Association Between Specific Mutations inKRASCodon 12 and Colorectal Liver Metastasis
Author(s) -
Georgios Antonios Margonis,
Yuhree Kim,
Gaya Spolverato,
Aslam Ejaz,
Rohan Gupta,
David Cosgrove,
Robert A. Anders,
Georgios Karagkounis,
Michael A. Choti,
Timothy M. Pawlik
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2015.0313
Subject(s) - kras , medicine , hazard ratio , colorectal cancer , oncology , retrospective cohort study , gastroenterology , mutation , metastasis , perioperative , cancer , gene , surgery , confidence interval , genetics , biology
Currently, one of the most commonly available biomarkers in the treatment of patients with colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) is the Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS); however, the prognostic implications of specific mutations of the KRAS gene are still not well defined.
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