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KRAS codon 12 and 13 mutations may guide the selection of irinotecan or oxaliplatin in first-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer.
Expert review of molecular diagnostics - 1 Dec 2019
Ergun Yakup, Acikgoz Yusuf, Bal Oznur, Ucar Gokhan, Dirikoc Merve, Caliskan Yildirim Eda, Akdeniz Nadiye, Uncu Dogan
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Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the frequency, prognostic effect of codon, and amino acid-specific KRAS mutations in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) and their predictive effect on irinotecan and oxaliplatin during first-line treatment.Methods: The data of 304 mCRC patients were retrospectively evaluated between 2010 and 2018. Patients were categorized according to the most...
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