Study Using IMC-A12 (Cixutumumab) With or Without Cetuximab in Participants With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Who Have Failed a Treatment Regimen That Consisted of a Prior Anti-EGFR Therapy

Inclusion Criteria

• The participant has histologically or cytologically-confirmed colorectal cancer with metastatic disease documented on diagnostic imaging studies
• The participant has measurable disease, defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured in at least one dimension (longest diameter to be recorded), measuring ≥ 2 centimeter (cm) on conventional measurement techniques or ≥ 1 cm on spiral computed tomography (CT) scan
• The participant has clinical documentation of disease progression during treatment or within 6 weeks after receiving the last dose of a therapeutic regimen for metastatic disease containing an anti-EGFR-component (cetuximab or panitumumab). Toxicity or planned treatment break will not be regarded as adequate evidence of disease progression and such participants will not be eligible for this trial
• The participant has received at least one prior standard and/or investigational regimen for metastatic disease
• The participant is age ≥ 18 years
• The participant has an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) of 0-1 (Karnofsky ≥ 80%
• The participant has adequate hematologic function as defined by an absolute neutrophil count ≥ 1500/microliter (μL), hemoglobin ≥ 9 grams/deciliter (g/dL), and a platelet count ≥ 100,000/μL
• The participant has adequate hepatic function as defined by a total bilirubin ≤ 1.5 x the upper limit of normal (ULN), and aspartate transaminase (AST) and alanine transaminase (ALT) ≤ 3 x the ULN (or ≤ 5 x the ULN in the presence of known liver metastases)
• The participant has adequate coagulation function as defined by international normalized ratio (INR) ≤ 1.5 and partial thromboplastin time (PTT) ≤ 1.5 x the ULN. Participants on full-dose anticoagulation must be on a stable dose of oral anticoagulant or low molecular weight heparin, and if on warfarin must have an INR between 2 and 3 and have no active bleeding or pathological condition that carries a high risk of bleeding (for example, tumor involving major vessels or invading the rectal lumen, or known varices)
• The participant has adequate renal function as defined by serum creatinine ≤ 1.5 x the institutional ULN or creatinine clearance ≥ 60 milliliters/minute (mL/min) for participants with creatinine levels above the ULN, as well as urine protein ≤ 1+ on urine dipstick or routine urinalysis [(UA), if urine dipstick/routine UA indicates ≥ 2+ protein, a 24-hour urine collection for protein must demonstrate 3 months
• Because the teratogenicity of IMC-A12 (cixutumumab) is not known, women of childbearing potential and men must agree to use adequate contraception (hormonal or barrier method of birth control; abstinence) prior to study entry and for the duration of study participation
• The participant has the ability to understand and the willingness to sign a written informed consent document
• The participant has a tumor that is K-ras wild-type (absence of mutations at codon 12 or 13, as determined by the DxS K-ras Mutation Kit [polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based analysis]).
• The participant experienced either a confirmed partial response or stable disease of ≥ 24 weeks duration during prior treatment with a cetuximab- or panitumumab-containing regimen except for participants with uridine diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) promoter polymorphism, for example, Gilbert syndrome, confirmed by genotyping or Invader®UGT1A1 Molecular Assay prior to enrollment. Participants enrolled with Gilbert Syndrome must have a total bilirubin ≤ 3 x ULN. If the participant has liver metastases, total bilirubin must be ≤ 3 x ULN.

Exclusion Criteria

• The participant has received chemotherapy or radiotherapy within 4 weeks (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C) prior to entering the study or has not recovered from adverse events due to agents administered more than 4 weeks earlier. Neurotoxicity, if present, must have recovered to National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria f