PIK3CA mutations are associated with increased tumor aggressiveness and Akt activation in gastric cancer.

ABSTRACT: PIK3CA mutations are frequent in gastric cancer. However, their pathological and clinical implications are still unclear. We analyzed the clinicopathological characteristics according to the PIK3CA mutation status of patients with stage IB-IV disease who underwent gastrectomy between May 2003 and Dec. 2005 (cohort 1; n = 302) and of those with stage IV disease who received gastrectomy between Jul. 2006 and Dec. 2012 (cohort 2; n = 120). PIK3CA mutations were detected in 40 patients (13.2%) in cohort 1. In these patients, PIK3CA-mutant tumors were more frequently located in the upper third of the stomach (p = 0.021) and significantly showed poorly differentiated histology (p = 0.018) and increased lymphatic (p = 0.015), vascular

SUBMITTER: Kim JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5710896 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature