作者: Tolia M , Tsoukalas N , Kostakis Id , Ardavanis A , Tzovaras Aa
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关键词: Epidermal growth factor receptor 、 Internal medicine 、 KRAS 、 Meta-analysis 、 Colorectal cancer 、 Oncogene 、 Oncology 、 Wild type 、 Cetuximab 、 Medicine 、 Publication bias
摘要: PURPOSE The monoclonal antibody cetuximab that targets epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) has been found effective in the treatment of colorectal cancer. However, mutations exons 12 and 13 KRAS oncogene have reported as negative predictive factors for response using cetuximab. purpose this study was to conduct a meta-analysis published studies investigating value efficacy patients suffering from METHODS A systematic search literature performed PubMed, Medline, Cochrane databases. Sensitivities, specificities values (negative positive) regards were calculated. RESULTS Twenty-six initially during search. After thorough evaluation, papers excluded various reasons. Therefore, included present meta-analysis. In these studies, much higher than sensitivities. Combining data it comprise biomarker with very high specificity (0.96; 95% CI 0.84-0.99), low sensitivity (0.47; 0.43-0.50). Finally, publication bias statistically significant. CONCLUSION results suggest should be administered only cancer who wild type (KRASw) oncogene. Mutations gene are sensitivity. latter may well attributed additional mechanisms resistance anti-EGFR therapies such BRAF.