title: KRAS status in patients with colorectal cancer peritoneal carcinomatosis and its impact on outcome.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  KRAS mutated colorectal cancers (CRC) are reported to be associated with a poor response to anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody therapy and poor prognosis. We studied the rates of KRAS mutated tumors in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis from CRC and investigated the association of KRAS status with specific clinicopathologic factors.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective observational study of tumor specimens from 23 patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis from CRC was performed using standard genomic DNA sampling techniques to identify KRAS mutations. Correlation between clinicopathologic factors and KRAS mutation status was performed using the Fisher exact test or χ test, as appropriate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Eleven (48%) of 23 patients had KRAS mutations. There were no statistically significant correlations in patient demographics, tumor pathology, surgical evaluation, treatments, or survival outcomes for peritoneal carcinomatosis between patients with KRAS mutations or wild-type KRAS status.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The prevalence of KRAS mutation in CRC patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis is 48% in this preliminary study and clinicopathologic factors appear to be independent of mutation status.
authors: Department of Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, United States Military Cancer Institute, Washington, DC, USA.
authors: Suzanne M
authors: SM
authors: Gillern
authors: Terence C
authors: TC
authors: Chua
authors: Alexander
authors: A
authors: Stojadinovic
authors: Jesus
authors: J
authors: Esquivel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000235:genetics* / Q000556:secondary; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D011905:Genes, ras / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000556:secondary; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras); D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D018631:ras Proteins / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: C117307:KRAS protein, human; D011518:Proto-Oncogene Proteins; D016283:Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras); D018631:ras Proteins