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Combined mutational analysis of KRAS, NRAS and BRAF genes in Indian patients with colorectal carcinoma.
The International journal of biological markers - 1 Jan 2000
Bagadi Sarita B, Sanghvi Meera, Nair Sudish B, Das Bibhu R
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The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) is an excellent candidate for targeted therapy in colorectal cancer. Recent studies have demonstrated that apart from wild-type KRAS, a wild-type BRAF and NRAS genotype is required for response to anti-EGFR therapy. This suggests that NRAS and BRAF genotype criteria should be used together with KRAS genotype to select patients who will likely benefit from anti-EGFR...
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