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BRAF V600E mutations in right-side colon cancer: Heterogeneity detected by liquid biopsy.
European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology - 1 Jun 2022
Ueda Koji, Yamada Takeshi, Ohta Ryo, Matsuda Akihisa, Sonoda Hiromichi, Kuriyama Sho, Takahashi Goro, Iwai Takuma, Takeda Kohki, Miyasaka Toshimitsu, Shinji Seiichi, Chika Noriyasu, Ishida Hideyuki, Yoshida Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: The prognosis for metastatic colorectal cancer patients (mCRC) with the BRAFV600E mutation is poor. BRAFV600E mutation frequency is reportedly low among Asians; however, the frequency of the BRAFV600E mutation in right-side colon cancer may not be low, even among Asians. In addition...
Topics
- Colonic Neoplasms
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Humans
- Liquid Biopsy
- Mutation
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf
