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KRAS mutation status is not predictive for objective response to anti-EGFR treatment with erlotinib in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Apr 2013
Boeck Stefan, Jung Andreas, Laubender Rüdiger P, Neumann Jens, Egg Rosalind, Goritschan Clara, Ormanns Steffen, Haas Michael, Modest Dominik P, Kirchner Thomas, Heinemann Volker
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It has not yet been defined if KRAS has a prognostic value or is a predictive biomarker for the efficacy of erlotinib in advanced pancreatic cancer (PC). METHODS: AIO-PK0104 was a phase III trial comparing gemcitabine/erlotinib followed by capecitabine with capecitabine/erlotinib followed by gemcitabine in advanced PC. For this post hoc subgroup analysis, biomarker data on the KRAS exon 2 mutation...
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