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ArticleTranslational lung cancer research2021

The effects of bisphosphonate and radiation therapy in bone-metastatic lung adenocarcinoma: the impact of KRAS mutation.

Peter Radeczky, Zsolt Megyesfalvi, Viktoria Laszlo, Janos Fillinger, Judit Moldvay, Erzsebet Raso, Erzsebet Schlegl, Tamas Barbai, Jozsef Timar, Ferenc Renyi-Vamos and 2 more

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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12 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Peter RadeczkyDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Zsolt MegyesfalviDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Viktoria LaszloNational Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.
Janos FillingerDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Judit MoldvayNational Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.
Erzsebet Raso2nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Erzsebet SchleglNational Koranyi Institute of Pulmonology, Budapest, Hungary.
Tamas Barbai2nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Jozsef Timar2nd Department of Pathology, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Ferenc Renyi-VamosDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Balazs DomeDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Institute of Oncology-Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary.
Balazs HegedusDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Ruhrlandklinik, University Clinic Essen, Essen, Germany.
Országos Korányi Tbc és Pulmonológiai Intézet · HUSemmelweis University · HUComprehensive Cancer Center Vienna · ATNational Institute of Oncology · HURuhrlandklinik · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundKRAS mutation is the most common genetic alteration in lung adenocarcinoma (LADC) in Western countries and is associated with worse outcome in bone-metastatic cases. Yet, to date, no effective treatment guidelines were developed for these patients. Accordingly, our aim was to investigate the impact of KRAS mutation on bisphosphonate (BTx) and radiation therapy (RTx) in bone-metastatic LADC patients.

methodsClinicopathological variables of 134 consecutive LADC patients with bone metastases at diagnosis and known KRAS status were retrospectively analyzed. The effects of BTx, RTx and KRAS mutation on overall survival (OS) were investigated.

resultsOf the total cohort, 93 patients were identified as KRAS wild-type (WT) (69.4%) and 41 (30.6%) as KRAS mutant patients. The presence of KRAS mutation was associated with significantly reduced median OS (5.1

conclusionsKRAS mutation is a strong negative prognostic factor in bone-metastatic LADC patients. Both BTx and RTx can increase the OS with a pronounced benefit for patients with KRAS WT tumors. Altogether, KRAS mutational status should be considered during therapeutic decision making in bone-metastatic LADC patients.

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bisphosphonate therapyBone metastasesKRAS mutationlung adenocarcinoma (LADC)radiation therapy

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PMID33718013
PMCPMC7947398
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