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Interpretation 183
Tier 2
PTEN
Variants
PTEN any frameshift
PTEN any deletion
Primary Sites
Lung
Tumor Types
Adenocarcinoma
Interpretation

Somatic mutations in PTEN have been found in 4-8% of non-small cell carcinomas (NSCLC) including adenocarcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas. PTEN is a tumor suppressor gene, and loss of PTEN results in upregulation of the PI3K/ AKT pathway. Loss of PTEN is most commonly due to promoter hypermethylation, while homozygous deletion and nonsense mutations with loss of heterozygosity (LOH) may also occur. PTEN mutations may occur in multiple exons. In preclinical studies, PTEN loss is associated with decreased sensitivity of EGFR mutant lung tumors to EGFR TKIs. Clinical trials assessing the efficacy of PI3K inhibitors in PTEN loss are being explored.

Citations
  1. Alphy Rose-James et al. Molecular Markers with Predictive and Prognostic Relevance in Lung Cancer. Lung Cancer International, vol. 2012, Article ID 729532, 12 pages, 2012. doi:10.1155/2012/729532
  2. Hollander MC et al. PTEN loss in the continuum of common cancers, rare syndromes and mouse models. Nat Rev Cancer. 2011 Apr;11(4):289-301. doi: 10.1038/nrc3037.
  3. Martin L. Sos et al. PTEN Loss Contributes to Erlotinib Resistance in EGFR-Mutant Lung Cancer by Activation of Akt and EGFR. Cancer research 69.8 (2009): 3256-3261. PMC. Web. 27 Aug. 2015.
Last updated: 2020-07-24 14:52:22 UTC
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