Can K-ras Gene Mutation Be Utilized as Prognostic Biomarker for Colorectal Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy? A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

Yuan-Yi Rui; Dan Zhang; Zong-Guang Zhou; Cun Wang; Lie Yang; Yong-Yang Yu; Hai-Ning Chen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077901

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Can K-ras Gene Mutation Be Utilized as Prognostic Biomarker for Colorectal Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy? A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

Yuan-Yi Rui ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yuan-Yi Rui, Dan Zhang, Zong-Guang Zhou, Cun Wang, Lie Yang, Yong-Yang Yu, Hai-Ning Chen

Affiliations Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Institute of Digestive Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Dan Zhang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yuan-Yi Rui, Dan Zhang, Zong-Guang Zhou, Cun Wang, Lie Yang, Yong-Yang Yu, Hai-Ning Chen

Affiliations Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Institute of Digestive Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Zong-Guang Zhou ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yuan-Yi Rui, Dan Zhang, Zong-Guang Zhou, Cun Wang, Lie Yang, Yong-Yang Yu, Hai-Ning Chen

* E-mail: zhou767@163.com

Affiliations Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Institute of Digestive Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Cun Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yuan-Yi Rui, Dan Zhang, Zong-Guang Zhou, Cun Wang, Lie Yang, Yong-Yang Yu, Hai-Ning Chen

Affiliation Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Lie Yang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yuan-Yi Rui, Dan Zhang, Zong-Guang Zhou, Cun Wang, Lie Yang, Yong-Yang Yu, Hai-Ning Chen

Affiliation Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Yong-Yang Yu ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Yuan-Yi Rui, Dan Zhang, Zong-Guang Zhou, Cun Wang, Lie Yang, Yong-Yang Yu, Hai-Ning Chen

Affiliation Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Hai-Ning Chen

Contributed equally to this work with: Yuan-Yi Rui, Dan Zhang, Zong-Guang Zhou, Cun Wang, Lie Yang, Yong-Yang Yu, Hai-Ning Chen

Affiliations Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Institute of Digestive Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Can K-ras Gene Mutation Be Utilized as Prognostic Biomarker for Colorectal Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy? A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

Yuan-Yi Rui,
Dan Zhang,
Zong-Guang Zhou,
Cun Wang,
Lie Yang,
Yong-Yang Yu,
Hai-Ning Chen

Published: October 21, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0077901

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