Gene
SCN8A
sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 8
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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.
- 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
- 25765070
- Run
- ING-CIVIC-20260908-000001
| Therapy | Cancer | Type | Level | Direction · significance | Rating (1–5) | Status | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCN8A Q225X1 | ||||||||
| Pembrolizumab | Lung Adenocarcinoma | Predictive | C | Supports Sensitivity Response | — | submitted | EID4772In a retrospective study of 34 non-small cell lung cancer patients, a lung adenocarcinoma patient with SCN8A deleterious Q427* mutation, treated with pembrolizumab monotherapy, was associated with a d… (full text at CIViC) PMID 25765070 · Rizvi et al., 2015 · Open in CIViC | civic |
Cohorts
Alteration frequency by cohort (13)
Frequency = cases affected / cases profiled within one cohort. Cohorts are never pooled.
- Source
- NCI Genomic Data Commons (open aggregated data)
- Dataset
- GDC top mutated genes by project
- Version
- Data Release 46.0
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Evidence
- cohort
- License
- Open-access GDC data (NCI); citation of GDC and originating program requested
- Run
- ING-GDC-20260908-000001
| Cohort | Mapped cancer | Alteration | Affected (n) | Profiled (n) | Frequency (%) | Rank in cohort | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adrenocortical Carcinoma TCGA-ACC | Adrenal Cortical CarcinomaALIAS |
Literature
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