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Prognostic and predictive biomarkers for anti-EGFR monoclonal antibody therapy in RAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMC cancer - 16 Nov 2023
Lu Xiaona, Li Yuyao, Li Yue, Zhang Xuemei, Shi Jia, Feng Hai, Yu Zhuo, Gao Yueqiu
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BACKGROUND: RAS mutations affect prognosis in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) and have been identified as strong negative predictive markers for anti-epidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibody (anti-EGFR mAb) therapy, but many tumors containing wild-type RAS genes still do not respond to these therapies. Some additional biomarkers may have prognostic or predictive roles, but...
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