Prevalence of K-RAS Codons 12 and 13 Mutations in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Impact on Clinical Outcomes.

Background. RAS gene mutations have an impact on treatment response and overall prognosis for certain types of cancer. Objectives. To determine the prevalence and impact of K-RAS codons 12 and 13 mutations in patients with locally advanced HNSCC treated with primary or adjuvant chemo-radiation. Methods. 428 consecutive patients were treated with chemo-radiation therapy and followed for a median of 37 months. From these, 199 paraffin embedded biopsy or surgical specimens were retrieved. DNA was isolated and analyzed for K-RAS mutational status. Results. DNA extraction was successful in 197 samples. Of the 197 specimens, 3.5% presented K-RAS codon 12 mutations. For mutated cases and non-mutated cases, complete initial response to chemoradiation therapy was 71 and 73% (P = 0.32). LRC was respectively 32 and 83% (P = 0.03), DFS was 27 and 68% (P = 0.12), distant metastasis-free survival was 100 and 81% (P = 0.30) and OS was 57 and 65% (P = 0.14) at three years. K-Ras codon 13 analysis revealed no mutation. Conclusion. K-RAS codon 12 mutational status, although not associated with a difference in response rate, may influence the failure pattern and the type of therapy offered to patients with HNSCC. Our study did not reveal any mutation of K-RAS codon 13.

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Eric Bissada, Olivier Abboud, Zahi Abou Chacra, Louis Guertin, Xiaoduan Weng, Phuc Félix Nguyen-Tan, Jean-Claude Tabet, Eve Thibaudeau, Louise Lambert, Marie-Lise Audet, Bernard Fortin, Denis Soulières. Prevalence of K-RAS Codons 12 and 13 Mutations in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Impact on Clinical Outcomes. International journal of otolaryngology. 2013;2013:848021

PMID: 23737793

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