Multi-Center Evaluation of the Fully Automated PCR-Based Idylla™ KRAS Mutation Assay for Rapid KRAS Mutation Status Determination on Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissue of Human Colorectal Cancer.

Since the advent of monoclonal antibodies against epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in colorectal cancer therapy, the determination of RAS mutational status is needed for therapeutic decision-making. Most prevalent in colorectal cancer are KRAS exon 2 mutations (40% prevalence); lower prevalen...

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Main Authors: Jérôme Solassol, Julie Vendrell, Bruno Märkl, Christian Haas, Beatriz Bellosillo, Clara Montagut, Matthew Smith, Brendan O'Sullivan, Nicky D'Haene, Marie Le Mercier, Morten Grauslund, Linea Cecilie Melchior, Emma Burt, Finbarr Cotter, Daniel Stieber, Fernando de Lander Schmitt, Valentina Motta, Calogero Lauricella, Richard Colling, Elizabeth Soilleux, Matteo Fassan, Claudia Mescoli, Christine Collin, Jean-Christophe Pagès, Peter Sillekens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5042411?pdf=render