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Can KRAS and BRAF mutations limit the benefit of liver resection in metastatic colorectal cancer patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Critical reviews in oncology/hematology - 1 Mar 2016
Passiglia Francesco, Bronte Giuseppe, Bazan Viviana, Galvano Antonio, Vincenzi Bruno, Russo Antonio
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BACKGROUND: Clinical trials investigated the potential role of both KRAS and BRAF mutations, as prognostic biomarkers, in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients who underwent surgical treatment of CRC-related liver metastases (CLM), showing conflicting results. This meta-analysis aims to review all the studies reporting survival outcomes (recurrence free survival (RFS), and/or overall survival (OS)) of patients...
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