Prevalence of KRAS, BRAF, PI3K and EGFR mutations among Asian patients with metastatic colorectal cancer

  • Authors:
    • Lee Cheng Phua
    • Hui Wen Ng
    • Angie Hui Ling Yeo
    • Elya Chen
    • Michelle Shu Mei Lo
    • Peh Yean Cheah
    • Eric Chun Yong Chan
    • Poh Koon Koh
    • Han Kiat Ho
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  • Published online on: August 3, 2015     https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3560
  • Pages: 2519-2526
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Abstract

Mutations in oncogenes along the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling pathway have been implicated in the resistance to cetuximab in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). However, the relative significance of these mutations based on their frequencies of occurrence in the Singaporean population remains unclear. In the present study, the prevalence of Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS), v‑Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B (BRAF), phosphoinositide 3‑kinase (PI3K) and EGFR somatic mutations were determined among Singaporean patients with mCRC. DNA extracted from 45 pairs of surgically resected tumor and normal mucosa samples was subjected to direct sequencing or restriction fragment length polymorphism. Associations of the genetic mutations with various clinicopathological parameters were further explored. Mutations in either codon 12 or 13 of KRAS were confirmed as prominent phenomena among the included Singaporean mCRC patients, at a prevalence comparable with that of Caucasian and patients of other Asian ethnicities [33.3% (90% confidence interval, 21.8‑44.9%)]. KRAS mutation was not associated with clinicopathological features, including age, gender and ethnicity of patients, or the tumor site, differentiation and mucinous status. Conversely, the prevalence of BRAF (0%), PI3K (2.2%) and EGFR (0%) mutations were low. The results of the present study indicate that KRAS mutations are prevalent among the studied population, and confirm the low prevalence of BRAF, PI3K and EGFR mutations. KRAS should be prioritized as an investigational gene for future studies of predictive biomarkers of cetuximab response among Singaporean patients with mCRC.
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Phua LC, Ng HW, Yeo AH, Chen E, Lo MS, Cheah PY, Chan EC, Koh PK and Ho HK: Prevalence of KRAS, BRAF, PI3K and EGFR mutations among Asian patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Oncol Lett 10: 2519-2526, 2015.
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Phua, L.C., Ng, H.W., Yeo, A.H., Chen, E., Lo, M.S., Cheah, P.Y. ... Ho, H.K. (2015). Prevalence of KRAS, BRAF, PI3K and EGFR mutations among Asian patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. Oncology Letters, 10, 2519-2526. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3560
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Phua, L. C., Ng, H. W., Yeo, A. H., Chen, E., Lo, M. S., Cheah, P. Y., Chan, E. C., Koh, P. K., Ho, H. K."Prevalence of KRAS, BRAF, PI3K and EGFR mutations among Asian patients with metastatic colorectal cancer". Oncology Letters 10.4 (2015): 2519-2526.
Chicago
Phua, L. C., Ng, H. W., Yeo, A. H., Chen, E., Lo, M. S., Cheah, P. Y., Chan, E. C., Koh, P. K., Ho, H. K."Prevalence of KRAS, BRAF, PI3K and EGFR mutations among Asian patients with metastatic colorectal cancer". Oncology Letters 10, no. 4 (2015): 2519-2526. https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2015.3560