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KRAS mutations as an independent prognostic factor in patients with advanced colorectal cancer treated with cetuximab.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 20 Jan 2008
Lièvre Astrid, Bachet Jean-Baptiste, Boige Valérie, Cayre Anne, Le Corre Delphine, Buc Emmanuel, Ychou Marc, Bouché Olivier, Landi Bruno, Louvet Christophe, André Thierry, Bibeau Fréderic, Diebold Marie-Danièle, Rougier Philippe, Ducreux Michel, Tomasic Gorana, Emile Jean-François, Penault-Llorca Frédérique, Laurent-Puig Pierre
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Cetuximab is efficient in advanced colorectal cancer (CRC). We previously showed that KRAS mutations were associated with resistance to cetuximab in 30 CRC patients. The aim of this study was to validate, in an independent larger series of 89 patients, the prognostic value of KRAS mutations on response to cetuximab and survival. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Eighty-nine metastatic CRC patients treated with...
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