Prognostic value of K-ras mutations and allelic imbalance on chromosome 18q in patients with resected colorectal cancer

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum
A FontR Rosell

Abstract

We designed this study to assess the frequency of K-ras mutations in patients with resected colorectal tumors and their association with survival. A second objective was to analyze the prognostic value of different K-ras genotypes. In a subgroup of patients we also investigated the presence of allelic imbalance on chromosome 18q and its relationship to clinical outcome. One hundred fourteen colorectal tumors resected between 1983 and 1986 were analyzed to detect K-ras point mutations at codons 12, 13, and 61 by polymerase chain reaction followed by allele specific oligonucleotide hybridization. A subgroup of 77 tumors was further screened to detect loss of heterozygosity on chromosome 18q using three polymorphic microsatellite markers (D18S67, D18S474 and D18S58). K-ras mutations were detected in 29 percent (33/114) of patients. K-ras mutations correlated with age and preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen levels, and there was some indication that they may be linked to poor survival, especially in Stage II tumors, where a subgroup of patients with aspartic and serine mutations showed significantly reduced survival (P = 0.03) compared with K-ras-negative patients. 18q loss of heterozygosity was present in 39 percent (25/63) of t...Continue Reading

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