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Bevacizumab-based treatment in colorectal cancer with a NRAS Q61K mutation.
Targeted oncology - 1 Sept 2013
Janku Filip, Wheler Jennifer J, Hong David S, Kurzrock Razelle
Abstract excerpt
Despite development of new therapies, metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) largely remains an incurable disease. Approximately 2-6% of colorectal cancers harbor NRAS mutations. The anti-VEGF antibody bevacizumab is a backbone of most therapeutic regimens; however, biomarkers predicting its activity are not known. We report two cases of mCRC with a Q61K NRAS mutation that had a favorable response to bevacizumab and...
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