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 92 metastatic colorectal cancer patients who received cetuximab in conjunction with salvage chemotherapy (refractory to at least one line of treatment). Salvage chemotherapy was composed of 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) only, 5-FU + oxaliplatin, 5-FU + irinotecan, or 5-FU + oxaliplatin + irinotecan. The study assessed the relationship between PIK3CA mutation status in primary tumors and response to cetuximab-containing salvage chemotherapy, as measured by PFS. Of the 92 patients, 79 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 significantly more resistant to cetuximab-containing salvage chemotherapy than patients with wildtype PIK3CA (Median PFS: 2.5 and 3.9 months, respectively; p = .014).
Variant Origin
somatic
Variant Origin
Somatic
Evidence URL
https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/evidence_items/6301
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
Supports
Drug
Cetuximab
Evidence Level
B
Clinical Significance
Resistance
Pubmed
19603024
Drugs
Drug NameSensitivitySupported
CetuximabResitance or Non-Reponsetrue