Impact of KRAS mutations and co-mutations on clinical outcomes in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Abstract The relevance of KRAS mutation alleles to clinical outcome remains inconclusive in pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). We conducted a retrospective study of 803 patients with PDAC (42% with metastatic disease) at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Overall survival (OS) analysis demonstrated that KRAS...

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Main Authors: Abdelrahman Yousef, Mahmoud Yousef, Saikat Chowdhury, Kawther Abdilleh, Mark Knafl, Paul Edelkamp, Kristin Alfaro-Munoz, Ray Chacko, Jennifer Peterson, Brandon G. Smaglo, Robert A. Wolff, Shubham Pant, Michael S. Lee, Jason Willis, Michael Overman, Sudheer Doss, Lynn Matrisian, Mark W. Hurd, Rebecca Snyder, Matthew H. G. Katz, Huamin Wang, Anirban Maitra, John Paul Shen, Dan Zhao
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-02-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41698-024-00505-0
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author Abdelrahman Yousef
Mahmoud Yousef
Saikat Chowdhury
Kawther Abdilleh
Mark Knafl
Paul Edelkamp
Kristin Alfaro-Munoz
Ray Chacko
Jennifer Peterson
Brandon G. Smaglo
Robert A. Wolff
Shubham Pant
Michael S. Lee
Jason Willis
Michael Overman
Sudheer Doss
Lynn Matrisian
Mark W. Hurd
Rebecca Snyder
Matthew H. G. Katz
Huamin Wang
Anirban Maitra
John Paul Shen
Dan Zhao
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Mahmoud Yousef
Saikat Chowdhury
Kawther Abdilleh
Mark Knafl
Paul Edelkamp
Kristin Alfaro-Munoz
Ray Chacko
Jennifer Peterson
Brandon G. Smaglo
Robert A. Wolff
Shubham Pant
Michael S. Lee
Jason Willis
Michael Overman
Sudheer Doss
Lynn Matrisian
Mark W. Hurd
Rebecca Snyder
Matthew H. G. Katz
Huamin Wang
Anirban Maitra
John Paul Shen
Dan Zhao
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description Abstract The relevance of KRAS mutation alleles to clinical outcome remains inconclusive in pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). We conducted a retrospective study of 803 patients with PDAC (42% with metastatic disease) at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Overall survival (OS) analysis demonstrated that KRAS mutation status and subtypes were prognostic (p < 0.001). Relative to patients with KRAS wildtype tumors (median OS 38 months), patients with KRAS G12R had a similar OS (median 34 months), while patients with KRAS Q61 and KRAS G12D mutated tumors had shorter OS (median 20 months [HR: 1.9, 95% CI 1.2–3.0, p = 0.006] and 22 months [HR: 1.7, 95% CI 1.3–2.3, p < 0.001], respectively). There was enrichment of KRAS G12D mutation in metastatic tumors (34% vs 24%, OR: 1.7, 95% CI 1.2–2.4, p = 0.001) and enrichment of KRAS G12R in well and moderately differentiated tumors (14% vs 9%, OR: 1.7, 95% CI 1.05–2.99, p = 0.04). Similar findings were observed in the external validation cohort (PanCAN’s Know Your Tumor® dataset, n = 408).
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spelling doaj-art-07e4c9e5f98d41abaef00dd9155ae1ad2025-08-20T00:25:54ZengNature Portfolionpj Precision Oncology2397-768X2024-02-018111310.1038/s41698-024-00505-0Impact of KRAS mutations and co-mutations on clinical outcomes in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaAbdelrahman Yousef0Mahmoud Yousef1Saikat Chowdhury2Kawther Abdilleh3Mark Knafl4Paul Edelkamp5Kristin Alfaro-Munoz6Ray Chacko7Jennifer Peterson8Brandon G. Smaglo9Robert A. Wolff10Shubham Pant11Michael S. Lee12Jason Willis13Michael Overman14Sudheer Doss15Lynn Matrisian16Mark W. Hurd17Rebecca Snyder18Matthew H. G. Katz19Huamin Wang20Anirban Maitra21John Paul Shen22Dan Zhao23Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterPancreatic Cancer Action Network, Manhattan BeachDepartment of Genomic Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartment of Data Engineering & Analytics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterPancreatic Cancer Action Network, Manhattan BeachPancreatic Cancer Action Network, Manhattan BeachSheikh Ahmed Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartment of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartment of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartment of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterSheikh Ahmed Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterDepartment of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterAbstract The relevance of KRAS mutation alleles to clinical outcome remains inconclusive in pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC). We conducted a retrospective study of 803 patients with PDAC (42% with metastatic disease) at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Overall survival (OS) analysis demonstrated that KRAS mutation status and subtypes were prognostic (p < 0.001). Relative to patients with KRAS wildtype tumors (median OS 38 months), patients with KRAS G12R had a similar OS (median 34 months), while patients with KRAS Q61 and KRAS G12D mutated tumors had shorter OS (median 20 months [HR: 1.9, 95% CI 1.2–3.0, p = 0.006] and 22 months [HR: 1.7, 95% CI 1.3–2.3, p < 0.001], respectively). There was enrichment of KRAS G12D mutation in metastatic tumors (34% vs 24%, OR: 1.7, 95% CI 1.2–2.4, p = 0.001) and enrichment of KRAS G12R in well and moderately differentiated tumors (14% vs 9%, OR: 1.7, 95% CI 1.05–2.99, p = 0.04). Similar findings were observed in the external validation cohort (PanCAN’s Know Your Tumor® dataset, n = 408).https://doi.org/10.1038/s41698-024-00505-0
spellingShingle Abdelrahman Yousef
Mahmoud Yousef
Saikat Chowdhury
Kawther Abdilleh
Mark Knafl
Paul Edelkamp
Kristin Alfaro-Munoz
Ray Chacko
Jennifer Peterson
Brandon G. Smaglo
Robert A. Wolff
Shubham Pant
Michael S. Lee
Jason Willis
Michael Overman
Sudheer Doss
Lynn Matrisian
Mark W. Hurd
Rebecca Snyder
Matthew H. G. Katz
Huamin Wang
Anirban Maitra
John Paul Shen
Dan Zhao
Impact of KRAS mutations and co-mutations on clinical outcomes in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
title Impact of KRAS mutations and co-mutations on clinical outcomes in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
title_full Impact of KRAS mutations and co-mutations on clinical outcomes in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
title_fullStr Impact of KRAS mutations and co-mutations on clinical outcomes in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
title_full_unstemmed Impact of KRAS mutations and co-mutations on clinical outcomes in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
title_short Impact of KRAS mutations and co-mutations on clinical outcomes in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
title_sort impact of kras mutations and co mutations on clinical outcomes in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41698-024-00505-0
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