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Extended RAS analysis for anti-epidermal growth factor therapy in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
Cancer treatment reviews - 1 Sept 2015
Hecht J Randolph, Douillard Jean-Yves, Schwartzberg Lee, Grothey Axel, Kopetz Scott, Rong Alan, Oliner Kelly S, Sidhu Roger
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RAS family proteins (including KRAS and NRAS) play important roles in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) signaling pathway. Mutations in RAS genes (occurring at loci in exons 2, 3, and 4) often result in constitutive activation of RAS proteins and persistent downstream signaling. Mutations in KRAS exon 2 (codon 12/13) are an established predictor of lack of response to the anti-EGFR monoclonal antibodies...
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