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Optimizing single agent panitumumab therapy in pre-treated advanced colorectal cancer.
Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Sept 2014
Gasparini Giampietro, Buttitta Fiamma, D'Andrea Mario Rosario, Tumolo Salvatore, Buonadonna Angela, Pavese Ida, Cordio Stefano, De Tursi Michele, Mosconi Stefania, Stumbo Luciano, Felicioni Lara, Marchetti Antonio
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To improve the selection of advanced colorectal cancer patients to panitumumab by optimizing the assessment of RAS (KRAS-NRAS) mutations. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Using a centralized pyrosequencing RAS assay, we analyzed the tumors of 94 patients, wild-type for KRAS mutations (codons 12 to 13) by Sanger sequencing (SS), treated with panitumumab. RESULTS: By SS analysis, 94 (62%) of 152 patients were...
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