The diagnostic accuracy of digital PCR, ARMS and NGS for detecting KRAS mutation in cell-free DNA of patients with colorectal cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Before anti-EGFR therapy is given to patients with colorectal cancer, it is required to determine KRAS mutation status in tumor. When tumor tissue is not available, cell-free DNA (liquid biopsy) is commonly used as an alternative. Due to the low abundance of tumor-de...

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Main Authors: Peng Ye, Peiling Cai, Jing Xie, Yuanyuan Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248775