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Clinical relevance of circulating KRAS mutated DNA in plasma from patients with advanced pancreatic cancer.
Molecular oncology - 1 Apr 2016
Tjensvoll Kjersti, Lapin Morten, Buhl Tove, Oltedal Satu, Steen-Ottosen Berry Katrine, Gilje Bjørnar, Søreide Jon Arne, Javle Millind, Nordgård Oddmund, Smaaland Rune
Abstract excerpt
We used KRAS mutations to investigate the clinical relevance of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) measurements in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. Fifty-three blood samples were collected from 14 prospectively recruited patients prior to chemotherapy (gemcitabine or FOLFIRINOX) and subsequently every month during treatment. Samples were processed by density centrifugation and plasma DNA isolation. A...
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