Longitudinal monitoring of KRAS-mutated circulating tumor DNA enables the prediction of prognosis and therapeutic responses in patients with pancreatic cancer.

<h4>Background</h4>Liquid biopsies enable the detection of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA). However, the clinical significance of KRAS-mutated ctDNA for pancreatic cancer has been inconsistent with respect to its prognostic and predictive potential.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>...

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Main Authors: Fumiaki Watanabe, Koichi Suzuki, Sawako Tamaki, Iku Abe, Yuhei Endo, Yuji Takayama, Hideki Ishikawa, Nao Kakizawa, Masaaki Saito, Kazushige Futsuhara, Hiroshi Noda, Fumio Konishi, Toshiki Rikiyama
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
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