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Combined KRAS and TP53 mutation status is not predictive in CAPOX-treated metastatic colorectal cancer.
Anticancer research - 1 Apr 2011
De Bruijn Menno T, Raats Daniëlle A E, Tol Jolien, Hinrichs John, Teerenstra Steven, Punt Cornelis J A, Rinkes Inne H M Borel, Kranenburg Onno
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BACKGROUND: The response of colorectal tumours to chemotherapy is highly variable. Preclinical work has shown that the Kirsten ras (KRAS) oncogene sensitizes colorectal tumour cells to oxaliplatin and capecitabine in a wild-type tumour suppressor p53 (TP53)-dependent manner. Therefore, whether or not the combined mutation status of KRAS and TP53 could predict response to chemotherapy in metastatic colorectal...
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