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[Impact of KRAS in standard treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients in 2009: prognostic and predictive value].
Bulletin du cancer - 1 Dec 2009
Planchard D, Loriot Y, Besse B
Abstract excerpt
The KRAS protein is known to play a key role in various oncogenic pathways. KRAS mutations are found in 20-30 % of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The majority of mutations are found at KRAS codons 12 and 13, and they appear to be more frequent in smokers and adenocarcinoma. The mutated protein is in its active state despite absence of stimulation, which leads to the constitutive activation of...
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