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Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) status and K-Ras mutations in colorectal cancer.
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology - 1 Dec 2008
Milano G, Etienne-Grimaldi M-C, Dahan L, Francoual M, Spano J-P, Benchimol D, Chazal M, Letoublon C, André T, Gilly F-N, Delpero J-R, Formento J-L
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In advanced colorectal cancer, K-Ras somatic mutations predict resistance to mAbs targeting epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR). Relationships between K-Ras mutations and EGFR status have not been examined so far. We analyzed relationships between K-Ras mutations and EGFR tumoral status based on EGFR germinal polymorphisms, gene copy number and expression. METHODS: Eighty colorectal tumors (stage...
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