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ArticleBalkan medical journal2016

KRAS Mutation in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma and Extrapulmonary Small Cell Cancer.

Hilmi Kodaz, Ebru Taştekin, Bülent Erdoğan, İlhan Hacıbekiroğlu, Hilmi Tozkır, Hakan Gürkan, Esma Türkmen, Bora Demirkan, Sernaz Uzunoğlu, İrfan Çiçin

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Article in Balkan medical journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hilmi KodazDepartment of Medical Oncology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Ebru TaştekinDepartment of Medical Pathology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Bülent ErdoğanDepartment of Medical Oncology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
İlhan HacıbekiroğluDepartment of Medical Oncology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Hilmi TozkırDepartment of Medical Genetics, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Hakan GürkanDepartment of Medical Genetics, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Esma TürkmenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Bora DemirkanDepartment of Medical Genetics, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Sernaz UzunoğluDepartment of Medical Oncology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
İrfan ÇiçinDepartment of Medical Oncology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey.
Trakya University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLung cancer is one of the most lethal cancers. It is mainly classified into 2 groups: non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and small cell lung cancer (SCLC). Extrapulmonary small cell carcinomas (EPSCC) are very rare. The Ras oncogene controls most of the cellular functions in the cell. Overall, 21.6% of human cancers contain a Kirsten Ras (KRAS) mutation. SCLC and EPSCC have several similar features but their clinical course is different.

aimsWe investigated the KRAS mutation status in SCLC and EPSCC. STUDY

designMutation research.

methodsThirty-seven SCLC and 15 EPSCC patients were included in the study. The pathological diagnoses were confirmed by a second pathologist. KRAS analysis was performed in our medical genetic department. DNA isolation was performed with primary tumor tissue using the QIAamp DNA FFPE Tissue kit (Qiagen; Hilden, Germany) in all patients. The therascreen KRAS Pyro Kit 24 V1 (Qiagen; Hilden, Germany) was used for KRAS analyses.

resultsThirty-four (91.9%) of the SCLC patients were male, while 11 (73.3%) of the EPSCC l patients were female. SCLC was more common in males, and EPSCC in females (p=0.001). A KRAS mutation was found in 6 (16.2%) if SCLC patients. The most common mutation was Q61R (CAA>CGA). Among the 15 EPSCC patients, 2 had a KRAS mutation (13.3%). When KRAS mutant and wild type patients were compared in the SCLC group, no difference was found for overall survival (p=0.6).

conclusionIn previous studies, the incidence of KRAS mutation in SCLC was 1-3%; however, it was 16.2% in our study. Therefore, there may be ethnic and geographical differences in the KRAS mutations of SCLC. As a result, KRAS mutation should not be excluded in SCLC.

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extrapulmonary small cell carcinomaKRAS mutationSmall cell lung cancer

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PMCPMC5001818
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