Article
KRAS Mutation Status as a Prognostic Marker and Predictor of Therapy Response in Colorectal Cancer: an NCDB Analysis.
Journal of gastrointestinal cancer - 5 Mar 2026
El Sayed Mohyeddine, El Harati Melhem, Shealy Miller W, Youssef Sassine
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: KRAS mutation is a prominent biomarker in colorectal cancer (CRC) and is associated with resistance to anti-EGFR therapy in metastatic disease. However, its prognostic value across stages and its association with survival within common treatment pathways remain incompletely defined in large real-world cohorts. METHODS: We performed a retrospective cohort study using the National Cancer Database,...
Topics
- Humans
- Colorectal Neoplasms
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins p21(ras)
- Prognosis
- Mutation
- Female
- Retrospective Studies
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Male
- Aged
- Neoplasm Staging
