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KRAS mutations are associated with inferior clinical outcome in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer, but are not predictive for benefit with cediranib.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Jul 2013
Smith John C, Brooks Laura, Hoff Paulo M, McWalter Gael, Dearden Simon, Morgan Shethah R, Wilson David, Robertson Jane D, Jürgensmeier Juliane M
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PURPOSE: The prognostic potential of KRAS mutations in advanced colorectal cancer (CRC) patients and the impact of KRAS mutation status on the effectiveness of chemotherapy or vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signalling inhibitor therapy remain unclear. KRAS mutation status was evaluated retrospectively as a potential prognostic/predictive marker of clinical outcomes using tumour samples from patients...
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