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posted on 2023-03-31, 03:09 authored by Ian A. Prior, Fiona E. Hood, James L. Hartley Mutation statistics in major cancer genetics databases. Ras isoform mutation data (Table 1a) and copy number variance (CNV) analysis (Table 1b) are included together with details on how data was collated from COSMIC v85, cBioPortal v2.2.0, ICGC release 27 and TCGA release 12.0.
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North West Cancer Research Fund
National Cancer Institute
National Institutes of Health
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ARTICLE ABSTRACT
Ras is frequently mutated in cancer, however, there is a lack of consensus in the literature regarding the cancer mutation frequency of Ras, with quoted values varying from 10%–30%. This variability is at least in part due to the selective aggregation of data from different databases and the dominant influence of particular cancer types and particular Ras isoforms within these datasets. To provide a more definitive figure for Ras mutation frequency in cancer, we cross-referenced the data in all major publicly accessible cancer mutation databases to determine reliable mutation frequency values for each Ras isoform in all major cancer types. These percentages were then applied to current U.S. cancer incidence statistics to estimate the number of new patients each year that have Ras-mutant cancers. We find that approximately 19% of patients with cancer harbor Ras mutations, equivalent to approximately 3.4 million new cases per year worldwide. We discuss the Ras isoform and mutation-specific trends evident within the datasets that are relevant to current Ras-targeted therapies.
