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Mutant KRAS codon 12 and 13 alleles in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: assessment as prognostic and predictive biomarkers of response to panitumumab.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 20 Feb 2013
Peeters Marc, Douillard Jean-Yves, Van Cutsem Eric, Siena Salvatore, Zhang Kathy, Williams Richard, Wiezorek Jeffrey
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PURPOSE: Panitumumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody targeting the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), has demonstrated significant improvements in progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with wild-type KRAS metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) in studies 20050203 (first line), 20050181 (second line), and 20020408 (monotherapy). Mutations in KRAS codons 12 and 13 are recognized biomarkers that predict...
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