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Wild-type KRAS is required for panitumumab efficacy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Apr 2008
Amado Rafael G, Wolf Michael, Peeters Marc, Van Cutsem Eric, Siena Salvatore, Freeman Daniel J, Juan Todd, Sikorski Robert, Suggs Sid, Radinsky Robert, Patterson Scott D, Chang David D
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PURPOSE: Panitumumab, a fully human antibody against the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), has activity in a subset of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Although activating mutations in KRAS, a small G-protein downstream of EGFR, correlate with poor response to anti-EGFR antibodies in mCRC, their role as a selection marker has not been established in randomized trials. PATIENTS AND...
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