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Impact of BRAF and RAS mutations on first-line efficacy of FOLFIRI plus cetuximab versus FOLFIRI plus bevacizumab: analysis of the FIRE-3 (AIO KRK-0306) study.
European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) - 1 Jul 2017
Stintzing S, Miller-Phillips L, Modest D P, Fischer von Weikersthal L, Decker T, Kiani A, Vehling-Kaiser U, Al-Batran S-E, Heintges T, Kahl C, Seipelt G, Kullmann F, Stauch M, Scheithauer W, Held S, Moehler M, Jagenburg A, Kirchner T, Jung A, Heinemann V
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: RAS and BRAF mutations have been identified as negative prognostic factors in metastatic colorectal cancer. Efficacy of 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, irinotecan (FOLFIRI) plus bevacizumab in patients with RAS-mutant tumours needs to be further evaluated. Whether to treat patients with BRAF-mutant tumours with either bevacizumab or anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) antibodies remains unclear....
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