Early changes in plasma DNA levels of mutant KRAS as a sensitive marker of response to chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer

Abstract Pancreatic cancer (PDAC) is still lacking of reliable markers to monitor tumor response. CA 19-9 is the only biomarker approved, despite it has several limitations in sensitivity and specificity. Since mutations of KRAS occur in more than 90% of tumors, its detection in circulating free tum...

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Main Authors: Marzia Del Re, Caterina Vivaldi, Eleonora Rofi, Enrico Vasile, Mario Miccoli, Chiara Caparello, Paolo Davide d’Arienzo, Lorenzo Fornaro, Alfredo Falcone, Romano Danesi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08297-z