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ArticleNature medicine2025

Clinicogenomic landscape of pancreatic adenocarcinoma identifies KRAS mutant dosage as prognostic of overall survival.

Anna M Varghese, Maria A Perry, Joanne F Chou, Subhiksha Nandakumar, Daniel Muldoon, Amanda Erakky, Amanda Zucker, Christopher Fong, Miika Mehine, Bastien Nguyen and 19 more

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Article in Nature medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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77 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. A Phase II Trial of an Extended-Release siRNA Implant Targeting KRASG12D/V in Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

29 authors.

Anna M Varghese *Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5426-0885
Maria A Perry *Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8789-251X
Joanne F ChouDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.
Subhiksha NandakumarDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.
Daniel MuldoonDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7936-4365
Amanda ErakkyDavid M. Rubenstein Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.
Amanda ZuckerDavid M. Rubenstein Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9283-7072
Christopher FongMarie-Josée and Henry R. Kravis Center for Molecular Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.
Miika MehineDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0443-0625
Bastien NguyenDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.
Olca BasturkDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2747-1366
Fiyinfolu BalogunDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4703-1560
David P KelsenDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.
A Rose BrannonDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4610-0149
Diana MandelkerDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4154-0567
Efsevia VakianiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0227-3523
Wungki ParkDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8006-3102
Kenneth H YuDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.
Zsofia K StadlerDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6985-2864
Mark A SchattnerDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.
William R JarnaginDavid M. Rubenstein Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.
Alice C WeiDavid M. Rubenstein Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2505-959X
Debyani ChakravartyDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8629-5732
Marinela CapanuDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.
Nikolaus SchultzDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0131-4904
Michael F BergerDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3882-5000
Christine A Iacobuzio-DonahueDavid M. Rubenstein Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4672-3023
Chaitanya BandlamudiDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA. bandlamc@mskcc.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1108-4919
Eileen M O'ReillyDepartment of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY, USA. oreillye@mskcc.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8076-9199

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Total Neoadjuvant Therapy (TNT) for Borderline Resectable and Locally Advanced Pancreatic AdenocarcinomaP50CA257881 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI Christine A Iacobuzio-Donahue · 2022 to 2026
$14.3M
(PQ3) Integrative biomarkers of cancer progression and therapeutic response from germline and somatic clinical sequencingR01CA227534 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI BERGER, MICHAEL F. · 2019 to 2023
$3.5M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS P50 CA257881NCI NIH HHS R01 CA227534U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) CA008748U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) CA257881-01A1U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) P50 CA257881-01A1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nearly all pancreatic adenocarcinomas (PDAC) are genomically characterized by KRAS exon 2 mutations. Most patients with PDAC present with advanced disease and are treated with cytotoxic therapy. Genomic biomarkers prognostic of disease outcomes have been challenging to identify. Herein leveraging a cohort of 2,336 patients spanning all disease stages, we characterize the genomic and clinical correlates of outcomes in PDAC. We show that a genomic subtype of KRAS wild-type tumors is associated with early disease onset, distinct somatic and germline features, and significantly better overall survival. Allelic imbalances at the KRAS locus are widespread. KRAS mutant allele dosage gains, observed in one in five (20%) KRAS-mutated diploid tumors, are correlated with advanced disease and demonstrate prognostic potential across disease stages. With the rapidly expanding landscape of KRAS targeting, our findings have potential implications for clinical practice and for understanding de novo and acquired resistance to RAS therapeutics.

Indexed as

AdenocarcinomaCarcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalMutationPancreatic NeoplasmsProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)AgedFemaleGene DosageHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrognosisKRAS protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)

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PMID39753968
PMCPMC11835752

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