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Association between KRAS mutation and lung metastasis in advanced colorectal cancer | Synapse

December 23, 2014Open Access

Association between KRAS mutation and lung metastasis in advanced colorectal cancer

APAllan Andresson Lima PereiraMoffitt Cancer Center JRJuliana F. RegoInstituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira VMVan K. MorrisThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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Abstract

Lung metastasis was more likely to develop during the disease course in patients whose tumour had a KRAS mutation than in those whose tumour did not have a KRAS mutation. This finding may have an impact on decision making for surgical resection of metastatic disease.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/69d8ff87183921ebcaae44e7 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2014.619

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