KRAS is a well known proto-oncogene that belongs to the small GTPase family and functions as a central mediator of downstream growth factor receptor signaling, with a critical role for cell proliferation and survival. Pathogenic mutations in KRAS typically occur in codons 12-13 of exon 2 and codon 61 of exon 3; however, other, non-canonical, pathogenic mutations in KRAS have also been reported in acute myeoid leukemia. KRAS mutations have been described in approximately 3-15% of acute myeloid leukemia, 8-20% of chronic myelomonocytic leukemia, 14% of juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia, 8% of blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm 4% of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome, 2% of primary myelofibrosis, 12% of B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (often associated with MLL rearrangement) and 1-2% of T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Investigation into the targetability of this pathway in leukemia has been attempted in some disease models.