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Perioperative bevacizumab improves survival following lung metastasectomy for colorectal cancer in patients harbouring v-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homologue exon 2 codon 12 mutations†.
European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery - 1 Feb 2017
Renaud Stéphane, Schaeffer Mickaël, Falcoz Pierre-Emmanuel, Seitlinger Joseph, Romain Benoit, Voegeli Anne-Claire, Legrain Michèle, Reeb Jérémie, Santelmo Nicola, Rohr Serge, Brigand Cécile, Olland Anne, Guenot Dominique, Massard Gilbert
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OBJECTIVES: The role of perioperative chemotherapy (POC) and targeted therapies in lung metastasectomy for colorectal cancer (CRC) is still subject to debate. We aimed to evaluate whether POC and targeted therapies were associated with different outcomes according to the mutational status. METHODS: We reviewed data from 223 patients who underwent pulmonary metastasectomy for CRC from 1998 to 2015 and for whom the...
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