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Predictive and prognostic biomarkers for targeted therapy in metastatic colorectal cancer.
Clinical colorectal cancer - 1 Dec 2010
Asghar Uzma, Hawkes Eliza, Cunningham David
Abstract excerpt
The use of targeted biologic agents in combination with chemotherapy has increased the overall survival (OS) of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) to 23.5 months. With the assistance of Kirsten-ras (KRAS) mutational status, the subgroup population resistant to the inhibition of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) by monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) can be identified. However, only up to a third of the KRAS...
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