Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
PIK3CA
Associated Variants
PIK3CA MUTATION
PIK3CA MUTATION
Associated Disease
colorectal cancer
Source Database
CIViC Evidence
Description
This was a retrospective clinical study of 100 metastatic colorectal cancer patients who received FOLFOX (oxaliplatin + 5-fluorouracil + folinic acid) first-line therapy alone or with monoclonal antibodies (bevacizumab or cetuximab). It assessed the relationship between PIK3CA mutation status in primary tumors and response to oxaliplatin-based first-line therapy, as measured by post treatment PFS. Of 100 patients, 81 had wildtype PIK3CA and 19 had mutations in PIK3CA on either exon 9 or 20 (exon 9 mutations: E542K, E545K, E545G, E545D, Q546K, D549N. Exon 20 mutations: R1023Q, H1047R, H1047L, G1049A). The study found that patients harboring a PIK3CA mutation were not significantly more resistant to oxaliplatin-based first-line therapy than patients with wildtype PIK3CA, as evidenced by a nonsignificant difference in PFS between the two groups (10.7 and 11.7 months, respectively).
Variant Origin
somatic
Variant Origin
Somatic
Evidence URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/evidence_items/6298
Gene URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/genes/37
Variant URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/variants/311
Rating
3
Evidence Type
Predictive
Disease
Colorectal Cancer
Evidence Direction
Does Not Support
Drug
Oxaliplatin
Evidence Level
B
Clinical Significance
Resistance
Pubmed
19603024
Drugs
Drug NameSensitivitySupported
OxaliplatinResitance or Non-Reponsefalse