Annotation Detail
Information
- Associated Genes
- BRAF
- Associated Variants
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BRAF MUTATION
BRAF 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 BRAF mutation status in primary tumors and response to cetuximab-containing salvage chemotherapy, as measured by PFS. Of the 92 patients, 83 had wildtype BRAF and 9 had mutations in BRAF—including V600E and D594K. The study found that patients harboring a BRAF mutation were significantly more resistant to cetuximab-containing salvage chemotherapy than patients with wildtype BRAF (Median PFS: 2.0 and 3.9, respectively; p = .0005).
- Variant Origin
- somatic
- Variant Origin
- Somatic
- Evidence URL
- https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/evidence_items/6306
- Gene URL
- https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/genes/5
- Variant URL
- https://civic.genome.wustl.edu/links/variants/399
- Rating
- 3
- Evidence Type
- Predictive
- Disease
- Colorectal Cancer
- Evidence Direction
- Supports
- Drug
- Cetuximab
- Evidence Level
- B
- Clinical Significance
- Resistance
- Pubmed
- 19603024
Drugs
| Drug Name | Sensitivity | Supported |
|---|---|---|
| Cetuximab | Resitance or Non-Reponse | true |