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SUBMITTER: Codony-Servat J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5729466 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Codony-Servat Jordi J Cuatrecasas Miriam M Asensio Elena E Montironi Carla C Martínez-Cardús Anna A Marín-Aguilera Mercedes M Horndler Carlos C Martínez-Balibrea Eva E Rubini Michele M Jares Pedro P Reig Oscar O Victoria Iván I Gaba Lydia L Martín-Richard Marta M Alonso Vicente V Escudero Pilar P Fernández-Martos Carlos C Feliu Jaime J Méndez Jose Carlos JC Méndez Miguel M Gallego Javier J Salud Antonieta A Rojo Federico F Castells Antoni A Prat Aleix A Rosell Rafael R García-Albéniz Xabier X Camps Jordi J Maurel Joan J
British journal of cancer 20171109 12
<h4>Background</h4>Although chemotherapy is the cornerstone treatment for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC), acquired chemoresistance is common and constitutes the main reason for treatment failure. Monoclonal antibodies against insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) have been tested in pre-treated mCRC patients, but results have been largely deceiving.<h4>Methods</h4>We analysed time to progression, overall survival, and the mutational status of RAS, BRAF and nuclear p-I ...[more]