Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2018.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2018; 24(5): 631-640
Published online Feb 7, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i5.631
Table 1 Patient demographics and disease characteristics n (%)
Clinicopathological featurePIK3CA
P valueTP53
P valueBoth PIK3CA and TP53 wild-typeBoth PIK3CA and TP53 mutationOthersP value
Wild-typeMutationWild-typeMutation
Age (yr)
< 6052 (26.80)29 (23.97)31 (28.18)50 (24.39)26 (31.33)22 (28.57)33 (21.29)
60-7047 (24.23)33 (27.27)28 (25.45)52 (25.37)20 (24.10)18 (23.38)42 (27.10)
≥ 7095 (48.97)59 (48.76)0.77651 (46.36)103 (50.24)0.73337 (44.58)37 (48.05)80 (51.61)0.500
Sex
Male107 (55.15)73 (60.33)67 (60.91)113 (55.12)47 (56.63)45 (58.44)88 (56.77)
Female87 (44.85)48 (39.67)0.36743 (39.09)92 (44.88)0.32236 (43.37)32 (41.56)67 (43.23)0.965
Tumor location
Rectum109 (56.19)53 (43.80)53 (48.18)109 (53.17)48 (57.83)41 (53.25)73 (47.10)
Proximal39 (20.10)39 (32.23)32 (29.09)46 (22.44)17 (20.48)19 (24.68)42 (27.10)
Distal46 (23.71)29 (23.97)0.03625 (22.73)50 (24.39)0.42618 (21.69)17 (22.08)40 (25.81)0.601
Stage T
T1-T234 (17.53)26 (21.49)20 (18.18)40 (19.51)15 (18.07)16 (20.78)29 (18.71)
T338 (19.59)19 (15.70)21 (19.09)36 (17.56)17 (20.48)11 (14.29)29 (18.71)
T4122 (62.89)76 (62.81)0.53969 (62.73)129 (62.93)0.92351 (61.45)50 (64.94)97 (62.58)0.884
Stage N
N0118 (60.82)70 (57.85)68 (61.82)120 (58.54)53 (63.86)45 (58.44)90 (58.06)
N155 (28.35)35 (28.93)28 (25.45)62 (30.24)20 (24.10)23 (29.87)47 (30.32)
N221 (10.82)16 (13.22)0.78514 (12.73)23 (11.22)0.65610 (12.05)9 (11.69)18 (11.61)0.889
Stage
I23 (11.86)23 (19.01)16 (14.55)30 (14.63)12 (14.46)14 (18.18)20 (12.90)
II86 (44.33)42 (34.71)47 (42.73)81 (39.51)37 (44.58)28 (36.36)63 (40.65)
III70 (36.08)43 (35.54)38 (34.55)75 (36.59)27 (32.53)26 (33.77)60 (38.71)
IV15 (7.73)13 (10.74)0.1669 (8.18)19 (9.27)0.9487 (8.43)9 (11.69)12 (7.74)0.774
Table 2 Top ten mutations of PIK3CA and TP53 in this study
PIK3CAn (%)TP53n (%)
Glu545Lys16 (5.1)Arg175His16 (5.1)
Glu542Lys7 (2.2)Arg282Trp11 (3.5)
Val105Ile6 (1.9)Gly245Ser9 (2.9)
Met1004Ile6 (1.9)Arg248Gln9 (2.9)
His1047Arg6 (1.9)Arg273His8 (2.5)
Glu218Lys6 (1.9)Arg273Cys7 (2.2)
Trp552Ter5 (1.6)Arg248Trp7 (2.2)
Ser438Phe5 (1.6)Ser260Phe6 (1.9)
Pro835Leu5 (1.6)Glu358Lys6 (1.9)
Asp1029Asn5 (1.6)Pro153Ser5 (1.6)
Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analyses (Cox proportional hazards model) of OS for patients with stage II/III CRC treated with 5-FU-based chemotherapy according to PIK3CA and/or TP53 mutation status n (%)
AliveDeadUnivariate HR (95%CI)P valueMultivariate HR (95%CI)P value
PIK3CA
Wild-type114 (73.08)42 (26.92)1 (Ref.)1 (Ref.)
Occasional5 (55.56)4 (44.44)1.93 (0.69-5.39)0.2081.40 (0.49-4.05)0.530
Recurrent48 (63.16)28 (36.84)1.50 (0.93-2.42)0.0961.29 (0.79-2.11)0.314
TP53
Wild-type63 (74.12)22 (25.88)1 (Ref.)1 (Ref.)
Occasional32 (80.00)8 (20.00)0.80 (0.35-1.79)0.5830.84 (0.37-1.94)0.687
Recurrent72 (62.07)44 (37.93)1.65 (0.99-2.76)0.0551.68 (0.98-2.87)0.057
PIK3CA and TP53
Both PIK3CA and TP53 Wild-type49 (76.56)15 (23.44)1 (Ref.)1 (Ref.)
Both PIK3CA and TP53 Mutation31 (57.41)23 (42.59)2.21 (1.15-4.24)0.0172.02 (1.04-3.91)0.037
Others87 (70.73)36 (29.27)1.31 (0.72-2.40)0.3761.16 (0.63-2.16)0.629
Table 4 Association of PIK3CA functional domain mutations with overall survival in stage II/III CRC patients n (%)
DomainAliveDeadMultivariate HR (95%CI)P value
Kinase domain
Wild-type116 (60.42)76 (39.58)1 (Ref.)
Mutation23 (46.94)26 (53.06)1.56 (1.00-2.44)0.052
C2 domain
Wild-type118 (58.71)83 (41.29)1 (Ref.)
Mutation21 (52.50)19 (47.50)1.13 (0.68-1.86)0.638
Helical domain
Wild-type110 (59.14)76 (40.86)1 (Ref.)
Mutation29 (52.73)26 (47.27)1.30 (0.83-2.05)0.248
p85 binding domain
Wild-type127 (57.73)93 (42.27)1 (Ref.)
Mutation12 (57.14)9 (42.86)1.05 (0.53-2.08)0.894
Ras binding domain
Wild-type123 (58.57)87 (41.43)1 (Ref.)
Mutation16 (51.61)15 (48.39)1.27 (0.73-2.20)0.404