To read this article for CME, click here. November 20, 2008 — Testing for KRAS gene mutations has been added to the updated National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) clinical-practice guidelines ...

Blood-based circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) testing has proven to be insufficient for detecting KRAS mutations in patients with low-grade serous ovarian cancer (LGSOC), according to a study. The ...

The model suggests that negative KRAS findings are believable when the maximum of APC and TP53 frequencies is at least 8% (corresponding posterior probability of false negative <5%). Validation ...

Oncologist-Reported Reasons for Not Ordering Multimarker Tumor Panels: Results From a Nationally Representative Survey Supported in part by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans ...

Q: Should I be tested for the KRAS mutation before beginning colorectal cancer treatment? Recent research confirmed that the mutation status of the KRAS gene in colon cancer patients can determine if ...

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings or LabCorp LH recently announced the availability of therascreen KRAS PCR Mutation Analysis -- a companion diagnostic (CDx) to spot patients with non-small ...

Alexandria, Va. - In advance of the sixth annual Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium (January 15-17 in San Francisco, CA), the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) today released its first ...

An expert explains the importance of genetic testing in metastatic colorectal cancer, as recent FDA approval highlights its role in guiding targeted treatments. Genetic testing is a laboratory method ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Less than half of patients received MSI testing and about one-quarter received KRAS testing. Older age, rural ...

E73, which is designed to treat several KRAS mutation subtypes, and is testing the therapy in multiple Phase I trials.

Test Expands Labcorp’s Leadership In Bringing Testing Solutions for New Precision Medicines Used to Treat Patients With Lung Cancer BURLINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Labcorp ® (NYSE: LH), a leading ...