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Treatment monitoring in metastatic colorectal cancer patients by quantification and KRAS genotyping of circulating cell-free DNA.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Berger Andreas W, Schwerdel Daniel, Welz Hanna, Marienfeld Ralf, Schmidt Stefan A, Kleger Alexander, Ettrich Thomas J, Seufferlein Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (CRC) has continuously improved over the last decade. However, disease monitoring remains underdeveloped and mostly dependent on imaging e.g. RECIST 1.1 criteria. The genetic landscape of individual cancers and subsequently occurring treatment-induced evolution remain neglected in current surveillance strategies. Novel biomarkers demand minimally invasive and repetitive...
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