Article
BRAF mutation status and survival after colorectal cancer diagnosis according to patient and tumor characteristics.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology - 1 Oct 2012
Phipps Amanda I, Buchanan Daniel D, Makar Karen W, Burnett-Hartman Andrea N, Coghill Anna E, Passarelli Michael N, Baron John A, Ahnen Dennis J, Win Aung Ko, Potter John D, Newcomb Polly A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: BRAF mutations in colorectal cancer (CRC) are disproportionately observed in tumors exhibiting microsatellite instability (MSI) and are associated with other prognostic factors. The independent association between BRAF mutation status and CRC survival, however, remains unclear. METHOD...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Microsatellite Instability
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
- Prospective Studies
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf
