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The prognostic value of KRAS mutation in locally advanced rectal cancer.
International journal of colorectal disease - 1 May 2022
Asawa Palash, Bakalov Veli, Kancharla Pragnan, Abel Stephen, Chahine Zena, Monga Dulabh K, Kirichenko Alexander V, Wegner Rodney E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The prognostic value of the KRAS proto-oncogene mutation in colorectal cancer has been debated. Herein, we analyzed the National Cancer Database (NCDB) to assess the role of KRAS mutation as a prognostic marker in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC). METHODS: We identified LARC patients treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiation from 2004-2015 excluding those with stage I/IV disease and...
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