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BACKGROUND: To evaluate the value of KRAS codon 13 mutations in patients with advanced colorectal cancer (advanced CRC) treated with oxaliplatin and fluoropyrimidines. METHODS: Tumor specimens from 201 patients with advanced CRC from a randomized, phase III trial comparing oxaliplatin/5-FU vs. oxaliplatin/capecitabine were retrospectively analyzed for KRAS mutations. Mutation data were correlated to response data (Overall response rate, ORR), progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). RESULTS: 201 patients were analysed for KRAS mutation (61.2% males; mean age 64.2 ± 8.6 years). KRAS mutations were identified in 36.3% of tumors (28.8% in codon 12, 7.4% in codon 13). The ORR in codon 13 patients compared to codon 12 and wild type patients was significantly lower (p = 0.008). There was a tendency for a better overall survival in KRAS wild type patients compared to mutants (p = 0.085). PFS in all patients was not different in the three KRAS genetic groups (p = 0.72). However, we found a marked difference in PFS between patients with codon 12 and 13 mutant tumors treated with infusional 5-FU versus capecitabine based regimens. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that the type of KRAS mutation may be of clinical relevance under oxaliplatin combination chemotherapies without the addition of monoclonal antibodies in particular when overall response rates are important. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: 2002-04-017.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/uso terapéutico , Codón , Neoplasias Colorrectales/tratamiento farmacológico , Neoplasias Colorrectales/genética , Mutación , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas/genética , Proteínas ras/genética , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Neoplasias Colorrectales/mortalidad , Neoplasias Colorrectales/patología , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Tasa de Mutación , Estadificación de Neoplasias , Compuestos Organoplatinos/administración & dosificación , Oxaliplatino , Proteínas Proto-Oncogénicas p21(ras) , Resultado del TratamientoAsunto(s)
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Dermatologicos/métodos , Oído Externo/cirugía , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Mínimamente Invasivos/métodos , Otitis Externa/cirugía , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Otológicos/métodos , Oído Externo/patología , Humanos , Otitis Externa/patología , Resultado del TratamientoAsunto(s)
Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Dermatologicos/métodos , Oído Externo/cirugía , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Mínimamente Invasivos/métodos , Otitis Externa/cirugía , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Otológicos/métodos , Oído Externo/patología , Humanos , Otitis Externa/patología , Resultado del TratamientoRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Endosonography has been successfully used in staging gastrointestinal cancer, but its value is as yet undetermined in laryngology. METHODS: This prospective study includes 84 patients undergoing microlaryngoscopy for laryngeal cancer. The results of endosonography were compared with those of CT and MRI in the 76 surgical cases. RESULTS: In the assessment of laryngal cancer, endosonography was superior to current imaging techniques, whereas CT and MRI showed similar results (accuracy of 89% vs 77% and 77%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms that endosonography is highly effective in staging laryngeal cancer. Therefore, the latter may constitute a complementary diagnostic tool in these tumors and additionally may assist in choosing an adequate treatment.