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Systematic review: Anti-epidermal growth factor receptor treatment effect modification by KRAS mutations in advanced colorectal cancer.
Annals of internal medicine - 4 Jan 2011
Dahabreh Issa J, Terasawa Teruhiko, Castaldi Peter J, Trikalinos Thomas A
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BACKGROUND: KRAS mutations have been extensively investigated as predictive biomarkers for treatment of advanced colorectal cancer with the anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibodies cetuximab and panitumumab. PURPOSE: To summarize whether KRAS mutation status modifies effects of anti-EGFR-based treatments for patients with advanced colorectal cancer and whether KRAS status predicts clinical outcomes...
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