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KRAS mutation status and clinical outcome of preoperative chemoradiation with cetuximab in locally advanced rectal cancer: a pooled analysis of 2 phase II trials.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics - 1 Jan 2013
Kim Sun Young, Shim Eun Kyung, Yeo Hyun Yang, Baek Ji Yeon, Hong Yong Sang, Kim Dae Yong, Kim Tae Won, Kim Jee Hyun, Im Seock-Ah, Jung Kyung Hae, Chang Hee Jin
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Cetuximab-containing chemotherapy is known to be effective for KRAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer; however, it is not clear whether cetuximab-based preoperative chemoradiation confers an additional benefit compared with chemoradiation without cetuximab in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. METHODS AND MATERIALS: We analyzed EGFR, KRAS, BRAF, and PIK3CA mutation status with direct...
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