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Socioeconomic Determinants of the Use of Molecular Testing in Stage IV Colorectal Cancer.
American journal of clinical oncology - 1 Dec 2021
Punekar Salman R, Griffin Megan M, Masri Lena, Roman Stefanie D, Makarov Danil V, Sherman Scott E, Becker Daniel J
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OBJECTIVES: Treatment with epidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibodies extends life for patients with advanced colorectal cancers (CRCs) whose tumors exhibit wild-type KRAS, but KRAS testing may be underused. We studied the role of socioeconomic factors in the application of KRAS testing. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We identified subjects with stage IV colorectal adenocarcinoma diagnosed 2010-2015 in the...
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