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Treatment options in BRAF-mutant metastatic colorectal cancer.
Anti-cancer drugs - 1 Jul 2020
Bernabe-Ramirez Carolina, Patel Rajvi, Chahal Jaspreet, Saif Muhammad Wasif
Abstract excerpt
B-type Raf kinase (BRAF) mutations occur in approximately 10% of patients with metastatic colorectal cancers (mCRC). Tumors harboring this mutation have a unique molecular profile and clinical phenotype. Response rate to systemic chemotherapy is poor and associated with shorter survival rate. Although BRAF inhibition dramatically changed treatment for melanoma patients, similar clinical responses were not...
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