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Variants & evidence
47 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 Overexpression1 | ||||||||
| 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 MutationBRCA2BRCA11 | ||||||||
| 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 |
| 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 Amplification3 | ||||||||
| (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 |
| Camonsertib + LunresertibCombination | Ovarian Carcinoma | 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 |
| 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 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 |
| ALK Fusion1 | ||||||||
| Erlotinib | Lung Acinar Adenocarcinoma | Predictive | C | Supports Resistance | 2 | accepted | EID1121A 39-year-old man presented was observed to have lung acinar adenocarcinoma. Treatment with chemotherapy produced no remarkable response. A EGFR L858R point mutation was observed; the patient was ther… (full text at CIViC) PMID 23181703 · Tanaka et al., 2012 · 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 Amplification1 | ||||||||
| Carboplatin + TrastuzumabCombination | Ovarian Mucinous Adenocarcinoma | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 2 | submitted | 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 | 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 |
| NTRK3 Fusion6 | ||||||||
| (diagnostic) | Breast Secretory Carcinoma | Diagnostic | B | Supports Positive | 3 | submitted | EID10503A 6-year-old female had invasive breast adenocarcinoma with the histopathologic features of a secretory breast carcinoma (SBC). FISH and RT-PCR on frozen tumor tissue found ETV6::NTRK3 fusion. 11 of … (full text at CIViC) PMID 12450792 · Tognon et al., 2002 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Breast Secretory Carcinoma | Diagnostic | B | Supports Positive | 3 | accepted | EID11343In developing a FISH assay to detect ETV6::NTRK3 fusions, the authors found 3 of 4 secretary breast carcinomas were positive for the fusion. In a subsequent analysis of an invasive breast carcinoma t… (full text at CIViC) PMID 15101049 · Makretsov et al., 2004 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| 〃 | Breast Secretory Carcinoma | Diagnostic | B | Supports Positive | ||||
| 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 |
| 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 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 |
| MMP2 SERUM LEVELS1 | ||||||||
| Bevacizumab | Breast Inflammatory CarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID1156MMP2 serum levels were assessed (ELISA) at baseline (b) and before surgery in 45 available samples from patients with inflammatory breast cancer treated with bevacizumab-based neoadjuvant therapy. Hig… (full text at CIViC) PMID 26921265 · Tabouret et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| MMP9 SERUM LEVELS1 | ||||||||
| Bevacizumab | Breast Inflammatory CarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | B | Supports Resistance | 3 | accepted | EID1157MMP9 serum levels were assessed (ELISA) at baseline (b) and before surgery in 45 available samples from patients with inflammatory breast cancer treated with bevacizumab-based neoadjuvant therapy. Low… (full text at CIViC) PMID 26921265 · Tabouret et al., 2016 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| MTHFR A222V1 | ||||||||
| (predisposing) | Prostate Adenocarcinoma | Predisposing | B | Supports Protectiveness | 4 | accepted | EID1756Study of 1817 prostate adenocarcinoma cases and 2026 cancer free controls to clarify the association of (MTHFR)c.677C>T (and c.1298A>C ) of prostate cancer risk in a population of Han Chinese in Shang… (full text at CIViC) PMID 27819322 · Wu et al., 2016 · 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 H1047L + PIK3CA H1047R1 | ||||||||
| (prognostic) | Breast Tubular Carcinoma | Prognostic | B | Supports Poor Outcome | 1 | accepted | EID3047In a retrospective analysis of 32 Western Chinese female patients with invasive ductal breast cancer, PIK3CA H1047L (n=1) or H1047R (n=8) was associated with worse survival and increased incidence of … (full text at CIViC) PMID 28269754 · Cheng et al., 2017 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| PTEN Deletion1 | ||||||||
| (prognostic) | Prostate Adenocarcinoma | Prognostic | B | Supports Poor Outcome | 4 | accepted | EID505In a study of 107 prostate adenocarcinomas, those with either hemi- or homozygous deletions of PTEN (as determined by interphase FISH) have shorter biochemical recurence-free survival than those witho… (full text at CIViC) PMID 17700571 · Yoshimoto et al., 2007 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| PTEN Mutation1 | ||||||||
| Alpelisib + Enzalutamide + PI3Kbeta Inhibitor AZD8186Combination | Prostate Adenocarcinoma | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID1522Castrated mice bearing androgen-sensitive human prostate adenocarcinomas (LNCaP tumors) were treated with PI3K inhibitors (AZD8186, BYL719) and an androgen receptor inhibitor (MDV3100). Mice treated … (full text at CIViC) PMID 25544636 · Schwartz et al., 2015 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| SMARCA4 Loss1 | ||||||||
| Abemaciclib + Palbociclib + RibociclibSubstitutes | Ovarian Small Cell Carcinoma | Predictive | D | Supports Sensitivity Response | 4 | submitted | EID7154Inactivating mutations in SMARCA4 underlie small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT). The authors show that loss of SMARCA4 leads to downregulation of Cyclin D1 and deficient cell… (full text at CIViC) PMID 30718512 · Xue et al., 2019 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| High1 | ||||||||
| Carboplatin + PaclitaxelCombination | Ovarian Serous AdenocarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | C | Supports Resistance | 3 | submitted | EID13010In a retrospective cohort of 16 patients treated with primary debulking surgery followed by platinum-taxane chemotherapy (carboplatin and paclitaxel), patients classified as platinum-resistant exhibit… (full text at CIViC) PMID 35093146 · Yang et al., 2022 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| TSC1 Frameshift Truncation1 | ||||||||
| Everolimus | Invasive Bladder Urothelial CarcinomaALIAS | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID320A patient with metastatic bladder cancer that responded well to the mTOR inhibitor everolimus was shown to harbor a TSC1 frameshift truncation mutation (c.1907_1908del, p.Glu636fs) and a nonsense NF2 … (full text at CIViC) PMID 22923433 · Iyer et al., 2012 · 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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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 |
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EID1134412 of 13 (92%) secretory breast carcinomas were found to have ETV6::NTRK3 fusions by RT-PCR and/or FISH whereas other infiltrating ductal carcinomas were negative for the fusion. PMID 12450792 · Tognon et al., 2002 · Open in CIViC |
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| 〃 | Breast Secretory Carcinoma | Diagnostic | B | Supports Positive | 3 | accepted | EID113459 of 9 breast secretory carcinomas were found to have ETV6:NTRK3 fusions, a basal-like phenotype, and no additional pathogenic aberrations in genes commonly mutated in breast cancer. PMID 28548128 · Krings et al., 2017 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| (oncogenic) | Breast Secretory Carcinoma | Oncogenic | D | Supports Oncogenicity | 3 | accepted | EID10504A 6-year-old female was diagnosed with secretory breast carcinoma (SBC), a rare invasive breast adenocarcinoma. Analysis of the tumor revealed a genetic driver: an ETV6::NTRK3 gene fusion. This fusion… (full text at CIViC) PMID 12450792 · Tognon et al., 2002 · Open in CIViC | civic |
| Larotrectinib | Breast Secretory Carcinoma | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | accepted | EID6475Shukla et al report on a remarkable case study of a 14 year old pediatric patient with refractory secretory breast carcinoma first presenting as a fibroadenoma at 8 yo. Over the next years, she experi… (full text at CIViC) PMID 29623306 · Shukla et al., 2017 · Open in CIViC | civic |