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Molecular Staging Of Colorectal Cancer: K-Ras Mutation Analysis Of Lymph Nodes Upstages Dukes’ B2 Patients, Jennifer S. Thebo
Molecular Staging Of Colorectal Cancer: K-Ras Mutation Analysis Of Lymph Nodes Upstages Dukes’ B2 Patients, Jennifer S. Thebo
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The successful treatment of colorectal cancer depends upon the ability of staging systems to identify patients who are at risk for recurrence. The currently used systems fail in a significant number of patients. Multiple attempts have been made to improve upon these systems in order to provide better treatment for at-risk patients.
A variety of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes have been implicated in colorectal cancer. Mutations in one of these, K-ras, occur in 40-60% of colorectal carcinomas. However, the relationship between specific mutations and clinical outcome is unclear.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not …