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Detection of mutant free circulating tumor DNA in the plasma of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumor harboring activating mutations of CKIT or PDGFRA.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Sept 2013
Maier Jacqueline, Lange Thoralf, Kerle Irina, Specht Katja, Bruegel Melanie, Wickenhauser Claudia, Jost Philipp, Niederwieser Dietger, Peschel Christian, Duyster Justus, von Bubnoff Nikolas
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: In gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), there is no biomarker available that indicates success or failure of therapy. We hypothesized that tumor-specific v-kit Hardy-Zuckerman 4 feline sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (CKIT)- or platelet-derived growth factor receptor-α (PDGFRA)-mutant DNA fragments can be detected and quantified in plasma samples of patients with GIST. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: We...
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