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Potential biomarker for aspirin use in colorectal cancer therapy.
Nature reviews. Clinical oncology - 1 Jan 2013
Langley Ruth E, Rothwell Peter M
Abstract excerpt
Patients with colorectal cancer with mutated PIK3CA, identified from two large observational cohorts, had increased cancer-specific and overall survival if they used aspirin regularly after diagnosis compared to non-users. No effect of aspirin was seen in patients with wild-type PIK3CA. Mutated PIK3CA might be a useful biomarker to select patients who would benefit from adjuvant aspirin therapy.
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