Gene
PTGS2
prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2
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Curated evidence
Clinical evidence (1)
CIViC items involving this gene, grouped by molecular profile and therapy, with native levels and directions. 50 items per page.
civicProvenance
- Source
- CIViC — Clinical Interpretation of Variants in Cancer
- Dataset
- CIViC evidence items
- Version
- civic-2026-09-08
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Evidence
- expert curation
- License
- CC0 1.0
- PMID
- 17522398
- Run
- ING-CIVIC-20260908-000001
| Therapy | Cancer | Type | Level | Direction · significance | Rating (1–5) | Status | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTGS2 Overexpression1 | ||||||||
| Aspirin | Malignant Colorectal NeoplasmCURATED_BROADER | Predictive | B | Supports Sensitivity Response | 3 | submitted | EID1573Mail-in surveys conducted every two years since 1980 evaluated 82,911 woman and 47,363 men for regular aspirin use. In this cohort, aspirin use was associated with a lower relative risk of colorectal… (full text at CIViC) PMID 17522398 · Chan et al., 2007 · Open in CIViC | civic |
Cohorts
Alteration frequency by cohort (2)
Frequency = cases affected / cases profiled within one cohort. Cohorts are never pooled.
cbioportalProvenance
- Source
- cBioPortal for Cancer Genomics (public studies)
- Dataset
- cBioPortal mutated genes by study
- Version
- cbioportal-2026-09-01
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Evidence
- cohort
- License
- ODC Open Database License (ODC-ODbL) unless otherwise noted per study; attribution to the original studies required
- PMID
- 23817572
- Run
- ING-CBIOPORTAL-20260908-000001
| Cohort | Mapped cancer | Alteration | Affected (n) | Profiled (n) | Frequency (%) | Rank in cohort | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilocytic Astrocytoma (ICGC, Nature Genetics 2013) past_dkfz_heidelberg_2013 | Pilocytic Astrocytoma | Ssm | 1 | 96 |
Literature
Linked publications (0)
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