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Switch in KRAS mutational status during an unusual course of disease in a patient with advanced pancreatic adenocarcinoma: implications for translational research.
BMC cancer - 26 May 2017
Baechmann Sibylle, Ormanns Steffen, Haas Michael, Kruger Stephan, Remold Anna, Modest Dominik Paul, Kirchner Thomas, Jung Andreas, Werner Jens, Heinemann Volker, Boeck Stefan
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BACKGROUND: Despite the introduction of novel effective treatment regimens like gemcitabine plus nab-paclitaxel and FOLFIRINOX, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the most aggressive epithelial tumors. Among the genetic alterations frequently found in PDAC, mutations in the KRAS gene might play a prognostic role regarding overall survival and may also have the potential to predict the efficacy...
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