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ArticleCancers2022

Multivariate Risk Analysis of RAS, BRAF and EGFR Mutations Allelic Frequency and Coexistence as Colorectal Cancer Predictive Biomarkers.

Adriana Ionescu, Liviu Bilteanu, Ovidiu Ionut Geicu, Florin Iordache, Loredana Stanca, Aurelia Magdalena Pisoschi, Adrian Miron, Andreea Iren Serban, Valentin Calu

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Article in Cancers, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Adriana IonescuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Blvd., Splaiul Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5608-4034
Liviu BilteanuDepartment of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 105 Blvd., Splaiul Independentei, 050097 Bucharest, Romania.
Ovidiu Ionut GeicuDepartment of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 105 Blvd., Splaiul Independentei, 050097 Bucharest, Romania.
Florin IordacheDepartment of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 105 Blvd., Splaiul Independentei, 050097 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-5366-6792
Loredana StancaDepartment of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 105 Blvd., Splaiul Independentei, 050097 Bucharest, Romania.
Aurelia Magdalena PisoschiDepartment of Preclinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, 105 Blvd., Splaiul Independentei, 050097 Bucharest, Romania.
Adrian MironDepartment of General Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila" Bucharest, 8 Blvd., Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.
Andreea Iren SerbanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 91-95 Blvd., Splaiul Independentei, 050095 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1862-3524
Valentin CaluDepartment of General Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila" Bucharest, 8 Blvd., Eroii Sanitari, 050474 Bucharest, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-7710-9109

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Unitatea Executiva Pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior a Cercetarii Dezvoltarii si Inovarii PN-III-P2-2.1-PTE-2019-0544
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBiomarker profiles should represent a coherent description of the colorectal cancer (CRC) stage and its predicted evolution.

methodsUsing droplet digital PCR, we detected the allelic frequencies (AF) of KRAS, NRAS, BRAF, and EGFR mutations from 60 tumors. We employed a pair-wise association approach to estimate the risk involving AF mutations as outcome variables for clinical data and as predicting variables for tumor-staging. We evaluated correlations between mutations of AFs and also between the mutations and histopathology features (tumor staging, inflammation, differentiation, and invasiveness).

resultsKRAS G12/G13 mutations were present in all patients. KRAS Q61 was significantly associated with poor differentiation, high desmoplastic reaction, invasiveness (ypT4), and metastasis (ypM1). NRAS and BRAF were associated with the right-side localization of tumors. Diabetic patients had a higher risk to exhibit NRAS G12/G13 mutations. BRAF and NRAS G12/G13 mutations co-existed in tumors with invasiveness limited to the submucosa.

conclusionsThe associations we found and the mutational AF we reported may help to understand disease processes and may be considered as potential CCR biomarker candidates. In addition, we propose representative mutation panels associated with specific clinical and histopathological features of CRC, as a unique opportunity to refine the degree of personalization of CRC treatment.

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BRAFcolorectal cancerddPCREGFRKRASNRAS

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