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Variants & evidence
57 evidence items mapped to this entity or its descendants, grouped by molecular profile, then therapy. 50 items per page.
| Therapy | Cancer | Type | Level | Direction · significance | Rating (1–5) | Status | Evidence | Source |
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| ARID1A Loss1 | ||||||||
| (oncogenic) | Ovarian Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma | Oncogenic | B | Supports Oncogenicity | 4 | submitted | EID13135Ovarian clear cell carcinoma is a relatively chemotherapy-refractory ovarian cancer subtype with a comparatively stable genome and a well-recognized association with endometriosis, but the somatic alt… (full text at CIViC) PMID 20942669 · Wiegand et al., 2010 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| AURKA EXPRESSION1 | ||||||||
| (prognostic) | Ovarian Carcinoma | Prognostic | B | Supports Better Outcome | 3 | accepted | EID416In patients with ovarian carcinomas, those with Aurora kinase A expression (as measured by immunohistochemistry) had increased progression-free and overall survival compared to those without expressio… (full text at CIViC) PMID 19157502 · Mendiola et al., 2009 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| AURKA Overexpression2 | ||||||||
| Paclitaxel | Cervical AdenocarcinomaCURATED_BROADER | Predictive | D | Supports Resistance | 3 | accepted | EID457In the cervial andenocarcinoma cell line HeLa, when AURK-A was overexpressed, the cells were resistant to the apoptotic effects of Taxol. PMID 12559175 · Anand et al., 2003 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Platinum Compound | Ovarian Serous AdenocarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | B | Supports Resistance | 3 | accepted | EID1650A study of 41 patients with high-grade ovarian serous carcinoma found that high expression levels of AURKA correlated with poorer overall survival (P = 0.001; HR 0.14) and platinum therapy resistance … (full text at CIViC) PMID 27209210 · Mignogna et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| CUL1 Fusion1 | ||||||||
| Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase Inhibitor | Ovarian Serous AdenocarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 2 | accepted | EID1662One patient with low-grade serous ovarian cancer had an in-frame fusion between the BRAF kinase domain and CUL1 identified by panel sequencing (MSK-IMPACT), with expression confirmed by whole-transcri… (full text at CIViC) PMID 26324360 · Grisham et al., 2015 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRAF V600E1 | ||||||||
| Vemurafenib | Ovarian Serous AdenocarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID3787A stage 4B, low-grade papillary serous ovarian adenocarcinoma patient, harboring a BRAF V600E mutation was associated with response to vemurafenib monotherapy. The patient was treated with standard ch… (full text at CIViC) PMID 26490654 · Combe et al., 2015 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRAF Amplification + BRAF V600E1 | ||||||||
| Atezolizumab + BevacizumabCombination | Ovarian CarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | 1 | submitted | EID9885AURELIA trial indicated substantial improvement in progression-free survival and overall survival in ovarian cancer patients with PD-L1 positive expression in response to bevacizumab plus single regim… (full text at CIViC) PMID 31105696 · Zhang et al., 2019 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRCA1 Mutation4 | ||||||||
| (prognostic) | Ovarian CarcinomaALIAS | Prognostic | B | Supports Better Outcome | 3 | accepted | EID464In patients with invasive epithelial ovarian cancer, those with mutations in BRCA1 had better five-year overall survival. PMID 22274685 · Bolton et al., 2012 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Olaparib | Ovarian Serous AdenocarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | 4 | submitted | EID6333In patients with platinum-sensitive, recurrent serous ovarian cancer with BRCA mutation, median PFS was significantly longer in patients that received olaparib as compared to placebo (11.2 vs. 4.3 mon… (full text at CIViC) PMID 24882434 · Ledermann et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Platinum Compound | Ovarian Carcinoma | Predictive | B | Supports | ||||
| BRCA1 Mutation + BRCA2 MutationBRCA2BRCA12 | ||||||||
| Niraparib | Ovarian CarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | A | Supports Sensitivity Response | 4 | accepted | EID11243In a randomized, double-blind, phase 3 trial, 553 patients with ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer with predominantly high-grade serous histologic features were enroll… (full text at CIViC) PMID 27717299 · Mirza et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Fallopian Tube Carcinoma | Predictive | A | Supports Sensitivity Response | 4 | submitted | EID11305In a randomized, double-blind, phase 3 trial, 553 patients with ovarian cancer, fallopian tube cancer, or primary peritoneal cancer with predominantly high-grade serous histologic features were enroll… (full text at CIViC) PMID 27717299 · Mirza et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRCA1 W1815X1 | ||||||||
| Olaparib | Ovarian Endometrioid AdenocarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 2 | accepted | EID4623In an in vitro study, a SNU-251 cell line expressing BRCA1 W1815X truncating mutation demonstrated increased sensitivity to olaparib treatment with long-term exposure, compared to ovarian cell lines e… (full text at CIViC) PMID 23415752 · Stordal et al., 2013 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| BRCA2 Mutation4 | ||||||||
| (prognostic) | Ovarian CarcinomaALIAS | Prognostic | B | Supports Better Outcome | 3 | accepted | EID465In patients with invasive epithelial ovarian cancer, those with mutations in BRCA2 had better five-year overall survival. PMID 22274685 · Bolton et al., 2012 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Olaparib | Ovarian Serous AdenocarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | 4 | submitted | EID6334In patients with platinum-sensitive, recurrent serous ovarian cancer with BRCA mutation, median PFS was significantly longer in patients that received olaparib as compared to placebo (11.2 vs. 4.3 mon… (full text at CIViC) PMID 24882434 · Ledermann et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Platinum Compound | Ovarian Carcinoma | Predictive | B | Supports | ||||
| CCNE1 Amplification5 | ||||||||
| (prognostic) | Ovarian Carcinoma | Prognostic | B | Supports Poor Outcome | 4 | accepted | EID466In a retrospective study of 88 ovarian carcinomas, 18 had amplification of CCNE1. Those with amplification had worse overall and disease-free survival. PMID 20336784 · Nakayama et al., 2010 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Akt Inhibitor MK2206 + DinaciclibCombination | Ovarian Serous Cystadenocarcinoma | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 4 | accepted | EID1735A high throughput compound screen identified synergistic combinations in CCNE1 amplified high grade serous ovarian carcinoma, including dinaciclib and AKT inhibitors PMID 27663592 · Au-Yeung et al., 2017 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Fadraciclib + TaselisibCombination | Endometrial Serous Adenocarcinoma | Predictive | D | Supports | ||||
| CD274 Expression1 | ||||||||
| (prognostic) | Ovarian Serous AdenocarcinomaALIAS | Prognostic | B | Supports Better Outcome | 3 | accepted | EID703High expression of PD-L1 and PD-1 were associated with a favorable prognosis in patients with high grade serous ovarian carcinoma (n = 215 cases). PMID 26625204 · Darb-Esfahani et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| NRG1 Fusion2 | ||||||||
| Afatinib | Mucinous Adenocarcinoma | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | submitted | EID7490A 62 year old nonsmoker with KRAS and ERBB family wild-type metastatic pulmonary adenocarcinoma was found to have a CD74-NRG1 fusion. The patient achieved a durable response when treated with afatinib… (full text at CIViC) PMID 28502724 · Gay et al., 2017 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Mucinous Adenocarcinoma | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | submitted | EID7494A single case of pulmonary mucinous adenocarcinoma in a 62 year old patient was found to have a CD74-NRG1 fusion. Afatinib treatment resulted in symptomatic and radiographic response for 26 weeks, at … (full text at CIViC) PMID 29169524 · Cheema et al., 2017 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| CDK12 Loss-of-function1 | ||||||||
| Olaparib | Ovarian Serous AdenocarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 4 | accepted | EID623In models of high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGS-OVCa), CDK12 attenuation was sufficient to confer sensitivity to PARP1/2 inhibition, suppression of DNA repair via homologous recombination, and redu… (full text at CIViC) PMID 24240700 · Bajrami et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| EGFR Amplification1 | ||||||||
| (prognostic) | Cervical Squamous Cell CarcinomaCURATED_BROADER | Prognostic | B | Supports Poor Outcome | 3 | accepted | EID471In patients with cervical squamous cell carcinoma, those with gene amplification of EGFR had worse overall survival. PMID 21730982 · Iida et al., 2011 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| EGFR Exon 4 Deletion1 | ||||||||
| Cisplatin | Ovarian CarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | D | Supports Resistance | 4 | accepted | EID662A variant of EGFR with exon 4 deletion (de4 EGFR) enhanced the invasiveness and cisplatin resistance of epithelial ovarian cancer cell lines (SKOV3, CAOV3, ES2) in vitro when compared with wild-type E… (full text at CIViC) PMID 23764753 · Zhang et al., 2013 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| EMSY Overexpression1 | ||||||||
| Bevacizumab + Carboplatin + PaclitaxelCombination | Ovarian Serous AdenocarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | submitted | EID12149Patients with high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) and EMSY overexpression (n = 265) received platinum-based first-line chemotherapy. When comparing patients with high and low EMSY expression, usi… (full text at CIViC) PMID 31154673 · Hollis et al., 2019 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| ERBB2 Amplification4 | ||||||||
| (prognostic) | Endometrial Serous Adenocarcinoma | Prognostic | B | Supports Poor Outcome | 4 | accepted | EID1096In a study of 27 African American and caucasian patients, endometrial adenocarcinoma samples were assessed for HER2 via IHC staining, and association studies were performed using corresponding patient… (full text at CIViC) PMID 15746676 · Santin et al., 2005 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Trastuzumab | Endometrial Serous Adenocarcinoma | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 4 | accepted | EID1097HER2 expression in uterine serous papillary carcinoma (USPC) is thought to be associated with poor prognosis and may act as a targetable driver mutation in this cancer. HER2 overexpression in USPC is… (full text at CIViC) PMID 18555254 · Santin et al., 2008 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Carboplatin + TrastuzumabCombination | Ovarian Mucinous Adenocarcinoma | Predictive | C | |||||
| ERBB2 Overexpression1 | ||||||||
| Carboplatin + Paclitaxel + TrastuzumabCombination | Endometrial Serous Adenocarcinoma | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | 4 | submitted | EID7386In a randomized phase 2 trial, patients who have uterine serous carcinoma that overexpress erbb2 were allocated carboplatin-paclitaxed with or without trastuzumab. Median progression-free survival was… (full text at CIViC) PMID 29584549 · Fader et al., 2018 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| ERCC1 Underexpression1 | ||||||||
| Platinum Compound | Ovarian CarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID10146Ovarian epithelial tumours (n=235) were used to create TMAs and IHC results were scored for ERCC1 (n=114 low, n=121 high). For platinum sensitive patients (n=250 in supplementary table, but not all ha… (full text at CIViC) PMID 30797591 · Mesquita et al., 2019 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| FGFR3 S249C1 | ||||||||
| Erdafitinib | Malignant Ovarian Brenner Tumor | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID13162In the phase II NCI-MATCH EAY131-K2 trial, a patient with malignant Brenner tumor of the ovary harboring an FGFR3 S249C (p.Ser249Cys) mutation achieved a partial response to erdafitinib, with a 73.9% … (full text at CIViC) PMID 38603650 · Gong et al., 2024 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| TACC3 Fusion1 | ||||||||
| Fexagratinib | Cervical Squamous Cell CarcinomaCURATED_BROADER | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 1 | submitted | EID9241Phase II study (NCT02465060) from NCI-MATCH Trial (EAY131) Subprotocol W addressed the use of AZD4547 (an FGFR 1-3 inhibitor) in 48 tumor patients carrying FGFR 1-3 variants. Partial responses were ob… (full text at CIViC) PMID 32463741 · Chae et al., 2020 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| GNAS Mutation1 | ||||||||
| Palbociclib | Pseudomyxoma Peritonei | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID13146This paper details a prospective single-arm personalized cancer therapy study with n = 16 patients. The disease type was peritoneal mucinous carcinomatosis, predominantly of appendiceal origin. Palboc… (full text at CIViC) PMID 39413348 · Weitz et al., 2025 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| GNAS R2011 | ||||||||
| (prognostic) | Pseudomyxoma Peritonei | Prognostic | B | Supports Poor Outcome | 3 | accepted | EID1994Significantly shorter median progression-free survival was observed in relapsed pseudomyxoma peritonei patients with GNAS mutations (N=9; 5.3 months) as compared to wild-type (N=6; not reached; p < 0.… (full text at CIViC) PMID 27154293 · Pietrantonio et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| GSTP1 Underexpression1 | ||||||||
| Carboplatin + Cisplatin + PaclitaxelSubstitutes | Ovarian Carcinoma | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 4 | accepted | EID660Stable GSTP1 knockdown in ovarian carcinoma A2780 cell lines showed increased sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy drugs carboplatin, cisplatinum, carboplatin, and paclitaxel. For each drug, 3 b… (full text at CIViC) PMID 25010864 · Sawers et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| KRAS Mutation1 | ||||||||
| (prognostic) | Pseudomyxoma Peritonei | Prognostic | B | Supports Poor Outcome | 3 | accepted | EID159640 patients with pseudomyxoma peritonei underwent panel sequencing after cytoreductive surgery and hypertermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC). KRAS mutations were found in 72% of samples and KRA… (full text at CIViC) PMID 27502722 · Pietrantonio et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| KRAS Q22*1 | ||||||||
| Panitumumab | Colon Mucinous Adenocarcinoma | Predictive | C | Supports Resistance | 2 | accepted | EID1131A 43-year-old female was diagnosed with an adenocarcinoma of the ascending colon and received 6-months of adjuvant chemotherapy. After 5 years of completion of adjuvant chemotherapy, the disease relap… (full text at CIViC) PMID 19661358 · Palmirotta et al., 2009 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| KRAS RS617643701 | ||||||||
| Carboplatin + PaclitaxelSubstitutes | Ovarian CarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | B | Supports Resistance | 3 | accepted | EID664The functional variant rs61764370 in the KRAS gene 3' UTR (KRAS-variant) was found to be correlated with platinum-based chemotherapy resistance in patients with Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC). 291 EO… (full text at CIViC) PMID 22139083 · Ratner et al., 2012 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| MAP2K1 Q56_V60del1 | ||||||||
| Selumetinib | Ovarian Serous AdenocarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 4 | accepted | EID1661Case report of a 51-year old patient with recurrent low-grade serous ovarian cancer. Selumetinib treatment in a phase-II trial led to a complete and durable response > 5 years. Sequencing (MSK-IMPACT … (full text at CIViC) PMID 26324360 · Grisham et al., 2015 · Open in CIViC | civic |
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| Pembrolizumab | Endometrial Carcinoma | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | 4 | submitted | EID12364A phase 3 randomized trial evaluated pembrolizumab (+ adjuvant chemotherapy) vs. placebo (+ adjuvant chemotherapy) in 1,095 newly diagnosed high-risk (non-endometrioid histology with FIGO stage I/II; … (full text at CIViC) PMID 39284383 · Van Gorp et al., 2024 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| PIK3CA Activation mutation1 | ||||||||
| (oncogenic) | Ovarian Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma | Oncogenic | B | Supports Oncogenicity | 3 | submitted | EID13136Ovarian clear cell carcinoma is an aggressive and relatively chemotherapy-resistant form of ovarian cancer with a molecular landscape distinct from that of the more common epithelial subtypes. Earlier… (full text at CIViC) PMID 19349352 · Kuo et al., 2009 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| PIK3CA Amplification1 | ||||||||
| Pictilisib | Ovarian CarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 2 | accepted | EID756One platinum-refractory epithelial ovarian cancer patient with PTEN loss and PIK3CA amplification had a partial response on treatment with PI3K inhibitor pictilisib (GDC-0941) in this phase 1 study. A… (full text at CIViC) PMID 25370471 · Sarker et al., 2015 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| PIK3CA E545K1 | ||||||||
| Cisplatin + PictilisibCombination | Cervical CarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID2984CaSki cells that are heterozygous for the PIK3CA-E545K mutation are more resistant to cisplatin or cisplatin plus radiation than either HeLa or SiHa cells that express only wild-type PIK3CA. Similarly… (full text at CIViC) PMID 27489350 · Arjumand et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| POLE R1233*1 | ||||||||
| (oncogenic) | Endometrial AdenocarcinomaCURATED_BROADER | Oncogenic | C | Does Not Support Oncogenicity | 2 | submitted | EID12525Studies submitted to cBioPortal (including 164 TCGA studies) were evaluated for POLE variants co-occurring with features of POLE-mutated tumors and co-occurring B2M variants. A single individual with … (full text at CIViC) PMID 29320758 · Voutsadakis, 2018 · Open in CIViC | civic |
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EID1529In a study of ovarian carcinomas, 81% of tumors with germline BRCA1/2 mutations were platinum sensitive, whereas only 60% of tumors with non-BRCA1/2 mutations were platinum sensitive (N=47; N=158; P=0… (full text at CIViC) PMID 24240112 · Pennington et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC |
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| 〃 | Ovarian Carcinoma | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID1531In a study of ovarian carcinomas, 87% of tumors with somatic BRCA1/2 mutations were platinum sensitive, whereas only 60% of tumors with non-BRCA1/2 mutations were platinum sensitive (N=38; N=158; P=0.… (full text at CIViC) PMID 24240112 · Pennington et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
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EID1530In a study of ovarian carcinomas, 81% of tumors with germline BRCA1/2 mutations were platinum sensitive, whereas only 60% of tumors with non-BRCA1/2 mutations were platinum sensitive (N=47; N=158; P=0… (full text at CIViC) PMID 24240112 · Pennington et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC |
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| 〃 | Ovarian Carcinoma | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID1532In a study of ovarian carcinomas, 87% of tumors with somatic BRCA1/2 mutations were platinum sensitive, whereas only 60% of tumors with non-BRCA1/2 mutations were platinum sensitive (N=38; N=158; P=0.… (full text at CIViC) PMID 24240112 · Pennington et al., 2014 · Open in CIViC | civic |
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EID10181Analysis of 5 uterine serous carcinoma (USC) primary cell lines in vitro indicated enhanced sensitivity to CDK2/9 inhibitor CYC065 in cell lines overexpressing cyclin E1 (CCNE1) in comparison to low C… (full text at CIViC) PMID 27351214 · Cocco et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC |
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| Camonsertib + LunresertibCombination | Ovarian Carcinoma | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID12761In ovarian carcinoma (OVCA) preclinical models, CCNE1 amplification predicted synergistic sensitivity to lunresertib (RP-6306) + camonsertib (RP-3500). CCNE1 copy number correlates with synergy by MTT… (full text at CIViC) PMID 40169546 · Xu et al., 2025 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Endometrial Carcinoma | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID12762In endometrial carcinoma (EMCA) preclinical models, CCNE1 amplification predicted synergistic sensitivity to lunresertib (RP-6306) + camonsertib (RP-3500), with ~80% growth inhibition at low-dose comb… (full text at CIViC) PMID 40169546 · Xu et al., 2025 · Open in CIViC | civic |
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EID13137Ovarian mucinous carcinoma responds poorly to paclitaxel and carboplatin, prompting interest in targeted therapy, and it resembles gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma, a tumour type in which HER2 (ERBB2… (full text at CIViC) PMID 20003286 · McAlpine et al., 2009 · Open in CIViC |
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| Carboplatin/Paclitaxel Regimen + TrastuzumabCombination | Endometrial Serous Adenocarcinoma | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | 4 | submitted | EID11322In this randomized, phase II trial, 61 patients with primary stage III or IV or recurrent HER2/neu-positive uterine serous carcinoma. Participants were randomly assigned to receive carboplatin-paclita… (full text at CIViC) PMID 29584549 · Fader et al., 2018 · Open in CIViC | civic |