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IL-8 and eNOS polymorphisms predict bevacizumab-based first line treatment outcomes in RAS mutant metastatic colorectal cancer patients.
Oncotarget - 7 Mar 2017
Di Salvatore Mariantonietta, Pietrantonio Filippo, Orlandi Armando, Del Re Marzia, Berenato Rosa, Rossi Ernesto, Caporale Marta, Guarino Donatella, Martinetti Antonia, Basso Michele, Mennitto Roberta, Santonocito Concetta, Mennitto Alessia, Schinzari Giovanni, Bossi Ilaria, Capoluongo Ettore, Danesi Romano, de Braud Filippo, Barone Carlo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Predictive biomarkers of efficacy and toxicity of bevacizumab have not yet been validated. This study assessed the influence of IL-8, eNOS and VEGF-A polymorphisms in RAS mutated metastatic colorectal cancer patients receiving bevacizumab-based chemotherapy. METHODS: 120 patients treated with first-line combination FOLFOX6 plus bevacizumab were included. A historical cohort of 112 RAS mutated...
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