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Influence of KRAS mutation status in metachronous and synchronous metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma.
Cancer - 15 Dec 2012
Rose Jeffrey S, Serna Derek S, Martin Ludmila Katherine, Li Xiaobai, Weatherby Lynn M, Abdel-Misih Sherif, Zhao Weiqiang, Bekaii-Saab Tanios
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Mutations in the v-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) are present in approximately 30% to 40% of colorectal adenocarcinomas. Wild-type (WT) KRAS mutation status is predictive of tumor response with epidermal growth factor receptor-directed therapies, but the results from studies evaluating the prognostic value of KRAS status in localized disease have been contradictory. The...
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