Mauerer, Andreas and Herschberger, Eva and Dietmaier, Wolfgang and Landthaler, Michael and Hafner, Christian (2011) Low incidence of EGFR and HRAS mutations in cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas of a German cohort. EXPERIMENTAL DERMATOLOGY, 20 (10). pp. 848-850. ISSN 0906-6705,
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Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is highly expressed in squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). The response of patients with lung cancer to EGFR inhibitors is significantly associated with the presence of EGFR mutations. Although these drugs have already been used for the treatment of advanced cutaneous SCC, the knowledge about EGFR mutations in this cancer is limited to one previous study in the US population. We analysed the presence of EGFR and concomitant HRAS mutations in a German cohort of 31 patients with cutaneous SCC by direct sequencing of EGFR and SNaPshot analysis of concomitant RAS mutations. We found a low prevalence of EGFR mutations (1/31; 3%) and HRAS mutations (1/31; 3%). The detected P741L EGFR mutation was proven to be somatic. Our results indicate that both EGFR and HRAS mutations are rare events in the carcinogenesis of cutaneous SCC, and therefore, only a small subgroup of patients will benefit from the screening for EGFR mutations in the run-up to targeted therapies with EGFR inhibitors.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | EPIDERMAL-GROWTH-FACTOR; NONMELANOMA SKIN CANCERS; RAS ONCOGENE MUTATIONS; FACTOR RECEPTOR; ACTIVATION; TUMORS; EXPRESSION; CETUXIMAB; cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma; EGFR; HRAS; skin; somatic mutation |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Dermatologie und Venerologie Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Pathologie |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 29 May 2020 06:40 |
| Last Modified: | 29 May 2020 06:40 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/20083 |
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