Monday Poster Session
Category: Colon

Urvish Patel, MD, MPH
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, NY
The colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is the most prevalent cancer, and carries a poor prognosis. Information regarding whole genome sequencing, a prognostic prediction system, and overall survival in CRC is limited. While mutation of TP53 and APC are commonly implicated in CRC, EGFR, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2, TGFBR2, KRAS, SMAD4, PTEN, and BRAF genes have limited literature on their correlation to CRC. Hence, we aimed to analyze the genomic profile, epidemiological characteristics, and overall survival of CRC.
We utilized cBioPortal cancer genomics [The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) PanCancer Atlas, TCGA Firehose Legacy, and TCGA Nature 2012, and MSKCC] to study the genetic mutations associated with CRC. Epidemiological characteristics and genetic profiles were evaluated, and a query was generated to calculate the 10-year survival rate with the most common mutations. Log-rank test and Kaplan–Meier estimator were used in analyzing the survival function. Patients with two or more overlapping mutations (435) were excluded.
Our study found that the MLH1 gene was associated with the worst prognosis in CRC with a median survival of 38 months. This study may provide insight into targeted therapies for CRC and improve the prognosis of these patients.

