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Quantitative cell-free DNA, KRAS, and BRAF mutations in plasma from patients with metastatic colorectal cancer during treatment with cetuximab and irinotecan.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 15 Feb 2012
Spindler Karen-Lise Garm, Pallisgaard Niels, Vogelius Ivan, Jakobsen Anders
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PURPOSE: The present study investigated the levels of circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) in plasma from patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) in relation to third-line treatment with cetuximab and irinotecan and the quantitative relationship of cfDNA with tumor-specific mutations in plasma. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Inclusion criteria were histopathologically verified chemotherapy-resistant mCRC, adequate...
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