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Impact of KRAS mutations on clinical outcomes in pancreatic cancer patients treated with first-line gemcitabine-based chemotherapy.
Molecular cancer therapeutics - 1 Oct 2011
Kim Seung Tae, Lim Do Hyoung, Jang Kee-Taek, Lim Taekyu, Lee Jeeyun, Choi Yoon-La, Jang Hye-Lim, Yi Jun Ho, Baek Kyung Kee, Park Se Hoon, Park Young Suk, Lim Ho Yeong, Kang Won Ki, Park Joon Oh
Abstract excerpt
Although erlotinib has become an important therapeutic option in addition to gemcitabine, the high frequency of KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancer probably limits the benefits. We retrospectively studied 136 pancreatic cancer patients with available formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumor blocks from 2003 to 2009 to understand the clinical significance of KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancer patients treated with...
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