Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
PIK3CA
Associated Variants
PIK3CA MUTATION
PIK3CA MUTATION
Associated Disease
Colorectal cancer metastatic
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
Although epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) monoclonal antibody (mAb) cetuximab are used widely to treat KRAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), patients become resistant by various mechanisms, including KRAS, BRAF, and PIK3CA mutations, thereafter relapsing.
Pubmed
25326806
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
ALL_TEXT_1/3
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
1
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
1
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.00597172118576667
Drugs