Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Mutations in epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and KRAS are important markers in non-small cell lung cancer, which are closely related to the clinical therapeutic effect. To analysis the EGFR and KRAS gene mutation rate and its relationship with clinical features in patients with lung adenocarcinoma. METHODS: 395 patients with treatment naïve lung adenocarcinoma, tumor tissue samples were available for testing. Tumor sample EGFR and KRAS mutation status were detected using mutant enriched liquidchip. RESULTS: 395 cases of lung adenocarcinoma, EGFR mutations were detected in 192 cases (48.9%), KRAS mutations were detected in 29 cases (7.8%), and the presence of EGFR and KRAS mutation were detected in 1 case (0.3%). EGFR mutations were found to occur significantly more often in female than in male patients (62.0% vs 37.1%, P<0.001) and in never smokers than in smokers (61.9% vs 30.3%, P<0.001), no significant differences were observed in age, stage and different biopsy type. KRAS mutations were not found to have statistical significance (P>0.05) in each clinical factors, only occurred in the wild type EGFR gene in patients (13.5%, 27/200) was significantly higher than that of patients with EGFR mutation (1.0%, 2/192), the difference was statistically significant (P<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: In lung adenocarcinomas, EGFR mutation was higher in female and non-smoking patients, KRAS mutation only in patients with wild-type EGFR gene was higher. Before using TKI targeted therapy, EGFR and KRAS mutations should be detected.