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Association of k-ras, b-raf, and p53 status with the treatment effect of bevacizumab.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 6 Jul 2005
Ince William L, Jubb Adrian M, Holden Scott N, Holmgren Eric B, Tobin Patti, Sridhar Meera, Hurwitz Herbert I, Kabbinavar Fairooz, Novotny William F, Hillan Kenneth J, Koeppen Hartmut
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: A recent phase III trial showed that the addition of bevacizumab, a monoclonal antibody to vascular endothelial growth factor-A, to first-line irinotecan, 5-fluorouracil, and leucovorin (IFL) prolonged median survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer. We carried out a retrospective analysis of patients in the trial to evaluate whether mutation status of k-ras, b-raf, or p53 or P53...
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