With XELOX (Oxaliplatin + Capecitabine) and Bevacizumab in Combination With Adebrelimab in First-line Treatment of Microsatellite Stable (MSS) Initially Unresectable Metastatic Colorectal CancerPHASE2RECRUITINGThe Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of MedicineSmall N (<50) Surrogate endpoint only Single country
NCT04693377Cryoablation Combined With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Painful Bone Metastases, the CROME TrialNARECRUITINGM.D. Anderson Cancer CenterSmall N (<50) Single country
NCT07333053Clinical Efficacy of Transarterial Infusion Chemotherapy for Unresectable Colorectal CancerNARECRUITINGQuanda LiuSmall N (<50) Surrogate endpoint only Single country
NCT07529301Functional and Respiratory Predictors of Early Postoperative OutcomesN/ARECRUITINGMüşerref Ebru YALÇINSmall N (<50) Single country

Verify recruitment status directly with the trial site. ctgov data can lag behind current UA-site status.

Option availability in Ukraine

Per-track UA registration · NSZU · cost · access pathway. Render-time metadata; engine selection does not depend on these fields (CHARTER §8.3).
OptionUA registrationNSZUCost orientationAccess pathway
Aggressive plan
Pembrolizumab monotherapy (MSI-H mCRC 1L) (REG-PEMBROLIZUMAB-MSI-MONO)
✓ registered✓ covered₴-? — verify pathwayNSZU formulary
Aggressive plan
FOLFOX (mFOLFOX6) (REG-FOLFOX)
✓ registered✓ covered₴-? — verify pathwayNSZU formulary
Trial · NCT06819280
Autologous Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte (GT307) for Treatment of Patients With Advanced Colorectal Cancer
No UA site listed — international referral required
— unknown— unknown
self-pay: ₴0/course
Trial sponsor
Trial · NCT06794086
SBRT + PD-1 Monoclonal Antibody in Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases
No UA site listed — international referral required
— unknown— unknown
self-pay: ₴0/course
Trial sponsor
Trial · NCT05288205
Phase 1/2a Study of JAB-21822 Plus JAB-3312 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors Harboring KRAS p.G12C Mutation
No UA site listed — international referral required
— unknown— unknown
self-pay: ₴0/course
Trial sponsor
Trial · NCT06848842
Ivonescimab Plus Chemotherapy in Patients With Initially Unresectable Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases
No UA site listed — international referral required
— unknown— unknown
self-pay: ₴0/course
Trial sponsor
Trial · NCT07090291
China Colorectal Cancer Screening Trial 1 (C-Cost1)
No UA site listed — international referral required
— unknown— unknown
self-pay: ₴0/course
Trial sponsor
Trial · NCT06167967
Circulating Tumor DNA Methylation Guiding Postoperative Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Stage III Colorectal Cancer
No UA site listed — international referral required
— unknown— unknown
self-pay: ₴0/course
Trial sponsor
Trial · NCT06282445
Efficacy and Safety of Chemotherapy With XELOX (Oxaliplatin + Capecitabine) and Bevacizumab in Combination With Adebrelimab in First-line Treatment of Microsatellite Stable (MSS) Initially Unresectable Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
No UA site listed — international referral required
— unknown— unknown
self-pay: ₴0/course
Trial sponsor
Trial · NCT04693377
Cryoablation Combined With Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy for the Treatment of Painful Bone Metastases, the CROME Trial
No UA site listed — international referral required
— unknown— unknown
self-pay: ₴0/course
Trial sponsor
Trial · NCT07333053
Clinical Efficacy of Transarterial Infusion Chemotherapy for Unresectable Colorectal Cancer
No UA site listed — international referral required
— unknown— unknown
self-pay: ₴0/course
Trial sponsor
Trial · NCT07529301
Functional and Respiratory Predictors of Early Postoperative Outcomes
No UA site listed — international referral required
— unknown— unknown
self-pay: ₴0/course
Trial sponsor

Cost information is orientation. Verify with a specific pharmacy / foundation / trial site. Status updated: 2026-05-13.