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Evaluation of circulating cell-free KRAS mutational status as a molecular monitoring tool in patients with pancreatic cancer.
Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] - 1 Dec 2021
Schlick Konstantin, Markus Steiner, Huemer Florian, Ratzinger Lukas, Zaborsky Nadja, Clemens Hufnagl, Neureiter Daniel, Neumayer Bettina, Beate Alinger-Scharinger, Florian Steiner, Martin Varga, Grundbichler Michael, Weiss Lukas, Melchardt Thomas, Greil Richard, Egle Alexander
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BACKGROUND: Pancreatic carcinoma carries a devastating prognosis and is the 4th leading cause for cancer related death in the US and most European countries. Apart from imaging and CA 19-9, pancreatic carcinoma is still lacking reliable markers to assess tumor dynamics and to monitor treatment response over time. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of cell free tumor-DNA (cft-DNA), respectively...
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