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Gene expression markers of efficacy and resistance to cetuximab treatment in metastatic colorectal cancer: results from CALGB 80203 (Alliance).
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Mar 2015
Cushman Stephanie M, Jiang Chen, Hatch Ace J, Shterev Ivo, Sibley Alexander B, Niedzwiecki Donna, Venook Alan P, Owzar Kouros, Hurwitz Herbert I, Nixon Andrew B
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PURPOSE: Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tumor samples from CALGB 80203 were analyzed for expression of EGFR axis-related genes to identify prognostic or predictive biomarkers for cetuximab treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients (238 total) with first-line metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) were randomized to FOLFOX or FOLFIRI chemotherapy ± cetuximab. qRT-PCR analyses were conducted on tissues from 103...
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