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Progression-free survival remains poor over sequential lines of systemic therapy in patients with BRAF-mutated colorectal cancer.
Clinical colorectal cancer - 1 Sept 2014
Morris Van, Overman Michael J, Jiang Zhi-Qin, Garrett Christopher, Agarwal Shweta, Eng Cathy, Kee Bryan, Fogelman David, Dasari Arvind, Wolff Robert, Maru Dipen, Kopetz Scott
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BACKGROUND: BRAF mutations occur in 5% to 10% of metastatic colorectal cancers and are biomarkers associated with a poor prognosis. However, the outcomes with standard chemotherapy over sequential lines of therapy in a large cohort of patients with BRAF-mutant tumors have not been described. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We searched the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center databases for patients with colorectal cancer and...
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