Table 2.
A list of actionable genes, the alteration types, and the alteration frequencies for several common cancer types.
Tumor type | Actionable genes | Alteration type | Frequency | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|
Non-small cell lung cancer | BRAF | Mutations | 5–10% | |
DDR2 | Mutations | 1–6% | ||
EGFR | Mutations | 4–18% | ||
EML4-ALK | Fusion | 4% | ||
ERBB2 | Mutations | 2–3% | ||
FGFR1 | Amplification | 2–17% | ||
FGFR3 | Fusion | 2% | ||
KRAS | Mutations | 1–32% | 1% in adenocarcinoma, 32% in squamous cell carcinoma | |
MAP2K1 | Mutations | 1% | ||
MET | Amplification | 1–4% | ||
MET | Mutations | 3–8% | 3% MET exon 14 mutation in lung adenocarcinoma | |
NF1 | Mutations | 11% | ||
NTRK1 | Fusion | 2–4% | ||
PIK3CA | Mutations | 4–16% | ||
PTEN | Mutations/Deletion | 1–8% | ||
RET | Fusion | 2–4% | ||
RICTOR | Amplification | 2–5% | ||
ROS1 | Fusion | 4–11% | ||
STK11 | Mutations | 2–17% | ||
Bladder | AKT1 | Mutations | 3% | |
CDKN2A | Deletion | 47% | ||
CDKN2A | Mutations | 5% | ||
EGFR | Amplification | 11% | ||
ERBB2 | Amplification | 7% | ||
ERBB3 | Mutations | 11% | ||
FGFR3 | Mutations | 45% | 60–80% in non-muscle-invasive; 15–20% in muscle-invasive bladder cancer | |
FGFR3 | Amplification | 3% | ||
FGFR3-TACC3 | Fusion | 5% | ||
KRAS | Mutations | 4% | ||
MDM2 | Amplification | 9% | ||
PIK3CA | Mutations | 20% | ||
PTEN | Mutations | 3% | ||
PTEN | Deletion | 13% | ||
TSC1 | Mutations | 9% | ||
Biliary | BRAF | Mutations | 7% | |
EGFR | Mutations/Amplification | 5% | ||
ERBB2 | Mutations/Amplification | 4–18% | 18% in gallbladder carcinoma | |
FGF19 | Amplification | 3% | ||
FGFR1 | Mutations/Amplification | 4% | ||
FGFR2 | Fusion | 5% | 5% in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma | |
IDH1/2 | Mutations | 0–6% | 4–6% in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma | |
KRAS | Mutations | 18% | ||
MDM2 | Amplification | 5% | ||
PIK3CA | Mutations | 7% | ||
PTEN | Deletion | 1–7% | 7% in gallbladder carcinoma | |
Gastric | EGFR | Mutations | 3–5% | |
EGFR | Amplification | 6% | ||
ERBB2 | Mutations | 5–7% | ||
ERBB2 | Amplification | 13% | ||
ERBB3 | Mutations | 5–11% | ||
ERBB3 | Amplification | 4% | ||
FGFR1 | Mutations | 4% | ||
FGFR2 | Amplification | 5% | ||
KRAS | Mutations | 6% | ||
MET | Mutations | 2% | ||
MET | Amplification | 4% | ||
PIK3CA | Mutations/Amplification | 24% | 42% and 72% in MSI-H and EBV+ gastric cancer, respectively | |
PTEN | Mutations | 4–8% | ||
PTEN | Deletion | 4% | ||
Melanoma | BRAF | Mutations | 45% | |
CDKN2A | Deletion | 13% | ||
IDH1 | Mutations | 6% | ||
KDR | Amplification | 3% | ||
KIT | Amplification | 4% | ||
MAP2K1 | Mutations | 5% | ||
NF1 | Mutations | 14% | ||
NRAS | Mutations | 10–25% | ||
PDGFRA | Amplification | 3% | ||
Breast | 11q | Amplification | 15% | |
AKT1 | Mutations | 2–4% | ||
CDKN2A | Deletion | 3–4% | ||
ERBB2 | Mutations/Amplification | 13% | ||
ESR1 | Mutations | 10% | ER+ breast cancer, metastatic samples and not primary (marker of resistance to antiestrogen therapy) | |
FGFR1 | Amplification | 10–15% | ||
FGFR2 | Amplification | 4% | ||
MAP2K4 | Mutations | 2–7% | ||
MAP3K1 | Mutations | 4–13% | ||
NF1 | Mutations | 2–4% | ||
NTRK3 | Fusion | 92% | Secretory breast cancer | |
PIK3CA | Mutations | 9–45% | ||
PIK3CA | Amplification | 4–5% | ||
PIK3R1 | Mutations | 2% | ||
PTEN | Mutations/Deletion | 3–8% | ||
RB1 | Mutations/Deletion | 5–6% | Marker of resistance to CDK 4/6 inhibitors | |
Colorectal | AKT1 | Mutations | 1–6% | |
BRAF | Mutations | 3–47% | 47% in MSI-H colorectal cancer | |
ERBB2 | Mutations/Amplification | 6–13% | ||
ERBB3 | Mutations | 4–20% | ||
KRAS | Mutations | 35% | ||
NRAS | Mutations | 10% | ||
PIK3CA | Mutations | 15–37% | 37% MSI-H colorectal cancer | |
PIK3R1 | Mutations | 2–17% | ||
PTEN | Deletion | 4–20% | 20% MSI-H colorectal cancer | |
Ovarian | AKT1 | Amplification | 3% | |
AKT2 | Amplification | 2% | ||
BRAF | Mutations | 2–6% (low grade serous ovary) | Extremely rare in high grade ovarian cancer; 2–6% low grade serous ovarian cancer (excluding borderline tumors) | |
BRCA1 (germline or somatic) | Mutations | 9% | ||
BRCA2 (germline or somatic) | Mutations | 5% | ||
CCND1 | Amplification | 20% | ||
CDKN2A | Deletion | 32% | ||
FGFR1 | Amplification | 5% | ||
KRAS | Mutations/Amplification | 19–33% (low grade serous ovary) | Extremely rare in high grade; 19–33% low grade serous ovarian cancer (excluding borderline tumors) | |
NF1 | Mutations/Deletion | 12% | ||
NOTCH3 | Mutations/Amplification | 11% | ||
PIK3CA | Mutations/Amplification | 18% | ||
PTEN | Mutations/Deletion | 7% | ||
Glioblastoma | BRAF | Mutations | 2% | |
CDK4 | Amplification | 14% | ||
CDK6 | Amplification | 2% | ||
CDKN2A/B | Deletion | 61% | ||
EGFR | Mutations | 17–21% | ||
EGFR | Amplification | 41–44% | ||
FGFR1-TACC1 | Fusion | NA | ||
FGFR3-TACC3 | Fusion | 3–7% | ||
IDH1 | Mutations | 5–12% | ||
MDM2 | Amplification | 7% | ||
MDM4 | Amplification | 8% | ||
MET | Amplification | 2% | ||
NF1 | Mutations | 10% | ||
NTRK1 | Fusion | 1% | ||
PDGFRA | Amplification | 10% | ||
PIK3CA | Mutations/Amplification | 25% | ||
PTEN | Mutations/Deletion | 41% |
MSI-H = Microsatellite instability high; EBV = Epstein-Barr Virus