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Validation of KRAS testing for anti-EGFR therapeutic decisions for patients with metastatic colorectal carcinoma.
Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine - 1 Jan 2012
Kamel-Reid Suzanne, Zhang Tong, Persons Diane L, Nikiforova Marina N, Halling Kevin C
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CONTEXT: KRAS mutation status is a molecular marker for predicting patient response to treatment with anti-EGFR antibodies (cetuximab and panitumumab) in metastatic colorectal carcinoma. Different approaches may be taken to detect KRAS mutations. There currently are no US Food and Drug Administration-approved assays for the detection of KRAS mutations. For assays that are not approved by the US Food and Drug...
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