A Rare BRAF Fusion in Advanced Rectal Cancer Treated with Anti-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Therapy
Recently, v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homologue B (BRAF) fusions have been identified in multiple cancer types using comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) assays. BRAF fusions are extremely rare, occurring in <0.5% of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Until now, the...
Main Authors: | Hiroko Hasegawa, Masaaki Miyo, Kiyoshi Mori, Masayuki Mano, Hisashi Ishida, Eiji Mita |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2021-06-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Oncology |
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Online Access: | https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/517007 |
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