Abstract
Background
Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene (KRAS) G12C mutation occurs in about 4% of colorectal cancers (CRCs). Recently, KRAS G12C was identified to be a potential drug target and predictor of response to the
novel on AMG510 target treatment. We described the clinicopathologic features and
prognosis of KRAS G12C-mutated metastatic CRCs compared to other KRAS mutation.
Patients and Methods
Clinicopathologic features and outcome data of KRAS-mutated metastatic CRC (mCRC) patients referred to 3 Italian oncology units from
January 2010 to December 2018 were collected. A cohort of KRAS-mutant mCRC patients referred to the Department of Medical Oncology at Fondazione
IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan (Italy) within the same time frame was
included as external validation.
Results
A total of 839 KRAS-mutated mCRC cases were included in the main patient population. A total of 145 patients
(17%) had KRAS G12C mutation. Our analyses showed that patients harboring KRAS G12C mutation were more likely to be men and to present lung and liver metastases,
and were less likely to have peritoneal spread. KRAS G12C mutation was associated with shorter overall survival compared to other KRAS mutations (hazard ratio, 1.32; 95% confidence interval, 1.07-1.63; P = .009). Such results were confirmed in the external validation cohort.
Conclusion
The knowledge of the distinctive traits of KRAS G12C-mutated CRC patients is crucial to future translational research studies, clinical
trial design, and proper interpretation of results.
Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: May 11, 2020
Accepted:
April 30,
2020
Received in revised form:
April 27,
2020
Received:
March 18,
2020
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