Prognostic and Predictive Roles of KRAS Mutation in Colorectal Cancer

AK Arrington, EL Heinrich, W Lee, M Duldulao… - International journal of …, 2012 - mdpi.com
The RAS gene family is among the most studied and best characterized of the known cancer-
related genes. Of the three human ras isoforms, KRAS is the most frequently altered gene …

Prognostic Value of KRAS Mutations in Colorectal Cancer Patients

A Koulouridi, M Karagianni, I Messaritakis… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS)-mutated colorectal
cancer (CRC) seems to have a different biological behavior and therapeutic approach …

Prognostic significance of alterations in KRAS isoforms KRAS‐4A/4B and KRAS mutations in colorectal carcinoma

J Abubaker, P Bavi, W Al‐Haqawi… - The Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Somatic KRAS mutation is an early well‐known event in colorectal carcinogenesis but a
complete understanding of RAS function and dysfunction in colorectal cancer is still to come …

Genomic and biological characterization of exon 4 KRAS mutations in human cancer

M Janakiraman, E Vakiani, Z Zeng, CA Pratilas… - Cancer research, 2010 - AACR
Mutations in RAS proteins occur widely in human cancer. Prompted by the confirmation of
KRAS mutation as a predictive biomarker of response to epidermal growth factor receptor …

Role of oncogenic KRAS in the prognosis, diagnosis and treatment of colorectal cancer

G Zhu, L Pei, H Xia, Q Tang, F Bi - Molecular cancer, 2021 - Springer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a heterogeneous disease at the cellular and molecular levels.
Kirsten rat sarcoma (KRAS) is a commonly mutated oncogene in CRC, with mutations in …

Recent updates on the significance of KRAS mutations in colorectal cancer biology

L László, A Kurilla, T Takács, G Kudlik, K Koprivanacz… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The most commonly mutated isoform of RAS among all cancer subtypes is KRAS. In this
review, we focus on the special role of KRAS mutations in colorectal cancer (CRC), aiming …

G12V and G12C mutations in the gene KRAS are associated with a poorer prognosis in primary colorectal cancer

T Hayama, Y Hashiguchi, K Okamoto, Y Okada… - International journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose The increased incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) has necessitated the
development of novel prognostic and predictive factors from which new diagnostic tests …

[HTML][HTML] The current understanding on the impact of KRAS on colorectal cancer

M Meng, K Zhong, T Jiang, Z Liu, HY Kwan… - Biomedicine & …, 2021 - Elsevier
KRAS (kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene) is a member of the RAS family. KRAS mutations
are one of most dominant mutations in colorectal cancer (CRC). The impact of KRAS …

Mutant KRAS, chromosomal instability and prognosis in colorectal cancer

P Castagnola, W Giaretti - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews …, 2005 - Elsevier
The RAS gene family provides a global effect on gene expression by encoding small GTP-
binding proteins which act as molecular switches connecting extracellular signals with …

KRAS Gene Mutation in Colorectal Cancer Is Correlated With Increased Proliferation and Spontaneous Apoptosis

X Liu, M Jakubowski, JL Hunt - American journal of clinical …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
KRAS mutation occurs in 30% to 50% of colorectal cancers (CRCs) and has been
suggested to be associated with proliferation and decreased apoptosis. In this study, we …