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KRAS mutations and sensitivity to epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors in colorectal cancer: practical application of patient selection.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Mar 2009
Jimeno Antonio, Messersmith Wells A, Hirsch Fred R, Franklin Wilbur A, Eckhardt S Gail
Abstract excerpt
Recent retrospective evidence from several randomized studies has established that advanced colorectal cancer patients with tumors harboring a mutation in the KRAS gene do not derive benefit from the administration of epidermal growth factor receptor-directed monoclonal antibodies, such as cetuxi...
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