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Reliability of digital PCR in detecting KRAS mutation in colorectal cancer using plasma sample: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Medicine - 10 Jul 2020
Ye Peng, Cai Peiling, Xie Jing, Zhang Jie
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Test on the KRAS somatic mutation status is necessary before cetuximab and panitumumab treatments are given to colorectal cancer patients. Metastatic colorectal cancer patients sometimes lack tumor tissue samples, and the testing of KRAS mutation in plasma samples requires highly sensitive methods. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of digital PCR in detecting KRAS mutation...
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