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ArticleScientific reports2021

Tumor microenvironment-adjusted prognostic implications of the KRAS mutation subtype in patients with stage III colorectal cancer treated with adjuvant FOLFOX.

Hye Eun Park, Seung-Yeon Yoo, Nam-Yun Cho, Jeong Mo Bae, Sae-Won Han, Hye Seung Lee, Kyu Joo Park, Tae-You Kim, Gyeong Hoon Kang

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Colorectal cancer tumor phenotypes associated withWorld journal of gastrointestinal pathophysiology · 2025
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  5. Precision immune regulation in KRAS-mutated cancers: the final piece of the puzzle?Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR · 2025
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  6. Mortality Outcome Associated with SpecificDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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  7. YB-1 activating cascades as potential targets in KRAS-mutated tumors.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hye Eun Park *Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Boramae Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
Seung-Yeon Yoo *Laboratory of Epigenetics, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Nam-Yun ChoLaboratory of Epigenetics, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Jeong Mo BaeLaboratory of Epigenetics, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
Sae-Won HanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
Hye Seung LeeDepartment of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, 103 Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03080, South Korea.
Kyu Joo ParkDepartment of General Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
Tae-You KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
Gyeong Hoon KangLaboratory of Epigenetics, Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. ghkang@snu.ac.kr.
Seoul National University Hospital · KRSeoul National University · KRSNUH SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Several studies have reported that the prognostic effect of KRAS mutations on colorectal cancers (CRCs) varies depending on the type of mutation. Considering the effect of KRAS mutations on tumor microenvironment, we analyzed the prognostic significance of KRAS mutation types after adjusting for the tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) and tumor-stromal percentage (TSP) statuses. In two independent cohorts, KRAS mutations were analyzed by Sanger sequencing and/or next-generation sequencing. TIL density and the TSP were quantified from whole-slide immunohistochemical images. KRAS-mutant CRCs were divided into three subgroups (G12D/V, other codon 12 mutations and codon 13 mutations) to examine their differential effect on TIL density, the TSP and recurrence-free survival (RFS). Among the KRAS mutations, only the G12D/V subgroups showed significantly less TIL infiltration than the wild-type CRCs. According to survival analysis, G12D/V mutations were associated with short RFS; codon 13 mutations showed discordant trends in the two cohorts, and other codon 12 mutations showed no significant association. Multivariate analysis further supported the prognostic value of G12D/V mutations. This result is not only consistent with a recent study suggesting the immunosuppressive effect of mutant KRAS but also provides insight into the type-specific prognostic effect of KRAS mutations.

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Tumor MicroenvironmentAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsChemotherapy, AdjuvantColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleFluorouracilHumansLeucovorinLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm StagingOrganoplatinum CompoundsPrognosisFluorouracilKRAS protein, humanLeucovorinOrganoplatinum CompoundsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)

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