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KRAS mutation does not predict the efficacy of neo-adjuvant chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Surgical oncology - 1 Jun 2013
Clancy Cillian, Burke John P, Coffey J Calvin
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INTRODUCTION: The current management of locally advanced rectal cancer involves total mesorectal excision, which may be preceded by neo-adjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT). Individual patient response to CRT is variable and reproducible biomarkers of response are needed. The role of the V-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene (KRAS) in rectal cancer remains equivocal. The aim of the current study was to...
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