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SUBMITTER: Grasselli J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5834108 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Grasselli J J Elez E E Caratù G G Matito J J Santos C C Macarulla T T Vidal J J Garcia M M Viéitez J M JM Paéz D D Falcó E E Lopez Lopez C C Aranda E E Jones F F Sikri V V Nuciforo P P Fasani R R Tabernero J J Montagut C C Azuara D D Dienstmann R R Salazar R R Vivancos A A
Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology 20170601 6
<h4>Background</h4>Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) is a potential source for tumor genome analysis. We explored the concordance between the mutational status of RAS in tumor tissue and ctDNA in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients to establish eligibility for anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapy.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>A prospective-retrospective cohort study was carried out. Tumor tissue from 146 mCRC patients was tested for RAS status with standard of care (SoC) PCR ...[more]