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Clinical meaning of BRAF mutation in Korean patients with advanced colorectal cancer.
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 Apr 2014
Kim Bun, Park Soo Jung, Cheon Jae Hee, Kim Tae Il, Kim Won Ho, Hong Sung Pil
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To evaluate the clinicopathological features of colorectal cancer (CRC) with a v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 (BRAF) mutation and its molecular interaction with microsatellite instability (MSI) and v-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) in patients with advanced CRCs. METHODS: From October 2009 to December 2011, 141 patients with stage III (n = 51) or IV (n = 90) CRCs who...
Topics
- Aged
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Disease-Free Survival
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Microsatellite Instability
- Middle Aged
- Mutation
