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Evaluation of KRAS Concomitant Mutations in Advanced Lung Adenocarcinoma Patients

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MEDICINA-LITHUANIA
卷 57, 期 10, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/medicina57101039

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KRAS; advanced lung adenocarcinoma; concomitant mutations; NGS

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  1. Amgen

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This study investigated the incidence of KRAS mutations and concomitant mutations in advanced non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma patients. Results showed a higher prevalence of male patients, with 20.86% of samples having mutant KRAS and 33.3% of mutant KRAS samples showing other simultaneous mutations. Further research is needed to explore the significance of these genomic alterations in patient prognosis and treatment response.
Background and Objectives: One of the most frequently mutated oncogenes in cancer belongs to the Ras family of proto-oncogenes, which encode distinct key signaling events. RAS gain-of-function mutations are present in similar to 30% of all human cancers, with KRAS being the most frequently mutated isoform showing alterations in different cancer types including lung cancer. This study aimed to investigate the incidence of KRAS mutations, and concomitant mutations, in advanced non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma patients. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective study, where genomic DNA extracted from paraffin-embedded tumor tissues from 121 Brazilian advanced non-small cell lung adenocarcinoma patients were analyzed to evaluate via Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) the incidence of KRAS mutations and co-occurring mutations and correlate, when possible, to clinicopathological characteristics. Statistical analyses were performed to calculate the prevalence of mutations and to investigate the association between mutational status, mutation type, and sex. Results: The results showed a prevalence of male (N = 63; 54.8%) compared to female patients (N = 52, 45.2%), and mutant KRAS was present in 20.86% (24/115) of all samples. Interestingly, 33.3% of the mutant KRAS samples showed other mutations simultaneously. Conclusions: This study revealed the presence of rare KRAS concomitant mutations in advanced lung adenocarcinoma patients. Further investigation on the importance of these genomic alterations in patient prognosis and treatment response is warranted.

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