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Impact of RAS/BRAF mutation status in locally advanced rectal cancer treated with preoperative chemotherapy.
International journal of clinical oncology - 1 Aug 2018
Oshiro Taihei, Uehara Keisuke, Aiba Toshisada, Mukai Toshiki, Ebata Tomoki, Nagino Masato
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Our sincere hope is to establish the predictive factors of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) response and provide patients with greater certainty regarding treatment outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess the response to NAC and survival in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) according to their RAS/BRAF mutation status. METHODS: Data on 57 patients with LARC who received NAC between...
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