The prognostic role of KRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA and PTEN in colorectal cancer

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BackgroundMutations in KRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA and PTEN expression have been in focus to predict the effect of epidermal growth factor receptor-blocking therapy in colorectal cancer (CRC). Here, information on these four aberrations was collected and combined to a Quadruple index and used to evaluate the prognostic role of these factors in CRC.PatientsWe analysed the mutation status in KRAS, BRAF and PIK3CA and PTEN expression in two separate CRC cohorts, Northern Sweden Health Disease Study (NSHDS; n=197) and Colorectal Cancer in Umeå Study (CRUMS; n=414). A Quadruple index was created, where Quadruple index positivity specifies cases with any aberration in KRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA or PTEN expression.ResultsQuadruple index positive tumours had a worse prognosis, significant in the NSHDS but not in the CRUMS cohort (NSHDS; P=0.003 and CRUMS; P=0.230) in univariate analyses but significance was lost in multivariate analyses. When analysing each gene separately, only BRAF was of prognostic significance in the NSHDS cohort (multivariate HR 2.00, 95% CI: 1.16-3.43) and KRAS was of prognostic significance in the CRUMS cohort (multivariate HR 1.48, 95% CI: 1.02-2.16). Aberrations in PIK3CA and PTEN did not add significant prognostic information.ConclusionsOur results suggest that establishment of molecular subgroups based on KRAS and BRAF mutation status is important and should be considered in future prognostic studies in CRC. © 2013 Cancer Research UK. All rights reserved.

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Eklöf, V., Wikberg, M. L., Edin, S., Dahlin, A. M., Jonsson, B. A., Öberg, Å., … Palmqvist, R. (2013). The prognostic role of KRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA and PTEN in colorectal cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 108(10), 2153–2163. https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2013.212

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