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High Intra- and Inter-Tumoral Heterogeneity of RAS Mutations in Colorectal Cancer.
International journal of molecular sciences - 1 Dec 2016
Jeantet Marion, Tougeron David, Tachon Gaelle, Cortes Ulrich, Archambaut Céline, Fromont Gaelle, Karayan-Tapon Lucie
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 30% of patients with wild type RAS metastatic colorectal cancer are non-responders to anti-epidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibodies (anti-EGFR mAbs), possibly due to undetected tumoral subclones harboring RAS mutations. The aim of this study was to analyze the distribution of RAS mutations in different areas of the primary tumor, metastatic lymph nodes and distant metastasis. A...
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