Efficacy of immunotherapy in KRAS-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer with comutations

Immunotherapy. 2021 Aug;13(11):941-952. doi: 10.2217/imt-2021-0090. Epub 2021 Jun 11.

Abstract

KRAS-mutant non-small-cell lung cancer is the most common molecular driver of lung adenocarcinoma in western populations. No KRAS specific therapy has been approved by the US FDA until 2021. Despite significant heterogeneity in comutations, patients typically receive single-agent immunotherapy or chemoimmunotherapy as standard first-line therapy. It is unclear whether KRAS mutations predict outcomes with immunotherapy; however, there is emerging data suggesting improved outcomes in patients with a TP53 comutation and worse outcomes in patients with a STK11/LKB1 or KEAP1 comutation.

Keywords: KEAP1; KRAS; LKB1; NSCLC; STK11; TP53; comutations; immune checkpoint inhibitors.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / drug therapy*
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / genetics
  • Humans
  • Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Immunotherapy / methods
  • Lung Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Lung Neoplasms / genetics
  • Mutation
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras) / genetics*

Substances

  • Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
  • KRAS protein, human
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)