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BRAF mutation predicts for poor outcomes after metastasectomy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
Cancer - 1 Aug 2014
Yaeger Rona, Cercek Andrea, Chou Joanne F, Sylvester Brooke E, Kemeny Nancy E, Hechtman Jaclyn F, Ladanyi Marc, Rosen Neal, Weiser Martin R, Capanu Marinela, Solit David B, D'Angelica Michael I, Vakiani Efsevia, Saltz Leonard B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: BRAF mutations occur in 5% to 11% of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) and have been associated with poor prognosis. The current study was undertaken to determine the clinicopathologic characteristics, PIK3CA (phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate 3-kinase, catalytic subunit alpha) mutation frequency, and outcomes after metastasectomy in patients with BRAF-mutant mCRC. METHODS: Data...
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