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Elucidating the prognostic significance of KRAS, NRAS, BRAF and PIK3CA mutations in Chinese patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
Asia-Pacific journal of clinical oncology - 1 Jun 2015
Ma Brigette B, Mo Frankie, Tong Joanna H, Wong Ashley, Wong S C Cesar, Ho Wing M, Wu Cherry, Lam Polly W Y, Chan K F, Chan Timothy S K, Tsui Wilson M S, Tsang Alex K H, Fung Mandy N S, Chan Anthony T C, To Ka Fai
Abstract excerpt
AIM: The prognostic significance of KRAS, NRAS, PIK3CA and BRAF mutations was evaluated in Chinese patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC). METHOD: Tumor samples from 183 patients were retrospectively tested for KRAS, NRAS, PIK3CA and BRAF mutations. Multivariate analysis was performed to determine the relationship between mutational status, drug response and survival. RESULT: Over 70% of patients...
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