Occurrence of High Microsatellite-Instability/Mismatch Repair Deficiency in Nearly 2,000 Human Adenocarcinomas of the Gastrointestinal Tract, Pancreas, and Bile Ducts: A Study From a Large German Comprehensive Cancer Center

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INTRODUCTION: Knowledge of the high microsatellite-instability (MSI-H)/mismatch repair deficiency (MMRd) status is of increasing interest for personalized neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy planning. Only a few studies are available on MSI-H distribution in the Northern European Caucasian patient population. In this study, we focused on a large cohort of tumors of the upper gastrointestinal tract. MATERIALS AND...

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