KRAS Codon 12 and 13 Mutations in Relation to Disease-freeSurvival in BRAF-wild-type Stage III Colon Cancers from an Adjuvant ChemotherapyTrial (N0147 Alliance).
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-2014
Abstract
PURPOSE: We examined the prognostic impact of specific KRAS mutations in patients with stage III colon adenocarcinoma receiving adjuvant FOLFOX alone or combined with cetuximab in a phase III trial (N0147). Analysis was restricted to BRAF-wild-type tumors, because BRAF mutation was associated with poor prognosis, and BRAF and KRAS mutations are mutually exclusive.
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: The seven most common KRAS mutations in codon 12 and codon 13 were examined in 2,478 BRAF-wild-type tumors. Because KRAS mutations in codon 12 (n = 779) or 13 (n = 220) were not predictive of adjuvant cetuximab benefit, study arms were pooled for analysis. Disease-free survival (DFS) was evaluated by HRs using Cox models.
RESULTS: KRAS mutations in codon 12 (multivariate HR, 1.52; 95% confidence interval, CI, 1.28-1.80; P < 0.0001) or codon 13 (multivariate HR, 1.36; 95% CI, 1.04-1.77; P = 0.0248) were significantly associated with shorter DFS compared with patients with wild-type KRAS/BRAF tumors, independent of covariates. KRAS codon 12 mutations were independently associated with proficient mismatch repair (P < 0.0001), proximal tumor site (P < 0.0001), low grade, age, and sex, whereas codon 13 mutations were associated with proximal site (P < 0.0001).
CONCLUSION: KRAS mutations in either codon 12 or 13 are associated with inferior survival in patients with resected stage III colon cancer. These data highlight the importance of accurate molecular characterization and the significant role of KRAS mutations in both codons in the progression of this malignancy in the adjuvant setting. Clin Cancer Res; 20(11); 3033-43. ©2014 AACR.
Volume
20
Issue
11
First Page
3033
Last Page
3043
ISSN
1078-0432
Published In/Presented At
Yoon, H. H., Tougeron, D., Shi, Q., Alberts, S. R., Mahoney, M. R., Nelson, G. D., & ... Sinicrope, F. A. (2014). KRAS codon 12 and 13 mutations in relation to disease-free survival in BRAF-wild-type stage III colon cancers from an adjuvant chemotherapy trial (N0147 alliance). Clinical Cancer Research: An Official Journal Of The American Association For Cancer Research, 20(11), 3033-3043. doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-13-3140
Disciplines
Hematology | Medical Sciences | Medicine and Health Sciences | Oncology
PubMedID
24687927
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Department(s)
Department of Medicine, Hematology-Medical Oncology Division, Department of Medicine Faculty
Document Type
Article