Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
KRAS
Associated Variants
KRAS MUTATION
KRAS MUTATION
Associated Disease
lung non-small cell carcinoma
Source Database
CIViC Evidence
Description
In a retrospective study, 166 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients that tended to have selected characteristics known to be predictive for TKI sensitivity (i.e. women, never smokers, and patients with ADC) were treated with either gefitinib or erlotinib. KRAS mutations (n=11) were associated with lack of objective response to drug treatment (0.0% vs. 35.7%, p=0.03), no significant difference in overall survival (19.3 vs. 28.6 months, p=0.47), and shorter median time to progression (2.7 vs. 5.6 months, p=0.003) when compared to wild-type KRAS. Through multivariate analyses, it was shown that KRAS mutations were significant predictors of shorter time to progression (HR: 2.43, 95% CI: 1.23-4.79, p=0.01).
Variant Origin
somatic
Variant Origin
Somatic
Evidence URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/evidence_items/2385
Gene URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/genes/30
Variant URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/variants/336
Rating
3
Evidence Type
Predictive
Disease
Lung Non-small Cell Carcinoma
Evidence Direction
Supports
Drug
Gefitinib,Erlotinib
Evidence Level
B
Clinical Significance
Resistance
Pubmed
21258250
Drugs
Drug NameSensitivitySupported
ErlotinibResitance or Non-Reponsetrue
GefitinibResitance or Non-Reponsetrue