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Published in final edited form as: Clin Cancer Res. 2014 Mar 31;20(11):3033–3043. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-13-3140

Table 1.

Randomized clinical trials examining the prognostic impact of KRAS codon 12 and 13 mutations in colorectal cancer

Cohort No. of Tumors

Total
(Codon 12 / 13)
% of
Total
Cohort
Tumor,
Stage
Treatment Findings
Multivariate HRs
for KRAS mutations
Reference
Group a
Codon 12 Codon 13
Co.17, BOND,
MABEL,
EMR202600,
EVEREST,
BABEL,
SALVAGE (5)
579 (~260 / 45) CRC
IV
BSC +/−
cetuximab;
Cetuximab +/−
chemotherapy
c.38G>A HR 1.82 (p =.053)
for overall survival b
BRAF/KRAS
wild type or
BRAF mutated
OPUS,
CRYSTAL (13)
1378 (125 / 83) 90% CRC
IV
FOLFIRI or
FOLFOX
+/− cetuximab
c.35G>T, HR 1.11 (p =.53)
for overall survival c
c.38G>A, HR 1.39 (p=.079)
for overall survival c
BRAF/KRAS
wild type or
BRAF mutated
NSABP C07,
C08 (9)
2299 ( - / - ) 48% Colon
II—III
5FU +/−
oxaliplatin,
FOLFOX +/−
bevacizumab
c.35G>T, HR 1.22 (p=.16)
for time to recurrence d
BRAF/KRAS
wild type or
BRAF mutated
PETACC-3 (18) 1321 (368 / 102) 40% Colon
II—III
5FU +/−
irinotecan
c.35G>A, HR 0.98 (p =.91)
c.35G>C, HR 0.97 (p =.92)
c.35G>T, HR 1.09 (p =.64)
c.34G>T, HR 1.40 (p =.15)
c.34G>A, HR 0.99 (p =.97)
for relapse-free survival d
c.38G>A, HR 0.99 (p =.97)
for relapse-free survival d
BRAF/KRAS
wild type or
BRAF mutated
CALGB 89803
(21)
506 (123 / 53) 40% Colon
III
5FU +/−
irinotecan
Any Codon 12, HR 1.09 (NS)
for disease-free survival d
c.38G>A, HR 0.82 (NS)
for disease-free survival d
BRAF/KRAS
wild type or
BRAF mutated
NCCTG N0147
(Alliance);
Current Study
2478 (779 / 220)
BRAF wild type only
82% Colon
III
FOLFOX +/−
cetuximab
Any Codon 12, HR 1.52
(p <.0001) for disease-
free survival d
c.38G>A, HR 1.36 (p =.025)
for disease-free survival d
BRAF/KRAS
wild type only

BSC, best supportive care; CRC, colorectal; HR, hazard ratio; 5FU, fluorouracil; NS, not statistically significant

a

Refers to the patient reference group used for prognostic analysis.

b

BSC-alone arm

c

Chemotherapy-alone arms across both trials

d

Data pooled across both arms