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Ras in digestive oncology: from molecular biology to clinical implications.
Current opinion in oncology - 1 Jul 2014
Charette Nicolas, Vandeputte Caroline, Stärkel Peter
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The modalities of Ras mutation detection, its role as a predictive biomarker, mechanisms of wild-type Ras activation, and the role of Ras-directed targeted therapies will be discussed mainly in colorectal cancer. RECENT FINDINGS: RAS genotype is generally considered to be highly concordant between primary colorectal tumours and metastases. However, recent data show significant discordance...
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