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p53 mutations as a possible predictor of response to chemotherapy in metastatic colorectal carcinomas.
International journal of cancer - 21 Jun 1996
Benhattar J, Cerottini J P, Saraga E, Metthez G, Givel J C
Abstract excerpt
Although intrahepatic infusion therapy with 5-fluorouracil for unresectable colorectal liver metastases may lead to improved overall survival for some patients, it is not clear why a response is not observed in others. Gene alterations in oncogenes or tumor-suppressor genes are critical events in tumor formation, and some of them could play a role in the process of drug resistance. The tumor-suppressor gene p53,...
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