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Analysis of KRAS mutations in cases of metastatic colorectal cancer at a single institution in Tochigi, Japan.
Pathobiology : journal of immunopathology, molecular and cellular biology - 1 Jan 2014
Saito Natsuko, Tomita Shigeki, Ichikawa Kazuhito, Mitomi Hiroyuki, Imura Johji, Fujimori Takahiro
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OBJECTIVE: Colorectal cancer patients bearing wild-type KRAS benefit from anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibody treatment. Since clinical studies showed the efficacy of anti-EGFR antibody treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), we analyzed KRAS mutations in mCRC to gain insight into the association between these mutations and clinicopathological characteristics. METHODS: KRAS mutations...
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