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Population-based Screening for BRAF V600E in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Reveals Increased Prevalence and Poor Prognosis.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research - 1 Sept 2020
Chu Jenny E, Johnson Benny, Kugathasan Laveniya, Morris Van K, Raghav Kanwal, Swanson Lucas, Lim Howard J, Renouf Daniel J, Gill Sharlene, Wolber Robert, Karsan Aly, Kopetz Scott, Schaeffer David F, Loree Jonathan M
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: BRAF V600E mutations portend poor prognosis in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC); however, the true prevalence and prognosis are unknown, as unwell patients may not undergo BRAF sequencing. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: We reviewed a population-based cohort of 1,898 patients with colorectal cancer that underwent reflexive IHC mismatch repair (MMR) and BRAF V600E testing. Outcomes among IHC-detected BRAF V600E...
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