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Real-World Outcomes of Patients With BRAF-Mutated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Treated in the United States.
Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN - 1 Feb 2022
Trunk Andrew, Braithwaite Matthew, Nevala-Plagemann Christopher, Pappas Lisa, Haaland Benjamin, Garrido-Laguna Ignacio
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BACKGROUND: BRAF mutations portend a poor prognosis in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Whether these patients may benefit from more aggressive frontline chemotherapy with a triplet regimen such as FOLFOXIRI remains unclear. We used real-world data from a cohort of patients in the United States to assess the BRAF testing rate, determine the prevalence of FOLFOXIRI use, and compare survival outcomes in mCRC,...
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